Most-watched sports telecasts, December 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.
73
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, December 2021
1
Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers
28,590,000
2
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
24,160,000
3
Green Bay Packers at Baltimore Ravens
22,010,000
4
Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21,420,000
5
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
21,110,000
6
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
18,560,000
7
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18,060,000
8
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
17,860,000
9
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
17,510,000
10
Washington at Dallas Cowboys
17,280,000
11
Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
16,690,000
12
Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,650,000
13
Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines
16,500,000
14
Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals
15,900,000
15
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
15,840,000
16
Dallas Cowboys at Washington
15,700,000
17
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
15,270,000
18
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
14,970,000
19
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
14,910,000
20
Washington at Philadelphia Eagles
14,900,000
21
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
14,060,000
22
Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings
14,040,000
23
Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers
12,920,000
24
Los Angeles Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals
12,750,000
25
Indianapolis Colts at Arizona Cardinals
12,620,000
26
Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints
12,310,000
27
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
12,160,000
28
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
11,660,000
29
Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys
8,020,000
30
San Francisco 49ers at Tennessee Titans
7,900,000
31
Pittsburgh Panthers at Michigan State Spartans
7,650,000
32
Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen
7,580,000
33
New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts
7,260,000
34
Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns
5,860,000
35
NBA Nets–Lakers
5,750,000
36
Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers
5,600,000
37
NBA Warriors–Suns
5,190,000
38
NBA Celtics–Bucks
4,930,000
39
Clemson Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones
4,900,000
40
Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma Sooners
4,700,000
41
Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes
4,250,000
42
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,900,000
43
Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils
3,600,000
44
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
3,500,000
45
Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats
3,420,000
46
UAB Blazers at BYU Cougars
3,200,000
47
UCF Knights at Florida Gators
3,200,000
48
NBA Warriors–76ers
3,070,000
49
NBA Hawks–Knicks
2,920,000
50
Washington State Cougars at Central Michigan Chippewas
2,850,000
51
Air Force Falcons at Louisville Cardinals
2,730,000
52
Pittsburgh Panthers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,660,000
53
Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks
2,350,000
54
NBA Suns–Warriors
2,040,000
55
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks
1,880,000
56
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics
1,740,000
57
NBA Trail Blazers–Warriors
1,640,000
58
NBA Celtics–Lakers
1,630,000
59
NBA Lakers–Timberwolves
1,600,000
60
NBA Mavericks–Jazz
1,520,000
61
Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns
1,430,000
62
NBA Clippers–Jazz
1,420,000
63
NBA Suns–Trail Blazers
1,410,000
64
NBA Nets–Mavericks
1,320,000
65
NBA Bucks–Heat
1,260,000
66
NBA Nets–Hawks
1,260,000
67
NBA 76ers–Hawks
1,210,000
68
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
923,000
69
Kent State Golden Flashes at Northern Illinois Huskies
880,000
70
Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs
820,000
71
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
440,000
72
USC Trojans at California Golden Bears
390,000
73
Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
199,000
73 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:37 UTC