Most-watched sports telecasts, December 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.
69
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, December 2022
1
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
27,830,000
2
Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins
25,900,000
3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers
24,030,000
4
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Rams
22,570,000
5
Ohio State Buckeyes at Georgia Bulldogs
22,450,000
6
Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21,450,000
7
TCU Horned Frogs at Michigan Wolverines
21,400,000
8
Dallas Cowboys at Jacksonville Jaguars
18,660,000
9
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
17,450,000
10
World Cup final, Argentina vs France
16,780,000
11
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers
16,100,000
12
Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers
15,760,000
13
New York Giants at Washington Commanders
15,380,000
14
Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots
15,300,000
15
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans
14,830,000
16
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
14,020,000
17
2022 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–United States
12,970,000
18
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11,270,000
19
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
11,060,000
20
Las Vegas Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers
10,940,000
21
Los Angeles Chargers at Indianapolis Colts
10,940,000
22
LSU Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
10,890,000
23
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
10,700,000
24
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
10,310,000
25
New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals
10,250,000
26
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
9,970,000
27
Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans
9,730,000
28
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs
9,410,000
29
Alabama Crimson Tide at Kansas State Wildcats
9,100,000
30
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
8,970,000
31
2022 FIFA World Cup England–France
8,860,000
32
Tennessee Volunteers at Clemson Tigers
8,600,000
33
Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Rams
8,260,000
34
Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets
8,260,000
35
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
6,940,000
36
2022 FIFA World Cup France–Morocco
6,590,000
37
2022 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Croatia
6,470,000
38
NBA Bucks–Celtics
6,080,000
39
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
5,970,000
40
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at South Carolina Gamecocks
5,800,000
41
Oklahoma Sooners at Florida State Seminoles
5,400,000
42
Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies
4,800,000
43
NBA Grizzlies–Warriors
4,750,000
44
NBA Lakers–Mavericks
4,380,000
45
NBA 76ers–Knicks
4,070,000
46
Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels
4,000,000
47
Kansas Jayhawks at Arkansas Razorbacks
3,900,000
48
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Missouri Tigers
3,500,000
49
Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,470,000
50
NBA Celtics–Warriors
3,140,000
51
Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats
3,000,000
52
Syracuse Orange at Minnesota Golden Gophers
2,750,000
53
UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave
2,700,000
54
Maryland Terrapins at NC State Wolfpack
2,700,000
55
NBA Suns–Nuggets
2,520,000
56
Florida Gators at Oregon State Beavers
2,450,000
57
Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos
1,940,000
58
NBA Celtics–Lakers
1,700,000
59
NBA Bulls–Warriors
1,590,000
60
NBA Warriors–Bucks
1,510,000
61
NBA Bucks–Mavericks
1,500,000
62
NBA Lakers–76ers
1,380,000
63
NBA Celtics–Suns
1,220,000
64
Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks
1,170,000
65
NBA Hawks–Knicks
1,020,000
66
Toledo Rockets at Ohio Bobcats
721,000
67
Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
378,000
68
New York Knicks at Dallas Mavericks
376,000
69
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Troy Trojans
332,000
69 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC