Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2021
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
107
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2021
1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots
26,750,000
2
Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots
23,220,000
3
Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers
22,290,000
4
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
22,050,000
5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
21,290,000
6
Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals
20,260,000
7
Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
17,750,000
8
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
17,520,000
9
Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles
17,350,000
10
Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals
16,450,000
11
Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers
16,280,000
12
Indianapolis Colts at San Francisco 49ers
16,110,000
13
Philadelphia Eagles at Las Vegas Raiders
15,740,000
14
Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
15,680,000
15
Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans
15,150,000
16
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
14,760,000
17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles
14,420,000
18
World Series Game 5, Astros vs Braves
13,821,000
19
Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves
13,640,000
20
Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns
12,990,000
21
Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers
12,860,000
22
New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks
12,800,000
23
Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans
12,530,000
24
World Series Game 3, Astros vs Braves
11,469,000
25
Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens
11,330,000
26
Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves
11,230,000
27
World Series Game 1, Astros vs Braves
10,934,000
28
Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros
10,810,000
29
World Series Game 4, Astros vs Braves
10,789,000
30
World Series Game 2, Astros vs Braves
10,434,000
31
Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros
10,280,000
32
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
9,290,000
33
Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies
8,330,000
34
AL Wild Card Game, Red Sox vs Yankees
7,690,000
35
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
7,050,000
36
Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars
7,000,000
37
NLCS Game 6, Braves vs Dodgers
6,950,000
38
NL Wild Card Game, Cardinals vs Dodgers
6,673,000
39
NLDS Game 5, Dodgers vs Giants
6,500,000
40
Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs
6,370,000
41
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
6,140,000
42
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
6,120,000
43
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
5,940,000
44
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
5,810,000
45
Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,790,000
46
Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,680,000
47
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
4,670,000
48
Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,630,000
49
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
4,580,000
50
Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers
4,310,000
51
Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions
4,000,000
52
Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs
3,850,000
53
Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins
3,850,000
54
Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers
3,790,000
55
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
3,530,000
56
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners
3,430,000
57
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
3,390,000
58
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
3,350,000
59
New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons
3,280,000
60
Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines
3,240,000
61
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns
3,130,000
62
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
3,110,000
63
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
3,060,000
64
Florida Gators at LSU Tigers
2,930,000
65
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,870,000
66
Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,790,000
67
Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks
2,670,000
68
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones
2,660,000
69
Xfinity 500
2,630,000
70
Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats
2,620,000
71
Bank of America Roval 400
2,550,000
72
Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers
2,530,000
73
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
2,440,000
74
Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,400,000
75
Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears
2,400,000
76
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners
2,370,000
77
North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,350,000
78
Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars
2,240,000
79
Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels
2,230,000
80
NBA Nets–Bucks
2,160,000
81
Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,160,000
82
Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange
2,120,000
83
Hollywood Casino 400
2,110,000
84
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers
2,090,000
85
Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros
1,970,000
86
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
1,960,000
87
NBA Nets–76ers
1,680,000
88
UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies
1,530,000
89
NBA 76ers–Knicks
1,430,000
90
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
1,380,000
91
UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats
1,370,000
92
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
1,370,000
93
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,240,000
94
2021 United States Grand Prix
1,230,000
95
Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
983,000
96
NBA Mavericks–Nuggets
937,000
97
NHL Rangers–Capitals
817,000
98
NHL Kraken–Golden Knights
783,000
99
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
716,000
100
New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks
558,000
Top 100 of 107 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC