I think if there is a dying sport it’s football.
Dying? How about dominating?
P.S. All the Dan Hurley's in this list are actually the second games of double headers. The boneyard converted all the D....H initials to Dan Hurley when I pasted.
Top Sports Audiences of 2017
TV+streaming viewership in parentheses
SportsMediaWatch.com
# Sport Game Rtg. Vwrs. Net
1 NFL Patriots-Falcons
Super Bowl 51 45.3 111.32M
(113.04M) FOX
2 NFL Packers-Cowboys
NFC Divisional 26.1 48.52M
(48.89M) FOX
3 NFL Steelers-Patriots
AFC Championship 24.4 47.95M CBS
4 NFL Packers-Falcons
NFC Championship 25.0 46.28M
(46.61M) FOX
5 NFL Giants-Packers
NFC Wild Card 21.3 39.35M FOX
6 NFL Steelers-Chiefs
AFC Divisional 19.8 37.11M
(37.37M) NBC
7 NFL Dolphins-Steelers
AFC Wild Card 17.5 29.87M CBS
8 NFL Texans-Patriots
AFC Divisional 16.0 29.82M CBS
9 NFL Seahawks-Falcons
NFC Divisional 16.2 28.70M FOX
10 MLB Astros-Dodgers
World Series Game 7 15.8 28.29M
(28.58M) FOX
11 NFL Lions-Seahawks
NFC Wild Card 14.8 26.89M NBC
12 NFL Patriots-Steelers (91%)
Week 15 Late DH 15.2 26.88M CBS
13 NFL Chargers-Cowboys
Thanksgiving Special 11.1 26.28M CBS
14 NFL Cowboys-Broncos (81%)
Week 2 Nat’l Window 14.3 25.97M FOX
15 CFB Clemson-Alabama
National Championship 14.2 25.27M
(26.03M) ESPN
Megacast
16 NFL Raiders-Texans
AFC Wild Card 14.4 25.06M ESPN &
ABC
17 NFL Vikings-Lions
Thanksgiving Special 11.4 24.74M FOX
18 NBA Cavaliers-Warriors
NBA Finals Game 5 13.5 24.53M
(25.07M) ABC
19 NFL Giants-Cowboys
Week 1 SNF 13.4 24.37M NBC
20 NFL Packers-Cowboys
Week 5 Late DH 13.6 23.86M FOX
21 NFL Packers-Lions
Week 17 SNF (2016-17) 13.0 23.82M NBC
22 NFL Eagles-Rams (90%)
Week 14 Late DH 13.7 23.78M FOX
23 NFL Seahawks-Cowboys (87%)
Week 16 Late DH 12.2 23.03M FOX
24 CBB UNC-Gonzaga
National Championship 13.2 23.00M CBS
25 NFL Seahawks-Packers (89%)
Week 1 Nat’l Window 12.7 22.80M FOX
26 NFL Giants-Washington (76%)
Week 17 Late DH (2016-17) 12.3 22.44M FOX
27 MLB Astros-Dodgers
World Series Game 6 12.6 22.33M
(22.57M) FOX
28 NFL Cowboys-Washington
Week 8 Late DH 12.7 22.02M
(22.15M) FOX
29 NFL Cowboys-Falcons (86%)
Week 10 Late DH 12.8 21.96M FOX
30 NFL Chiefs-Patriots
Kickoff Game 12.6 21.80M
(22.2M) NBC
31 NFL Chiefs-Cowboys
Week 9 Late DH 12.5 21.68M CBS
32 NFL Bengals-Packers (80%)
Week 3 Late DH 12.2 21.27M CBS
33 NFL Cowboys-Eagles
Week 11 SNF 11.9 21.06M
(21.25M) NBC
34 NFL Panthers-Falcons (72%)
Week 17 Late DH (2017-18) 11.45 20.78M FOX
35 NFL Steelers-Chiefs (86%)
Week 6 Late DH 12.0 20.59M CBS
36 NFL Packers-Falcons
Week 2 SNF 11.3 20.24M NBC
37 NFL Panthers-Saints (72%)
Week 13 Late DH 12.0 20.22M FOX
38 NBA Warriors-Cavaliers
NBA Finals Game 3 11.3 20.10M
(20.54M) ABC
39 NFL Rams-Cowboys (32%)
Week 4 Singleheader 11.5 20.06M FOX
40 NFL Saints-Rams (82%)
Week 13 Late DH 11.6 19.90M CBS
41 NFL Bengals-Steelers (63%)
Week 7 Late DH 11.3 19.85M CBS
42 NBA Cavaliers-Warriors
NBA Finals Game 2 10.7 19.73M
(20.16M) ABC
43 NFL Eagles-Seahawks
Week 13 SNF 11.3 19.69M
(19.9M) NBC
44 NFL Falcons-Patriots
Week 7 SNF 11.0 19.24M
(19.4M) NBC
45 NFL Cowboys-Raiders
Week 15 SNF 11.1 19.19M NBC
46 NBA Warriors-Cavaliers
NBA Finals Game 4 10.7 19.06M
(19.44M) ABC
47 NFL Patriots-Raiders (86%)
Week 11 Late DH 10.9 19.03M CBS
48 NFL Packers-Steelers
Week 12 SNF 11.0 18.95M
(19.0M) NBC
49 MLB Dodgers-Astros
World Series Game 5 10.5 18.94M
(19.11M) FOX
50 CBB UNC-Oregon
Final Four 10.4 18.83M CBS