2015
TV
REGULAR RATINGS
SEASON RECAP
Sept. 10-Jan. 3
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NFL games account for the TOP 25 &
46 of the TOP 50 most-watched shows
on TV since Kickoff on Sept. 10
#1
#2
32.5M
#3
29.4M
average viewers
28.9M
average viewers
CBS Thanksgiving Day, 11/26/15
average viewers
FOX Sunday National Window, 11/1/15
FOX Sunday National Window, 12/13/15
NFL Viewership
41%
25M+
viewers*
19 games
Non-NFL telecasts that ranked in top 50
#26 GOP Debate
#30 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
24%
11 games
35%
16 games
22-24.9M
viewers*
18-21.9M
viewers*
#33 New Year’s Rockin Eve Part 1
#49 CFP Semifinal: Michigan State-Alabama
Source: NFL & Nielsen Media Research. Live + Same Day Data
Stream, Minimum Telecast Length of 25 minutes.
* NFL games in the top 50 most-watched
telecasts since Kickoff on Sept. 10
NFL Network Averages
NFL on CBS
averaged
NFL on FOX
averaged
SNF on NBC
averaged
19.1M
20.7M
22.5M
viewers
viewers
viewers
most-watched regular season
since NFL returned to network
2nd most-watched
regular season ever
most-watched
season
*Data available since 1994
*NBC acquired SNF in 2006
*NFL returned to CBS in 1998
Source: Nielsen. Live + Same Day Data Stream.
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60
Source: NFL & Nielsen Media Research. Live + Same Day Data Stream, Minimum Telecast Length of 25 minutes.
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