Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2022
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.
51
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2022
1
NFC Championship Game, 49ers vs Rams
50,420,000
2
AFC Championship Game, Bengals vs Chiefs
47,851,000
3
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
42,740,000
4
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys
41,500,000
5
Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
38,140,000
6
San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
36,920,000
7
Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans
30,750,000
8
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30,370,000
9
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
28,940,000
10
Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals
27,700,000
11
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys
26,790,000
12
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
26,370,000
13
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
23,150,000
14
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Georgia
22,600,000
15
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
20,210,000
16
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
19,310,000
17
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
19,100,000
18
Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals
18,770,000
19
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
18,550,000
20
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders
17,690,000
21
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
16,860,000
22
Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,630,000
23
Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Ravens
14,820,000
24
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14,170,000
25
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
13,780,000
26
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
13,260,000
27
Baylor Bears at Ole Miss Rebels
9,500,000
28
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8,000,000
29
Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats
6,500,000
30
Penn State Nittany Lions at Arkansas Razorbacks
3,900,000
31
Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors
3,170,000
32
CBB Buckeyes–Boilermakers, Ohio State vs Purdue
2,280,000
33
CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Kentucky
2,170,000
34
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
1,810,000
35
NBA Timberwolves–Warriors
1,670,000
36
NBA Lakers–76ers
1,640,000
37
NBA Pacers–Warriors
1,520,000
38
NBA Lakers–Nets
1,520,000
39
NBA Suns–Mavericks
1,420,000
40
NHL Winter Classic, Blues vs Wild
1,360,000
41
NBA Lakers–Hornets
1,350,000
42
NBA Knicks–Bucks
1,120,000
43
NBA Knicks–Heat
1,070,000
44
NBA Hornets–Celtics
1,060,000
45
NBA Clippers–Nuggets
921,000
46
NBA Warriors–Grizzlies
746,000
47
NHL Flyers–Bruins
684,000
48
Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings
484,000
49
NHL Canadiens–Bruins
434,000
50
NHL Avalanche–Kings
315,000
51
NHL Avalanche–Ducks
230,000
51 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC