Most-watched sports telecasts, April 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.
27
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, April 2022
1
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
17,663,000
2
North Carolina Tar Heels at Kansas Jayhawks
17,050,000
3
Villanova Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
11,701,000
4
Masters Tournament Round 4
10,170,000
5
Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics
6,900,000
6
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets
5,860,000
7
NBA Celtics–Nets
4,620,000
8
Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors
4,020,000
9
Food City Dirt Race
4,010,000
10
NASCAR Cup Richmond
3,960,000
11
Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls
3,570,000
12
Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers
3,070,000
13
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
2,480,000
14
New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers
2,190,000
15
NASCAR Cup Martinsville
1,890,000
16
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
1,640,000
17
Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves
1,370,000
18
Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls
1,210,000
19
Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres
1,210,000
20
Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies
1,110,000
21
IndyCar Long Beach
1,060,000
22
NBA Celtics–Grizzlies
998,000
23
Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans
987,000
24
NBA Pacers–Nets
903,000
25
Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues
786,000
26
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
606,000
27
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
356,000
27 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC