ESPN
2,614
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14
Top events · ESPN
1
North Carolina Tar Heels at TCU Horned Frogs
4,900,000
2
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles
4,070,000
3
Colorado Buffaloes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3,734,000
4
Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans
3,400,000
5
NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers
3,200,000
6
Texas State Bobcats at Texas Longhorns
2,309,000
7
2026 US Open tennis, day 12 of 15 (Thursday, September 10)
2,200,000
8
Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers
2,020,000
9
Miami Hurricanes at Stanford Cardinal
1,978,000
10
Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo
1,850,000
1
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
38,000,000
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
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21,000,000
7
CFP Quarterfinal: Sugar Bowl
18,700,000
8
Oregon Ducks at Indiana Hoosiers
18,000,000
9
Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
15,900,000
10
Miami Hurricanes at Ole Miss Rebels
15,800,000
1
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
38,000,000
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
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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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-23 | CBB Gators–Tigers | 271,000 |
| 2021-02-23 | CBB Jayhawks–Longhorns | 744,000 |
| 2021-02-22 | CBB Orange–Blue Devils | 827,000 |
| 2021-02-22 | CBB Red Raiders–Cowboys | 590,000 |
| 2021-02-21 | Brooklyn Nets at LA Clippers | 1,510,000 |
| 2021-02-20 | CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils | 1,230,000 |
| 2021-02-19 | NBA Bulls–76ers | 972,000 |
| 2021-02-19 | NBA Jazz–Clippers | 1,250,000 |
| 2021-02-17 | NBA Rockets–76ers | 749,000 |
| 2021-02-17 | NBA Heat–Warriors | 1,050,000 |
| 2021-02-14 | NBA Lakers–Nuggets | 1,270,000 |
| 2021-02-14 | NBA Trail Blazers–Mavericks | 1,150,000 |
| 2021-02-12 | NBA Grizzlies–Lakers | 1,260,000 |
| 2021-02-12 | NBA Pelicans–Mavericks | 1,040,000 |
| 2021-02-10 | NBA Bucks–Suns | 780,000 |
| 2021-02-05 | NBA Celtics–Clippers | 1,290,000 |
| 2021-02-05 | NBA Raptors–Nets | 1,130,000 |
| 2021-02-03 | NBA Pacers–Bucks | 701,000 |
| 2021-02-03 | NBA Suns–Pelicans | 984,000 |
| 2021-02-02 | CBB Bears–Longhorns | 704,000 |
| 2021-02-02 | CBB Fighting Illini–Hoosiers | 713,000 |
| 2021-02-01 | CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes | 718,000 |
| 2021-02-01 | CBB Sooners–Red Raiders | 722,000 |
| 2021-01-29 | NBA Bucks–Pelicans | 1,130,000 |
| 2021-01-29 | NBA Mavericks–Jazz | 1,180,000 |
| 2021-01-27 | NBA Lakers–76ers | 1,780,000 |
| 2021-01-26 | CBB Yellow Jackets–Blue Devils | 667,000 |
| 2021-01-22 | NBA Celtics–76ers | 1,170,000 |
| 2021-01-22 | NBA Nuggets–Suns | 1,230,000 |
| 2021-01-20 | NBA Suns–Rockets | 901,000 |
| 2021-01-15 | NBA Mavericks–Bucks | 1,310,000 |
| 2021-01-15 | NBA Pelicans–Lakers | 1,640,000 |
| 2021-01-13 | NBA Pelicans–Clippers | 987,000 |
| 2021-01-13 | Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks | 1,180,000 |
| 2021-01-11 | CFP National Championship | 18,710,000 |
| 2021-01-08 | LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors | 1,590,000 |
| 2021-01-08 | NBA Hornets–Pelicans | 1,170,000 |
| 2021-01-02 | Oregon Ducks at Iowa State Cyclones | 6,680,000 |
| 2021-01-02 | NC State Wolfpack at Kentucky Wildcats | 2,710,000 |
| 2021-01-02 | Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels | 7,580,000 |
| 2021-01-01 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alabama Crimson Tide | 18,890,000 |
| 2021-01-01 | Georgia Bulldogs at Cincinnati Bearcats | 8,720,000 |
| 2021-01-01 | Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers | 19,150,000 |