Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2025
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.
57
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2025
1
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
57,700,000
2
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
44,200,000
3
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
43,100,000
4
Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles
37,900,000
5
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
35,900,000
6
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
33,800,000
7
Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions
33,600,000
8
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills
31,200,000
9
Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29,000,000
10
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans
26,600,000
11
NFL Buccaneers–Commanders
26,200,000
12
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
25,770,000
13
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
25,400,000
14
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
22,100,000
15
CFP National Championship, Notre Dame vs Ohio State
22,100,000
16
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks
21,100,000
17
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
20,900,000
18
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20,700,000
19
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions
17,800,000
20
Texas Longhorns at Arizona State Sun Devils
17,300,000
21
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
17,300,000
22
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs
15,800,000
23
Duke Blue Devils at Ole Miss Rebels
5,030,000
24
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Virginia Tech Hokies
3,380,000
25
NBA Lakers–Warriors
3,050,000
26
NBA Thunder–Cavaliers
1,870,000
27
North Texas Mean Green at Texas State Bobcats
1,700,000
28
NBA Nuggets–Timberwolves
1,540,000
29
NBA Spurs–Bucks
1,380,000
30
NBA Cavaliers–Thunder
1,360,000
31
NBA Knicks–76ers
1,220,000
32
NBA Celtics–Lakers
1,200,000
33
NBA Timberwolves–Mavericks
1,170,000
34
NBA Suns–Warriors
1,170,000
35
NBA Warriors–Timberwolves
1,150,000
36
NBA Magic–Celtics
1,150,000
37
Buffalo Bulls at Liberty Flames
1,140,000
38
NBA Grizzlies–Spurs
1,130,000
39
NBA Nuggets–76ers
1,120,000
40
NBA Warriors–Kings
1,090,000
41
CBB Wolfpack–Blue Devils, Duke vs Nc State
1,064,000
42
NHL Bruins–Panthers
1,050,000
43
NBA Heat–Bucks
1,050,000
44
NBA Cavaliers–Pacers
1,030,000
45
NBA Rockets–Kings
981,000
46
NBA Knicks–Nets
979,000
47
NBA Rockets–Grizzlies
908,000
48
NBA Thunder–Warriors
888,000
49
NBA Lakers–76ers
884,000
50
NBA 76ers–Nuggets
840,000
51
NBA Hawks–Cavaliers
725,000
52
NHL Red Wings–Panthers
507,000
53
Australian Open men's singles semifinals
497,000
54
NHL Golden Knights–Stars
424,000
55
NHL Oilers–Avalanche
389,000
56
NHL Hurricanes–Sabres
259,000
57
NHL Flyers–Devils
253,000
57 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC