2023-24 NFL regular season: an average of 17.9 million viewers in the United States (+7%)

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The 2023-24 NFL regular-season matches posted an average audience of 17.9 million viewers in the United States, according to data from the American institute Nielsen recorded in January 2024.

This figure is up 7% compared to 2022-23 and represents the best average audience for an NFL regular season since 2015-16:
• 2022-23: 16.7 million
• 2021-22: 17.1 million
• 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

In 2023, NFL matches accounted for 93 of the 100 most-watched programmes on American television (82 in 2022).

2023-24 NFL: average match audiences by broadcaster

  • Sunday evening matches on NBC Sector: American media conglomerate Founded: 1926 (as a national radio network) and 1939 (as a national television network channel) Shareholding: Comcast (100%) NBC Sports President: Rick… : 21.4 million people (+8% vs 2022)
  • Sunday afternoon matches on CBS Sector: American TV and radio groupParent company: Paramount SkydanceHeadquarters: New York (USA)President and CEO: George
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