Most-watched sports telecasts, December 2024
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.
79
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, December 2024
1
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
26,400,000
2
Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens
25,160,000
3
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
24,000,000
4
Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions
23,300,000
5
NFL Chargers–Chiefs
22,800,000
6
San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills
20,410,000
7
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders
19,700,000
8
Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders
19,700,000
9
Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys
18,700,000
10
NFL Bengals–Cowboys
18,700,000
11
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
16,900,000
12
Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns
16,600,000
13
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
15,400,000
14
Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns
15,100,000
15
CFP First round, Ohio State vs Tennessee
14,680,000
16
New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers
14,600,000
17
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
14,000,000
18
Penn State Nittany Lions at Boise State Broncos
13,900,000
19
Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings
13,500,000
20
Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13,400,000
21
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
12,600,000
22
Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos
11,870,000
23
Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals
11,300,000
24
Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears
11,040,000
25
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers
11,030,000
26
Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks
10,500,000
27
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
9,800,000
28
Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets
9,600,000
29
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
9,400,000
30
CFP First round, Clemson vs Texas
8,900,000
31
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
8,800,000
32
BYU Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes
8,000,000
33
NBA Lakers–Warriors
7,910,000
34
Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona State Sun Devils
6,900,000
35
Iowa State Cyclones at Miami Hurricanes
6,790,000
36
CFP First round, Penn State vs SMU
6,600,000
37
Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines
6,550,000
38
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
6,400,000
39
Clemson Tigers at SMU Mustangs
5,980,000
40
NBA 76ers–Celtics
5,242,000
41
NBA Spurs–Knicks
4,913,000
42
NBA Timberwolves–Mavericks
4,450,000
43
South Carolina Gamecocks at Illinois Fighting Illini
4,260,000
44
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,210,000
45
Baylor Bears at LSU Tigers
4,210,000
46
Boston College Eagles at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,190,000
47
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Vanderbilt Commodores
4,050,000
48
NBA Nuggets–Suns
3,900,000
49
UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos
3,810,000
50
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Kansas State Wildcats
3,500,000
51
NBA Bucks–Thunder
2,990,000
52
Syracuse Orange at Washington State Cougars
2,930,000
53
Oklahoma Sooners at Navy Midshipmen
2,850,000
54
Iowa Hawkeyes at Missouri Tigers
2,820,000
55
USC Trojans at Texas A&M Aggies
2,750,000
56
Pittsburgh Panthers at Toledo Rockets
2,560,000
57
UConn Huskies at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,110,000
58
Tulane Green Wave at Army Black Knights
2,000,000
59
South Florida Bulls at San José State Spartans
1,930,000
60
Tulane Green Wave at Florida Gators
1,780,000
61
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Bowling Green Falcons
1,680,000
62
NBA Mavericks–Thunder
1,490,000
63
California Golden Bears at UNLV Rebels
1,480,000
64
NBA Hawks–Knicks
1,460,000
65
Northern Illinois Huskies at Fresno State Bulldogs
1,320,000
66
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at TCU Horned Frogs
1,220,000
67
Memphis Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,200,000
68
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Army Black Knights
1,140,000
69
Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks
1,130,000
70
NBA Warriors–Nuggets
1,100,000
71
2024 Qatar Grand Prix
990,000
72
Ohio Bobcats at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
958,000
73
NHL Winter Classic, Blues vs Blackhawks
920,000
74
East Carolina Pirates at NC State Wolfpack
886,000
75
UTSA Roadrunners at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
767,000
76
Georgia Southern Eagles at Sam Houston Bearkats
753,000
77
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Colorado State Rams
567,000
78
NHL Rangers–Sabres
478,000
79
Marshall Thundering Herd at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
392,000
79 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC