Most-watched sports telecasts, September 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.
190
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2026
1
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
27,212,000
2
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
25,700,000
3
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
25,100,000
4
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys
24,900,000
5
Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
24,300,000
6
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
23,200,000
7
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
22,600,000
8
Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos
20,769,000
9
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
20,346,000
10
New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams
19,400,000
11
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
19,300,000
12
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
18,950,000
13
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
18,500,000
14
Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
16,825,000
15
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
13,990,000
16
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
10,900,000
17
Texas Longhorns at Tennessee Volunteers
9,750,000
18
Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators
8,290,000
19
Oklahoma Sooners at Michigan Wolverines
8,221,000
20
Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7,421,000
21
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
7,400,000
22
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
7,310,000
23
Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats
7,300,000
24
Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,000,000
25
Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers
5,755,000
26
Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers
5,700,000
27
Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies
5,400,000
28
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
5,136,000
29
Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks
4,831,000
30
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
4,695,000
31
Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans
4,570,000
32
Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines
4,460,000
33
Baylor Bears at Auburn Tigers
4,244,000
34
Georgia Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,200,000
35
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
4,200,000
36
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
4,135,000
37
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles
4,070,000
38
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
3,900,000
39
Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers
3,859,000
40
East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,779,000
41
Colorado Buffaloes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3,734,000
42
Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,690,000
43
North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers
3,600,000
44
Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,240,000
45
2026 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Ben Shelton vs Alexander Zverev
3,230,000
46
Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks
3,094,000
47
2026 US Open Tennis, Day 13 of 15 (Friday, September 11)
3,090,000
48
Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,030,000
49
Arizona Wildcats at BYU Cougars
3,008,000
50
South Carolina Gamecocks at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,930,000
51
North Texas Mean Green at Indiana Hoosiers
2,822,000
52
2026 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka
2,740,000
53
Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,720,000
54
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
2,668,000
55
Oklahoma Sooners at Georgia Bulldogs
2,630,000
56
Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas A&M Aggies
2,500,000
57
Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,340,000
58
Texas State Bobcats at Texas Longhorns
2,309,000
59
2026 US Open Tennis, Women's Semifinals
2,240,000
60
Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes
2,200,000
61
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
2,157,000
62
Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces
2,110,000
63
Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,100,000
64
Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers
2,050,000
65
Presidents Cup Round 4
2,000,000
66
NASCAR Cup Darlington
1,980,000
67
Miami Hurricanes at Stanford Cardinal
1,978,000
68
Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever
1,900,000
69
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants
1,890,000
70
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,800,000
71
USC Trojans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
1,720,000
72
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
1,686,000
73
Rice Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,630,000
74
Ball State Cardinals at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,601,000
75
Missouri State Bears at Texas A&M Aggies
1,570,000
76
UTEP Miners at Michigan Wolverines
1,490,000
77
NASCAR Cup Bristol
1,450,000
78
Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever
1,420,000
79
2026 US Open Tennis, Day 8 of 15 (Sunday, September 6)
1,400,000
80
Golden State Valkyries at Dallas Wings
1,400,000
81
Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox
1,399,000
82
Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies
1,340,000
83
Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans
1,322,000
84
Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo
1,320,000
85
Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones
1,310,000
86
Clemson Tigers at California Golden Bears
1,290,000
87
SMU Mustangs at Louisville Cardinals
1,270,000
88
Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars
1,270,000
89
Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes
1,250,000
90
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oregon State Beavers
1,230,000
91
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington Huskies
1,220,000
92
Syracuse Orange at Pittsburgh Panthers
1,200,000
93
Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics
1,200,000
94
Navy Midshipmen at UAB Blazers
1,190,000
95
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers
1,160,000
96
Ohio Bobcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,120,000
97
Boston College Eagles at Cincinnati Bearcats
1,100,000
98
UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears
1,090,000
99
Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty
1,060,000
100
Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx
1,050,000
Top 100 of 190 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC