CBS
1,024
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-27
Top events · CBS
1
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders
28,450,000
2
Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders
18,090,000
3
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
5,970,000
4
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
4,500,000
5
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
3,130,000
6
Michigan State Spartans at UCLA Bruins
1,820,000
7
Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
1,080,000
1
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
48,600,000
2
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
39,600,000
3
Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars
32,700,000
4
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders
28,450,000
5
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys
24,900,000
6
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
19,300,000
7
Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders
18,090,000
8
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,995,000
9
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,427,000
10
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
10,580,000
Top leagues
by most-watched telecastTop teams
by most-watched telecastTelecasts with figures
| 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. Methodology → |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NBA Finals - Celtics vs Lakers4 games | |
| 1984-05-31 | NBA Finals Game 2 | |
| 1984-06-06 | NBA Finals Game 4 | |
| 1984-06-08 | NBA Finals Game 5 | |
| 1984-06-12 | NBA Finals Game 7 | |
| 1984-04-02 | 1984 NCAA championship game | 25,140,000 |
| 1984-02-19 | Daytona 500 | 12,300,000 |
| 1984-01-22 | Super Bowl XVIII | 77,620,000 |
| 1983-05-26 | NBA Finals Game 2 | |
| 1983-04-04 | 1983 NCAA championship game | 32,140,000 |
| 1983-02-20 | Daytona 500 | 11,000,000 |
| 1982-03-29 | 1982 NCAA championship game | 30,589,000 |
| 1982-02-14 | Daytona 500 | 11,800,000 |
| 1982-01-24 | Super Bowl XVI | 85,240,000 |
| 1981-02-15 | Daytona 500 | 11,200,000 |
| 1980-02-17 | Daytona 500 | 10,800,000 |
| 1980-01-20 | Super Bowl XIV | 76,240,000 |
| 1979-02-18 | Daytona 500 | 15,100,000 |
| 1978-01-15 | Super Bowl XII | 78,940,000 |
| 1976-01-18 | Super Bowl X | 57,710,000 |
| 1974-01-13 | Super Bowl VIII | 51,700,000 |
| 1972-01-16 | Super Bowl VI | 56,640,000 |
| 1970-01-11 | Super Bowl IV | 44,270,000 |
| 1968-01-14 | Super Bowl II | 39,120,000 |
| 1967-01-15 | Super Bowl I (CBS) | 26,750,000 |