Most-watched sports telecasts, December 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.
98
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, December 2023
1
Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins
31,500,000
2
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
29,500,000
3
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
28,800,000
4
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles
27,700,000
5
Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers
27,240,000
6
Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills
26,340,000
7
Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs
26,170,000
8
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
26,040,000
9
Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers
23,570,000
10
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks
19,360,000
11
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
18,280,000
12
Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens
17,930,000
13
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
17,520,000
14
Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars
16,450,000
15
Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars
16,310,000
16
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
15,580,000
17
Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks
15,500,000
18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers
14,420,000
19
Denver Broncos at Houston Texans
14,380,000
20
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
12,200,000
21
Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans
12,020,000
22
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
10,710,000
23
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles
10,300,000
24
New York Jets at Cleveland Browns
10,290,000
25
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
10,210,000
26
New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams
10,200,000
27
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
10,020,000
28
Missouri Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,600,000
29
Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
9,250,000
30
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders
8,830,000
31
NFL Chargers–Raiders
7,980,000
32
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns
7,890,000
33
Ole Miss Rebels at Penn State Nittany Lions
7,770,000
34
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Chargers
7,330,000
35
Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles
7,030,000
36
NBA Celtics–Lakers
5,010,000
37
Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers
4,830,000
38
NBA Pacers–Lakers
4,580,000
39
NC State Wolfpack at Kansas State Wildcats
4,310,000
40
NBA Warriors–Nuggets
4,130,000
41
Arizona Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
3,930,000
42
North Carolina Tar Heels at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,840,000
43
Iowa State Cyclones at Memphis Tigers
3,600,000
44
Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans
3,510,000
45
Clemson Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
3,430,000
46
Oregon State Beavers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,260,000
47
Utah Utes at Northwestern Wildcats
3,090,000
48
Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,070,000
49
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Miami Hurricanes
3,000,000
50
Texas State Bobcats at Rice Owls
2,800,000
51
Kansas Jayhawks at UNLV Rebels
2,690,000
52
NBA Bucks–Knicks
2,490,000
53
UCLA Bruins at Boise State Broncos
2,380,000
54
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights
2,350,000
55
Virginia Tech Hokies at Tulane Green Wave
2,260,000
56
Bowling Green Falcons at Minnesota Golden Gophers
2,220,000
57
SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave
1,880,000
58
NBA Celtics–Warriors
1,820,000
59
NBA Warriors–Suns
1,730,000
60
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Northern Illinois Huskies
1,570,000
61
NBA Lakers–Mavericks
1,500,000
62
NBA Mavericks–Suns
1,470,000
63
SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles
1,460,000
64
NBA Grizzlies–Pelicans
1,430,000
65
NBA Wizards–Warriors
1,430,000
66
NBA 76ers–Heat
1,300,000
67
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Toledo Rockets
1,290,000
68
CBB Tar Heels–Sooners, North Carolina vs Oklahoma
1,290,000
69
Boise State Broncos at UNLV Rebels
1,260,000
70
CBB Bruins–Buckeyes, Ohio State vs UCLA
1,210,000
71
Georgia Southern Eagles at Ohio Bobcats
1,200,000
72
CBB Bears–Blue Devils, Baylor vs Duke
1,180,000
73
Georgia State Panthers at Utah State Aggies
1,150,000
74
Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
1,080,000
75
NBA Celtics–Pacers
1,060,000
76
South Florida Bulls at Syracuse Orange
1,050,000
77
California Golden Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1,020,000
78
UTSA Roadrunners at Marshall Thundering Herd
990,000
79
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at San José State Spartans
950,000
80
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
920,000
81
New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs
840,000
82
CBB Crimson Tide–Bluejays, Alabama vs Creighton
784,000
83
Eastern Michigan Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars
760,000
84
NBA Pelicans–Kings
741,000
85
NBA Clippers–Jazz
703,000
86
CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats, Alabama vs Arizona
634,000
87
NHL Bruins–Devils
538,000
88
NBA Heat–Warriors
508,000
89
NBA Lakers–Spurs
466,000
90
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Troy Trojans
372,000
91
NBA Nuggets–Nets
365,000
92
NHL Stars–Panthers
311,000
93
NHL Islanders–Capitals
307,000
94
NHL Sabres–Avalanche
244,000
95
CBB Wildcats–Bluejays, Creighton vs Villanova
230,000
96
NHL Kraken–Kings
182,000
97
NHL Hurricanes–Oilers
179,000
98
CBB Retrievers–Hawkeyes, Iowa vs Umbc
113,000
98 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC