Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2023
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.
75
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2023
1
New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys
25,780,000
2
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
24,750,000
3
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
22,640,000
4
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
21,800,000
5
Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots
21,350,000
6
Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders
19,210,000
7
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
17,860,000
8
New England Patriots at New York Jets
17,520,000
9
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
16,590,000
10
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
16,510,000
11
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
16,270,000
12
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
15,430,000
13
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles
15,050,000
14
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13,720,000
15
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
13,480,000
16
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
12,820,000
17
New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers
12,210,000
18
San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers
10,190,000
19
Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks
10,030,000
20
Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9,980,000
21
Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes
9,300,000
22
LSU Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
9,170,000
23
Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals
8,990,000
24
Texas Longhorns at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,760,000
25
Colorado Buffaloes at TCU Horned Frogs
7,260,000
26
USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes
7,240,000
27
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
6,950,000
28
Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers
6,710,000
29
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
6,400,000
30
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
5,420,000
31
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
5,310,000
32
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
4,650,000
33
Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,610,000
34
Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,480,000
35
West Virginia Mountaineers at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,500,000
36
Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns
3,320,000
37
Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
38
Rice Owls at Texas Longhorns
3,210,000
39
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,820,000
40
Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,750,000
41
Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2,680,000
42
Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears
2,630,000
43
Virginia Cavaliers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,460,000
44
Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers
2,440,000
45
Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers
2,410,000
46
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
2,320,000
47
Southern 500
2,290,000
48
NASCAR Cup Darlington
2,290,000
49
Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
2,180,000
50
Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes
2,170,000
51
NASCAR Cup Texas
2,000,000
52
Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange
1,980,000
53
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines
1,940,000
54
Louisville Cardinals at NC State Wolfpack
1,890,000
55
Tennessee State Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,560,000
56
Bristol Night Race
1,560,000
57
NASCAR Cup Bristol
1,560,000
58
New York Yankees at Houston Astros
1,330,000
59
Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan Wolverines
1,320,000
60
Syracuse Orange at Purdue Boilermakers
1,250,000
61
Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans
1,240,000
62
TCU Horned Frogs at Houston Cougars
1,200,000
63
2023 Singapore Grand Prix
1,180,000
64
California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies
1,160,000
65
2023 Italian Grand Prix
1,050,000
66
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
773,000
67
Connecticut Sun at New York Liberty
563,000
68
Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
538,000
69
Washington Mystics at New York Liberty
501,000
70
2023 Japanese Grand Prix
479,000
71
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
430,000
72
Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces
373,000
73
Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves
365,000
74
Fresno State Bulldogs at Purdue Boilermakers
343,000
75
Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners
263,000
75 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:37 UTC