Ratings Reference
Leagues

NFL

1,330 telecasts with figures · 1,566 published claims
1,330
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top events · NFL

Full chart
1
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
2026-09-09 · NBC
25,100,000
NFL
2
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
2026-09-10 · Netflix
18,500,000
NFL
3
Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans
2026-08-23 · FOX
4,900,000
NFL
4
Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans
2026-08-20 · ESPN
3,400,000
NFL
5
Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles
2026-08-28 · CBS
2,850,000
NFL

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Chiefs
Super Bowl LIX · 2025-02-09
127,713,000
137 telecasts
2
Eagles
Super Bowl LVII · 2023-02-12
115,096,000
128 telecasts
3
Patriots
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
120 telecasts
4
Seahawks
Super Bowl XLIX · 2015-02-01
114,810,000
97 telecasts
5
49ers
Super Bowl LVIII · 2024-02-11
123,714,000
93 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
FOX
Super Bowl LIX · 2025-02-09
127,713,000
385 telecasts
2
NBC
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
276 telecasts
3
CBS
Super Bowl LVIII · 2024-02-11
123,714,000
304 telecasts
4
ABC
Super Bowl XL · 2006-02-05
90,745,000
54 telecasts
5
ESPN
Houston Texans at New England Patriots · 2026-01-18
38,000,000
165 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

RSS
date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

Methodology →
telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

Methodology →
figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2017-11-16Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers13,513,000
2017-11-13Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers8,800,000
2017-11-12New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Billssplit window12,400,000
2017-11-12New England Patriots at Denver Broncos17,510,000
2017-11-12Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskinssplit window12,350,000
2017-11-12Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falconssplit window21,963,000
2017-11-09Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals13,101,000
2017-11-06Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers11,100,000
2017-11-05Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys21,681,000
2017-11-05Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins14,360,000
2017-11-05Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Pantherssplit window14,212,000
2017-11-05Los Angeles Rams at New York Giantssplit window14,200,000
2017-11-02Buffalo Bills at New York Jets5,844,000
2017-10-30Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs10,400,000
2017-10-29Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saintssplit window12,444,000
2017-10-29Minnesota Vikings at Cleveland Browns3,453,000
2017-10-29Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriotssplit window15,159,000
2017-10-29Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins22,019,000
2017-10-29Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions13,862,000
2017-10-26Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens11,363,000
2017-10-22Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49erssplit window16,124,000
2017-10-22Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window19,849,000
2017-10-22Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots19,240,000
2017-10-19Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders14,378,000
2017-10-16Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans8,400,000
2017-10-15New York Giants at Denver Broncos16,158,000
2017-10-15Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefssplit window20,593,000
2017-10-15Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window16,197,000
2017-10-12Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers14,585,000
2017-10-09Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears10,300,000
2017-10-08Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans16,528,000
2017-10-08Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys23,859,000
2017-10-08Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lionssplit window12,326,000
2017-10-05New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers15,434,000
2017-10-01Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos15,591,000
2017-10-01Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks16,731,000
2017-10-01Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboyssplit window20,056,000
2017-10-01New Orleans Saints at Miami Dolphins6,403,000
2017-09-28Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers14,610,000
2017-09-25Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals13,691,000
2017-09-24Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packerssplit window21,272,000
2017-09-24Oakland Raiders at Washington Redskins17,478,000
2017-09-24New York Giants at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window15,431,000
2017-09-21Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers7,448,000
2017-09-18Detroit Lions at New York Giants12,287,000
2017-09-17Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncossplit window25,969,000
2017-09-17Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,515,000
2017-09-17Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons20,237,000
2017-09-14Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals8,080,000
2017-09-11Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos9,938,000
2017-09-11New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings11,392,000
2017-09-10New York Jets at Buffalo Bills15,400,000
2017-09-10Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskinssplit window11,342,000
2017-09-10New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys24,366,000
2017-09-10Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packerssplit window22,796,000
2017-09-07Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots21,791,000
2017-02-05Super Bowl LI111,973,000
2017-01-22NFC Championship Game46,281,000
2017-01-22AFC Championship Game47,951,000
2017-01-15Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs37,100,000
2017-01-15Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys48,500,000
2017-01-14Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons28,700,000
2017-01-14Houston Texans at New England Patriots29,800,000
2017-01-08Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers29,900,000
2017-01-08New York Giants at Green Bay Packers39,300,000
2017-01-07Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks26,900,000
2017-01-07Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans25,100,000
2017-01-01New York Giants at Washington Redskinssplit window22,400,000
2017-01-01Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window17,000,000
2017-01-01New England Patriots at Miami Dolphinssplit window16,600,000
2017-01-01Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions23,800,000
2016-12-26Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys18,600,000
2016-12-25Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs21,400,000
2016-12-25Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers14,800,000
2016-12-24Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans6,300,000
2016-12-24Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saintssplit window15,400,000
2016-12-24Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packerssplit window18,400,000
2016-12-22New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles17,900,000
2016-12-19Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins11,200,000
2016-12-18New England Patriots at Denver Broncossplit window25,000,000
2016-12-18Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys24,100,000
2016-12-18Detroit Lions at New York Giantssplit window18,700,000
2016-12-17Miami Dolphins at New York Jets4,400,000
2016-12-15Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks14,700,000
2016-12-12Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots12,900,000
2016-12-11Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window12,300,000
2016-12-11Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants26,500,000
2016-12-11Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packerssplit window25,300,000
2016-12-08Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs17,400,000
2016-12-05Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets8,100,000
2016-12-04New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window25,400,000
2016-12-04Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saintssplit window12,200,000
2016-12-04Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks17,800,000
2016-12-01Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings21,800,000
2016-11-28Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles13,100,000
2016-11-27Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos18,400,000
2016-11-27Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window16,800,000
2016-11-27Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiderssplit window23,500,000
2016-11-24Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts20,900,000
2016-11-24Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys35,100,000