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.
56
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
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
Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers
3,250,000
11
Rocket Classic Round 4
3,230,000
12
NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers
3,200,000
13
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
3,161,000
14
Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky
3,090,000
15
FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 3
2,870,000
16
Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles
2,850,000
17
New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs
2,830,000
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
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
2,230,000
27
Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers
2,020,000
28
New York Liberty at Indiana Fever
2,010,000
29
MLB Cardinals–Cubs
1,990,000
30
New Mexico State Aggies at Florida State Seminoles
1,960,000
31
NASCAR Cup Iowa
1,860,000
32
Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo
1,850,000
33
Wyndham Championship Round 3
1,790,000
34
San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
1,700,000
35
NASCAR Cup New Hampshire
1,690,000
36
Field of Dreams, Phillies vs Twins
1,660,000
37
Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears
1,650,000
38
Memphis Tigers at UNLV Rebels
1,650,000
39
Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers
1,590,000
40
Houston Astros at New York Mets
1,500,000
41
NASCAR Cup Richmond
1,470,000
42
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets
1,360,000
43
Los Angeles Sparks at Portland Fire
1,200,000
44
Howard Bison at Alabama A&M Bulldogs
1,200,000
45
MLB Brewers–Pirates
1,150,000
46
WNBA Fever–Wings
1,070,000
47
IndyCar Milwaukee Mile
950,000
48
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
923,000
49
IndyCar Markham
913,000
50
Golden State Valkyries at Minnesota Lynx
800,000
51
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
640,000
52
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
450,000
53
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
420,000
54
Portland Fire at Dallas Wings
270,000
55
Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers
250,000
56
Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals
218,000
56 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:51 UTC