Most-watched sports telecasts, February 2026
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.
26
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, February 2026
1
Super Bowl LX, Seahawks vs Patriots
125,603,000
2
Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics — Prime time
11,450,000
3
Daytona 500
7,490,000
4
NBA Celtics–Lakers
4,520,000
5
NASCAR Cup Atlanta
4,490,000
6
Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils
4,320,000
7
NBA Lakers–Knicks
3,600,000
8
CBB North Carolina–Duke
3,510,000
9
The Genesis Invitational Round 4
2,700,000
10
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
2,470,000
11
Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars
2,450,000
12
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets
2,290,000
13
Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini
2,160,000
14
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
2,100,000
15
CBB Wildcats–Tigers, Auburn vs Kentucky
1,850,000
16
UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm
1,500,000
17
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers
1,480,000
18
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
1,460,000
19
Houston Rockets at New York Knicks
1,360,000
20
Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,100,000
21
Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers
1,090,000
22
Illinois Fighting Illini at UCLA Bruins
1,000,000
23
Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
940,000
24
Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks
680,000
25
Memphis Tigers at North Texas Mean Green
340,000
26
Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams
250,000
26 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC