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NFL 2025 Season Sees 10% Viewer Surge

1/8/2026

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  • The National Football League (NFL) 2025 regular season averaged 18.7 million viewers per game, up 10% from 2024.
  • CBS led as the most-watched broadcast partner with 21.3 million average viewers, boosted by a Thanksgiving game drawing over 57 million.
  • NBC's Sunday Night Football averaged 23.5 million viewers, remaining the top prime-time show.
  • The wild-card round begins Saturday with six teams not in last year's playoffs.