Most-watched sports telecasts, March 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.
133
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched sports telecasts, March 2026
1
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,427,000
2
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
10,580,000
3
Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats
10,100,000
4
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
9,790,000
5
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
9,550,000
6
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
9,370,000
7
Texas Longhorns vs Purdue Boilermakers
8,532,000
8
Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans
8,470,000
9
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini
8,240,000
10
Tennessee Volunteers vs Michigan Wolverines
7,490,000
11
Michigan State Spartans vs UConn Huskies
7,340,000
12
Miami Hurricanes vs Purdue Boilermakers
6,830,000
13
Saint Louis Billikens vs Michigan Wolverines
6,250,000
14
VCU Rams vs Illinois Fighting Illini
5,650,000
15
Arkansas Razorbacks vs Arizona Wildcats
5,530,000
16
Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils
5,430,000
17
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Florida Gators
5,140,000
18
Santa Clara Broncos vs Kentucky Wildcats
4,999,000
19
Alabama Crimson Tide vs Michigan Wolverines
4,830,000
20
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
4,720,000
21
TCU Horned Frogs at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,623,000
22
Howard Bison at Michigan Wolverines
4,519,000
23
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
4,400,000
24
VCU Rams at North Carolina Tar Heels
4,295,000
25
Iowa Hawkeyes at Clemson Tigers
4,232,000
26
Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils
4,100,000
27
Tennessee Volunteers at Virginia Cavaliers
4,001,000
28
UCLA Bruins at UConn Huskies
3,979,000
29
NASCAR Cup Circuit of the Americas
3,930,000
30
Vanderbilt Commodores at Nebraska Cornhuskers
3,769,000
31
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
3,430,000
32
Saint Louis Billikens at Georgia Bulldogs
3,426,000
33
NBA Knicks–Lakers
3,340,000
34
Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard Round 4
3,300,000
35
Tennessee State Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones
3,122,000
36
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 3
3,100,000
37
Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
3,100,000
38
Texas Longhorns at BYU Cougars
2,974,000
39
New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants
2,970,000
40
CBB Badgers–Wolverines - Michigan vs Wisconsin
2,920,000
41
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
2,900,000
42
California Baptist Lancers at Kansas Jayhawks
2,890,000
43
Miami (OH) RedHawks at SMU Mustangs - Miami Oh vs Smu
2,841,000
44
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
2,840,000
45
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
2,770,000
46
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers
2,740,000
47
CBB Boilermakers–Bruins - Purdue vs UCLA
2,730,000
48
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
2,620,000
49
Vanderbilt Commodores at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,600,000
50
New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants
2,590,000
51
Utah State Aggies at Villanova Wildcats
2,511,000
52
UCF Knights at UCLA Bruins
2,509,000
53
NBA Celtics–Cavaliers
2,410,000
54
NBA Warriors–Nuggets
2,370,000
55
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,312,000
56
Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets
2,300,000
57
Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks
2,230,000
58
Furman Paladins at UConn Huskies
2,166,000
59
Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,130,000
60
Kennesaw State Owls at Gonzaga Bulldogs
2,128,000
61
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Tennessee Volunteers
2,091,000
62
Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils
1,991,000
63
Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,900,000
64
Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics
1,880,000
65
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
1,843,000
66
Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona Wildcats
1,840,000
67
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Florida Gators
1,798,000
68
North Dakota State Bison at Michigan State Spartans
1,789,000
69
UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm
1,770,000
70
Texas Longhorns at NC State Wolfpack
1,761,000
71
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Arkansas Razorbacks
1,739,000
72
Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,705,000
73
NBA Mavericks–Celtics
1,690,000
74
Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators
1,670,000
75
Texas A&M Aggies at Houston Cougars
1,625,000
76
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,612,000
77
Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves
1,590,000
78
NBA Thunder–Knicks
1,580,000
79
Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack
1,579,000
80
Utah State Aggies at Arizona Wildcats
1,571,000
81
Wright State Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers
1,534,000
82
High Point Panthers at Wisconsin Badgers
1,508,000
83
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators
1,506,000
84
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Lehigh Mountain Hawks
1,500,000
85
Hofstra Pride at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,473,000
86
Kansas Jayhawks at Houston Cougars
1,468,000
87
NBA Lakers–Nuggets
1,390,000
88
Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers
1,380,000
89
Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,375,000
90
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,362,000
91
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,356,000
92
UMBC Retrievers at Howard Bison
1,352,000
93
IndyCar Arlington
1,336,000
94
Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks
1,327,000
95
CBB Aztecs–Aggies - San Diego State vs Utah State
1,300,000
96
Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
1,300,000
97
Vanderbilt Commodores at Tennessee Volunteers
1,280,000
98
Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
1,263,000
99
Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils
1,257,000
100
IndyCar Phoenix
1,247,000
Top 100 of 133 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC