Ratings

“THE NFL ON CBS” SCORES WITH MOST-WATCHED AFC WILD CARD GAME IN PRIMETIME IN NINE YEARS

TENNESSEE-NEW ENGLAND SEEN BY 31.418 MILLION VIEWERS, UP +23%

THE NFL ON CBS’ broadcast of the AFC Wild Card Playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 4 (8:25-11:28 PM, ET) scored in viewership with the most-watched AFC Wild Card game in primetime in nine years.

Last night’s Tennessee-New England game was seen by an average of 31.418 million viewers, up +23% from last year’s L.A. Chargers-Baltimore game (25.468 million; 1:06-4:27 PM, ET; 1/6/19 on CBS) and up +7% from last year’s Wild Card Playoff game in primetime (29.468 million; Seattle-Dallas; 1/5/19 on FOX).

Viewership of the game peaked with 34.279 million viewers from 11:00-11:15 PM, ET.

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