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.

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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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2016-11-24Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions27,600,000
2016-11-21Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders11,800,000
2016-11-20Chicago Bears at New York Giantssplit window14,300,000
2016-11-20Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins18,700,000
2016-11-20Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboyssplit window17,600,000
2016-11-20Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawkssplit window24,400,000
2016-11-17New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers13,300,000
2016-11-14Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants10,700,000
2016-11-13Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window28,900,000
2016-11-13Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window15,900,000
2016-11-13Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots22,500,000
2016-11-10Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens5,700,000
2016-11-07Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks11,300,000
2016-11-06Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders18,300,000
2016-11-06Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Brownssplit window20,200,000
2016-11-06Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packerssplit window20,200,000
2016-11-03Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers5,800,000
2016-10-31Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears10,500,000
2016-10-30Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals8,700,000
2016-10-30Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys18,000,000
2016-10-30Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons22,700,000
2016-10-30Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saintssplit window12,800,000
2016-10-27Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans5,100,000
2016-10-24Houston Texans at Denver Broncos11,200,000
2016-10-23Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals17,700,000
2016-10-23Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window16,900,000
2016-10-23New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams3,700,000
2016-10-23New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers21,700,000
2016-10-20Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers14,200,000
2016-10-17New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals8,400,000
2016-10-16Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans13,600,000
2016-10-16Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskinssplit window13,200,000
2016-10-16Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packerssplit window28,000,000
2016-10-13Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers14,500,000
2016-10-10Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers9,100,000
2016-10-09Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboyssplit window21,300,000
2016-10-09Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncossplit window16,500,000
2016-10-09New York Giants at Green Bay Packers16,600,000
2016-10-06Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers12,100,000
2016-10-03New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings13,200,000
2016-10-02Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49erssplit window22,700,000
2016-10-02Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers18,100,000
2016-10-02Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars7,700,000
2016-10-02Seattle Seahawks at New York Jetssplit window11,200,000
2016-09-29Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals7,900,000
2016-09-26Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints8,000,000
2016-09-25Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys20,600,000
2016-09-25Washington Redskins at New York Giantssplit window19,200,000
2016-09-25Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window22,000,000
2016-09-22Houston Texans at New England Patriots17,500,000
2016-09-19Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears12,100,000
2016-09-18Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncossplit window21,400,000
2016-09-18Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskinssplit window19,200,000
2016-09-18Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings22,800,000
2016-09-15New York Jets at Buffalo Bills15,400,000
2016-09-12Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers10,300,000
2016-09-12Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins13,000,000
2016-09-11New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals23,100,000
2016-09-11New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window27,500,000
2016-09-11Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguarssplit window15,800,000
2016-09-08Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos25,200,000
2016-02-07Super Bowl 50112,336,000
2016-01-24AFC Championship Game53,299,000
2016-01-24NFC Championship Game45,739,000
2016-01-03Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinalssplit window20,900,000
2016-01-03Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers24,300,000
2015-12-28Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos15,800,000
2015-12-27Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinalssplit window27,800,000
2015-12-27Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falconssplit window16,200,000
2015-12-27New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings17,900,000
2015-12-26Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles8,100,000
2015-12-24San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders7,100,000
2015-12-21Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints10,900,000
2015-12-20Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window25,000,000
2015-12-20Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles18,100,000
2015-12-20Carolina Panthers at New York Giantssplit window25,000,000
2015-12-19New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys7,400,000
2015-12-17Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams6,000,000
2015-12-14New York Giants at Miami Dolphins11,500,000
2015-12-13Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers28,900,000
2015-12-13Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Pantherssplit window15,200,000
2015-12-13New England Patriots at Houston Texans21,000,000
2015-12-10Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals8,700,000
2015-12-07Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins14,200,000
2015-12-06Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers19,200,000
2015-12-06New York Jets at New York Giantssplit window17,200,000
2015-12-06Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saintssplit window28,600,000
2015-12-06Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikingssplit window15,400,000
2015-12-03Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions17,800,000
2015-11-30Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns10,100,000
2015-11-29New England Patriots at Denver Broncos25,200,000
2015-11-29New York Giants at Washington Redskinssplit window20,500,000
2015-11-29Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks26,600,000
2015-11-26Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers27,800,000
2015-11-26Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys32,500,000
2015-11-26Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions25,400,000
2015-11-23Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots14,300,000
2015-11-22Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals18,000,000
2015-11-22Washington Redskins at Carolina Pantherssplit window13,700,000
2015-11-22Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window27,500,000