Ratings Reference
Teams

Dallas Cowboys

177 telecasts with figures · 209 published claims
177
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-29

Top events · Dallas Cowboys

1
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
2026-08-15 · NFL Network
2,230,000
NFL

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Steelers
Super Bowl XXX · 1996-01-28
94,080,000
5 telecasts
2
Bills
Super Bowl XXVII · 1993-01-31
90,990,000
4 telecasts
3
Broncos
Super Bowl XII · 1978-01-15
78,940,000
4 telecasts
4
Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys · 2025-11-27
57,230,000
3 telecasts
5
Dolphins
Super Bowl VI · 1972-01-16
56,640,000
2 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
Super Bowl XXX · 1996-01-28
94,080,000
39 telecasts
2
CBS
Super Bowl XII · 1978-01-15
78,940,000
29 telecasts
3
FOX
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys · 2017-01-15
48,500,000
87 telecasts
4
ABC
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 2023-01-16
31,200,000
6 telecasts
5
Netflix
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders · 2025-12-25
19,900,000
1 telecast

Telecasts with figures

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.

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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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2018-11-29New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys21,320,000
2018-11-22Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys30,480,000
2018-11-18Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falconssplit window13,320,000
2018-11-11Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles20,100,000
2018-10-21Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskinssplit window20,880,000
2018-10-14Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboyssplit window17,640,000
2018-10-07Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans18,590,000
2018-09-30Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboyssplit window18,010,000
2018-09-23Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawkssplit window22,200,000
2018-09-16New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys20,660,000
2018-09-09Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Pantherssplit window23,300,000
2017-12-24Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboyssplit window23,027,000
2017-12-17Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders19,191,000
2017-12-10Dallas Cowboys at New York Giantssplit window15,543,000
2017-11-30Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys15,598,000
2017-11-23Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys26,277,000
2017-11-19Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys21,059,000
2017-11-12Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falconssplit window21,963,000
2017-11-05Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys21,681,000
2017-10-29Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins22,019,000
2017-10-22Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49erssplit window16,124,000
2017-10-08Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys23,859,000
2017-10-01Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboyssplit window20,056,000
2017-09-25Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals13,691,000
2017-09-17Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncossplit window25,969,000
2017-09-10New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys24,366,000
2017-01-15Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys48,500,000
2017-01-01Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window17,000,000
2016-12-26Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys18,600,000
2016-12-18Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys24,100,000
2016-12-11Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants26,500,000
2016-12-01Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings21,800,000
2016-11-24Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys35,100,000
2016-11-20Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboyssplit window17,600,000
2016-11-13Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window28,900,000
2016-11-06Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Brownssplit window20,200,000
2016-10-30Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys18,000,000
2016-10-16Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packerssplit window28,000,000
2016-10-09Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboyssplit window21,300,000
2016-10-02Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49erssplit window22,700,000
2016-09-25Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys20,600,000
2016-09-18Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskinssplit window19,200,000
2016-09-11New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window27,500,000
2015-12-19New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys7,400,000
2015-12-13Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers28,900,000
2015-12-07Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins14,200,000
2015-11-26Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys32,500,000
2015-11-08Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys23,000,000
2015-11-01Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys29,400,000
2015-10-25Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants24,500,000
2015-10-11New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboyssplit window26,100,000
2015-10-04Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints24,200,000
2015-09-27Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboyssplit window18,300,000
2015-09-20Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles27,200,000
2015-09-13New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys26,800,000
2015-01-11Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers44,380,000
2015-01-04Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys42,320,000
2014-12-28Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskinssplit window17,950,000
2014-12-21Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboyssplit window25,890,000
2014-12-14Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles24,250,000
2014-12-04Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears9,110,000
2014-11-27Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys32,030,000
2014-11-23Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants22,380,000
2014-11-02Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboyssplit window22,270,000
2014-10-27Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys18,810,000
2014-10-19New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window26,980,000
2014-10-12Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawkssplit window30,020,000
2014-09-28New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys22,680,000
2014-09-07San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboyssplit window28,000,000
1996-01-28Super Bowl XXX94,080,000
1994-01-30Super Bowl XXVIII90,000,000
1993-01-31Super Bowl XXVII90,990,000
1979-01-21Super Bowl XIII74,740,000
1978-01-15Super Bowl XII78,940,000
1976-01-18Super Bowl X57,710,000
1972-01-16Super Bowl VI56,640,000
1971-01-17Super Bowl V46,040,000