Most-watched sports telecasts, October 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.
156
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-23
Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2026
1
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders
28,450,000
2
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
26,697,000
3
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
24,656,000
4
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
19,800,000
5
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers
19,506,000
6
Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers
17,900,000
7
Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons
17,022,000
8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
16,725,000
9
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
16,587,000
10
Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos
16,256,000
11
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,240,000
12
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
11,900,000
13
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers
10,720,000
14
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
10,376,000
15
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
9,820,000
16
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
9,160,000
17
Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville Jaguars
8,100,000
18
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
8,100,000
19
Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks
7,710,000
20
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers
7,040,000
21
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
6,740,000
22
Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
6,734,000
23
Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars
6,400,000
24
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
6,135,000
25
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
6,130,000
26
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
5,970,000
27
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
5,370,000
28
Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays
5,100,000
29
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
5,080,000
30
Indianapolis Colts at Washington Commanders
4,987,000
31
Florida Gators at Texas Longhorns
4,690,000
32
Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers
4,630,000
33
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
4,500,000
34
Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers
4,440,000
35
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians
4,400,000
36
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
4,300,000
37
Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays
4,290,000
38
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
4,205,000
39
Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
4,060,000
40
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
4,001,000
41
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
3,890,000
42
Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox
3,800,000
43
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
3,550,000
44
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
3,510,000
45
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
3,456,000
46
Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats
3,450,000
47
Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers
3,440,000
48
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
3,346,000
49
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
3,330,000
50
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
3,130,000
51
Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
3,020,000
52
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,980,000
53
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,920,000
54
Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays
2,800,000
55
Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
2,660,000
56
Washington Huskies at Purdue Boilermakers
2,590,000
57
Washington Huskies at USC Trojans
2,560,000
58
Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons
2,520,000
59
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Colorado Buffaloes
2,510,000
60
San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers
2,500,000
61
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks
2,480,000
62
Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,480,000
63
Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,430,000
64
LSU Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
2,220,000
65
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
2,212,000
66
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians
2,100,000
67
Wisconsin Badgers at UCLA Bruins
2,050,000
68
Iowa Hawkeyes at Washington Huskies
2,020,000
69
North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers
1,880,000
70
Atlanta Dream at Golden State Valkyries
1,760,000
71
Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces
1,720,000
72
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,720,000
73
Houston Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats
1,660,000
74
Iowa State Cyclones at BYU Cougars
1,620,000
75
Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
1,620,000
76
BYU Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs
1,570,000
77
Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,570,000
78
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars
1,540,000
79
NASCAR Cup Charlotte
1,480,000
80
Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty
1,440,000
81
Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes
1,430,000
82
New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream
1,350,000
83
Kansas Jayhawks at Utah Utes
1,330,000
84
Atlanta Dream at Golden State Valkyries
1,330,000
85
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
1,294,000
86
Cincinnati Bearcats at Arizona Wildcats
1,210,000
87
Dallas Wings at Golden State Valkyries
1,200,000
88
New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream
1,200,000
89
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
1,160,000
90
Las Vegas Aces at Golden State Valkyries
1,120,000
91
Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
1,080,000
92
Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,030,000
93
Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave
1,010,000
94
Maryland Terrapins at Nebraska Cornhuskers
850,000
95
NASCAR Truck Series Charlotte
838,000
96
NASCAR O'Reilly Series Phoenix
745,000
97
Baylor Bears at Arizona State Sun Devils
680,000
98
Boise State Broncos at Fresno State Bulldogs
680,000
99
Virginia Cavaliers at Florida State Seminoles
670,000
100
West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones
640,000
Top 100 of 156 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-23 05:45 UTC