NFL (2021-22 regular season): an average of 17.1 million viewers in the United States (+10%)

The 2021-22 NFL regular season games posted an average audience of 17.1 million viewers in the United States, according to US media on 11/01/2022.

This figure is up 10% compared to 2020 and is the best average audience since 2015:
• 2020-21: 15.4 million
• 2019-20: 16.5 million
• 2018-19: 15.8 million
• 2017-18: 14.9 million
• 2016-17: 16.5 million
• 2015-16: 17.9 million

Average match audiences by broadcaster:
• Sunday night matches on NBC: 19.3 million (+11% vs 2020)
• Sunday afternoon matches on Fox: 18.6 million (+2% vs 2020)
• Sunday afternoon matches on CBS: 18 million (+9% vs 2020)
• Monday night matches on ESPN: 14.2 million (+16% vs 2020)

Over the course of 2021, NFL games posted 75 of the top 100 most-watched shows on television in the United States.

• The Dallas Cowboys - Las Vegas Raiders game (33-36, after overtime) on Thanksgiving, Thursday 25/11/2022 posted the best audience of the 2021 NFL regular season.
  • An average of 40.8 million viewers watched the game on CBS.
  • This figure is the best audience for an NFL regular season game since 1990.
• The 2021 NFL…