CBS and NFL Network's broadcast of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on Oct. 23, which featured Denver's 35-21 victory over San Diego, earned an average overnight household rating/share in the 56 metered markets of 13.6/23, +268% from last year's comparable game on NFL Network and over-the-air-stations within the two team markets (3.7/6; Carolina-Tampa Bay; Oct. 24, 2013). Last night's game was the second-highest rated THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game in the metered markets, behind only the Pittsburgh-Baltimore game (13.7/23 on Sept. 11, 2014).
Through the seven games of the CBS/NFL Network schedule, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL is averaging an 11.4/19, +81% compared to last year's 6.3/11 for the games on NFL Network.
Last night's programming on
CBS and
NFL Network from 8:00-11:00 PM, ET averaged a primetime overnight HH rating/share of 12.6/20, +85% higher than last year's 6.8/11 for
CBS primetime programming on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 (THE BIG BANG THEORY at 8:00 PM,
THE MILLERS at 8:31 PM,
THE CRAZY ONES at 9:01 PM,
TWO AND A HALF MEN at 9:31 PM and ELEMENTARY at 10:01 PM).
CBS/NFL Network's 12.6/20 in primetime beat each of the broadcast networks: +404% higher than
FOX (2.5/4), +350% higher than
NBC (2.8/4), and +75% higher than
ABC (7.2/12).
Last night's game peaked at 14.1/24 from 10:30-11:00 PM, ET.
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL continues next week on Oct. 30 with New Orleans at Carolina on NFL Network.
RATINGS NOTE:
CBS and
NFL Network are reporting audience data for the game and related programming, the way it was sold to advertisers, as a gross rating from
CBS and NFL Network.
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