This page includes the most-watched sporting events of 2016 by sport and by television network. For the full list of the top 50 events, click here. For a list of the top 50 excluding the NFL and the Olympics, click here.
| TOP EVENTS BY LEAGUE/SPORT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Game | Rtg. | Vwrs. | Net |
| NFL | Broncos/Panthers Super Bowl 50 |
46.6 | 111.86M | CBS |
| MLB | Cubs/Indians World Series Game 7 |
21.8 | 40.05M | FOX |
| Olympics | Primetime coverage Night four |
18.9 | 33.44M | NBC |
| NBA | Cavaliers/Warriors NBA Finals Game 7 |
15.8 | 31.02M | ABC |
| CFB | Alabama/Clemson National Championship |
15.0 | 26.18M | ESPN |
| CBB | Villanova/UNC National Championship |
10.6 | 17.75M | Turner |
| Horse | Kentucky Derby Race segment |
9.0 | 15.53M | NBC |
| Golf (M) | The Masters Final Round |
7.7 | 12.40M | CBS |
| NASCAR | Daytona 500 Cup Series |
6.6 | 11.36M | FOX |
| Soccer | Chile/Argentina Copa America final |
— | 9.80M | UNI, FS1 |
| IndyCar | Indianapolis 500 | 3.9 | 6.01M | ABC |
| NHL | Penguins/Sharks Stanley Cup Final Game 6 |
3.1 | 5.41M | NBC |
| Boxing | Spence/Bundu Premier Boxing Champs. |
3.1 | 4.80M | NBC |
| MMA | UFC 206 Encore presentation |
2.6 | 4.72M | FOX |
| Figure Skating | U.S. Figure Skt. Chmp. Ladies’ free skate |
2.3 | 3.70M | NBC |
| WCBB | UConn/Syracuse National Championship |
1.9 | 2.97M | ESPN |
| Tennis (W) | Serena W./Kerber Wimbledon final |
1.5 | 2.21M | ESPN |
| Tennis (M) | Murray/Raonic Wimbledon final |
1.5 | 2.19M | ESPN |
| NHRA | Atlanta | — | 1.37M | FS1 |
| F1 | Monaco GP | 0.9 | 1.32M | NBC |
| Golf (W) | U.S. Women’s Open Final Round |
0.9 | 1.31M | FOX |
| WNBA | Lynx/Sparks WNBA Finals Game 1 |
0.4 | 597K | ABC |
| TOP EVENTS BY NETWORK | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | Game | Rtg. | Vwrs. | Notes |
| CBS | Broncos/Panthers Super Bowl 50 |
46.6 | 111.86M | |
| FOX | Cardinals/Panthers NFC Championship |
24.1 | 45.74M | |
| NBC | Seahawks/Vikings NFC Wild Card |
21.0 | 35.30M | |
| ABC | Cavaliers/Warriors NBA Finals Game 7 |
15.8 | 31.02M | |
| ESPN | Alabama/Clemson CFB Nat’l Championship |
15.0 | 26.18M | |
| Turner Sports | Villanova/UNC CBB Nat’l Championship |
10.6 | 17.75M | |
| NFL Network | Ravens/Steelers Christmas special |
6.5 | 14.77M | Network record |
| FS1 | Dodgers/Cubs NLCS Game 6 |
5.2 | 9.71M | Network record |
| NBCSN | Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series |
3.1 | 5.22M | Network record |
| MLB Network | Giants/Cubs NLDS Game 2 |
2.5 | 4.61M | Network record |
| NBA TV | Warriors/Spurs Regular season |
1.5 | 2.56M | Network record |
| Golf Channel | Ryder Cup Day 1 |
0.9 | 1.30M | |
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