ESPN
3,246
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-29
Top events · ESPN
1
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
19,800,000
2
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
18,800,000
3
Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers
17,900,000
4
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
11,900,000
5
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
3,552,000
6
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
3,456,000
7
Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,043,000
8
Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
3,020,000
9
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,980,000
10
Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
2,660,000
1
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
37,900,000
2
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers
30,100,000
3
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
29,100,000
4
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
27,500,000
5
CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl
23,900,000
6
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
23,200,000
7
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
22,600,000
8
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21,000,000
9
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
19,800,000
10
New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams
19,400,000
1
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
37,900,000
2
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
33,800,000
3
CFP National Championship
33,400,000
4
Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens
32,400,000
5
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers
30,100,000
6
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29,200,000
7
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
29,100,000
8
Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
29,000,000
9
CFP National Championship
28,440,000
10
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ohio State Buckeyes
28,270,000
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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-02 | New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays | 1,300,000 |
| 2017-03-31 | NBA Rockets–Warriors | 2,200,000 |
| 2017-03-31 | NBA Spurs–Thunder | 1,600,000 |
| 2017-03-29 | NBA Warriors–Spurs | 2,900,000 |
| 2017-03-22 | NBA Hawks–Wizards | 1,000,000 |
| 2017-03-22 | NBA Knicks–Jazz | 903,000 |
| 2017-03-21 | NBA Bulls–Raptors | 1,100,000 |
| 2017-03-15 | NBA Bucks–Clippers | 1,200,000 |
| 2017-03-15 | NBA Trail Blazers–Spurs | 1,300,000 |
| 2017-03-08 | NBA Celtics–Warriors | 2,000,000 |
| 2017-03-08 | NBA Pistons–Pacers | 994,000 |
| 2017-03-06 | CBB Broncos–Bulldogs | 901,000 |
| 2017-03-05 | NBA Thunder–Mavericks | 1,600,000 |
| 2017-03-04 | CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels | 4,100,000 |
| 2017-03-04 | CBB Cougars–Bruins | 1,600,000 |
| 2017-03-03 | NBA Spurs–Pelicans | 1,800,000 |
| 2017-03-01 | NBA Cavaliers–Celtics | 2,200,000 |
| 2017-03-01 | NBA Rockets–Clippers | 1,600,000 |
| 2017-02-25 | CBB Bruins–Wildcats | 2,100,000 |
| 2017-02-24 | NBA Celtics–Raptors | 1,300,000 |
| 2017-02-24 | NBA Spurs–Clippers | 1,500,000 |
| 2017-01-29 | 2017 Australian Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - The Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal | 1,100,000 |
| 2017-01-09 | CFP National Championship | 26,030,000 |
| 2017-01-02 | Auburn Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners | 9,515,000 |
| 2017-01-02 | USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions | 15,740,000 |
| 2017-01-02 | Western Michigan Broncos at Wisconsin Badgers | 5,442,000 |