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
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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-12 | CBB Jayhawks–Red Raiders | 1,090,000 |
| 2024-02-10 | CBB Crimson Tide–Tigers | 677,000 |
| 2024-02-10 | CBB Bears–Jayhawks | 1,430,000 |
| 2024-02-10 | CBB Eagles–Blue Devils | 796,000 |
| 2024-02-10 | CBB Tar Heels–Hurricanes | 1,050,000 |
| 2024-02-06 | CBB Red Raiders–Bears | 576,000 |
| 2024-02-06 | CBB Tigers–Tar Heels | 1,150,000 |
| 2024-02-05 | CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats | 1,220,000 |
| 2024-02-05 | CBB Hurricanes–Cavaliers | 631,000 |
| 2024-01-30 | CBB Tar Heels–Yellow Jackets | 955,000 |
| 2024-01-30 | CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks | 642,000 |
| 2024-01-26 | NHL Golden Knights–Rangers | 569,000 |
| 2024-01-24 | CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide | 840,000 |
| 2024-01-22 | CBB Bearcats–Jayhawks | 937,000 |
| 2024-01-22 | CBB Demon Deacons–Tar Heels | 1,070,000 |
| 2024-01-20 | Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens | 32,400,000 |
| 2024-01-18 | CBB Bulls–Tigers | 381,000 |
| 2024-01-16 | CBB Orange–Panthers | 566,000 |
| 2024-01-15 | Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 29,200,000 |
| 2024-01-13 | CBB Orange–Tar Heels | 1,130,000 |
| 2024-01-11 | NHL Maple Leafs–Islanders | 327,000 |
| 2024-01-10 | CBB Tar Heels–Wolfpack | 1,100,000 |
| 2024-01-08 | CFP National Championship | 25,050,000 |
| 2024-01-06 | CBB Wildcats–Gators | 1,490,000 |
| 2024-01-04 | NHL Penguins–Bruins | 846,000 |
| 2024-01-03 | NBA Heat–Lakers | 978,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Orange–Blue Devils | 1,190,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Tar Heels–Panthers | 1,110,000 |
| 2024-01-01 | Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines | 27,760,000 |
| 2024-01-01 | Liberty Flames at Oregon Ducks | 4,590,000 |
| 2024-01-01 | Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies | 18,400,000 |