Most-watched sports telecasts, August 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.
63
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched sports telecasts, August 2026
1
NFL Hall of Fame Game - Cardinals vs Panthers
6,990,000
2
Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans
4,900,000
3
North Carolina Tar Heels at TCU Horned Frogs
4,900,000
4
TOUR Championship Round 4
4,760,000
5
BMW Championship Round 4
3,850,000
6
Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
3,800,000
7
FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 4
3,790,000
8
Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans
3,400,000
9
Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.
3,280,000
10
Rocket Classic Round 4
3,230,000
11
NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers
3,200,000
12
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
3,161,000
13
Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky
3,090,000
14
FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 3
2,870,000
15
Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles
2,850,000
16
New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs
2,830,000
17
Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
2,599,000
18
Wyndham Championship Round 4
2,590,000
19
Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream
2,580,000
20
Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky
2,560,000
21
Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx
2,520,000
22
BMW Championship Round 3
2,430,000
23
Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs
2,380,000
24
Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers
2,280,000
25
Rocket Classic Round 3
2,260,000
26
Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros
2,242,000
27
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
2,230,000
28
Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers
2,020,000
29
Houston Astros at San Diego Padres
2,014,000
30
New York Liberty at Indiana Fever
2,010,000
31
MLB Cardinals–Cubs
1,990,000
32
New Mexico State Aggies at Florida State Seminoles
1,960,000
33
NASCAR Cup Iowa
1,860,000
34
San José State Spartans at USC Trojans
1,860,000
35
Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo
1,850,000
36
Wyndham Championship Round 3
1,790,000
37
San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
1,700,000
38
NASCAR Cup New Hampshire
1,690,000
39
Field of Dreams - Phillies vs Twins
1,660,000
40
Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears
1,650,000
41
Memphis Tigers at UNLV Rebels
1,650,000
42
Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers
1,590,000
43
Houston Astros at New York Mets
1,500,000
44
NASCAR Cup Richmond
1,470,000
45
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets
1,360,000
46
Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees
1,348,000
47
Los Angeles Sparks at Portland Fire
1,200,000
48
MLB Brewers–Pirates
1,150,000
49
Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates
1,129,000
50
WNBA Valkyries–Fever
1,085,000
51
WNBA Fever–Wings
1,070,000
52
IndyCar Milwaukee Mile
950,000
53
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
923,000
54
IndyCar Markham
913,000
55
San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers
899,000
56
Golden State Valkyries at Minnesota Lynx
800,000
57
Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
660,000
58
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
640,000
59
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
450,000
60
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
420,000
61
Portland Fire at Dallas Wings
270,000
62
Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers
250,000
63
Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals
218,000
63 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC