data-mm-id=”_u6t5qsbua”>The NFL remains king in America. According to Joe Reedy of the Associated Press, the average viewership across all Week 1 games was 21 million people. This marks the most-watched Week 1 on record. The NFL and Nielsen said Wednesday that there was a 12% increase in the per-game average on TV and on digital platforms. Nielsen began measuring viewership in 1988. According to the report, 123 million people saw at least a part of one game, the highest total for an opening week since 2019. Hans Schroeder, the NFL's executive vice president of media distribution said this was a good sign. RELATED: Bears coach Matt Eberflus reveals why rookie Caleb Williams will shine in Week 2“A great start with the viewership. It was great to be back and a lot to be excited about,” he said. “I think the numbers even exceeded our expectations. Brazil was great and the game was an exciting one. On a new night and window, I think that was a phenomenal start for us.”The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers in the NFL’s first ever game in Brazil / Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesNBC had the most-watched Week 1 game, the Thursday night opener between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, averaging 29.2 million viewers. Their 'Sunday Night Football' game between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams averaged 22.7 million, a 3% increase from last year. For the first time, the NFL played a game from Brazil and had a Week 1 Friday night game. The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 while 14 million people watched on Peacock. It was the streaming services' second-highest-watched live event. Tom Brady returned to the NFL, albiet as the lead analyst for Fox's coverage, and his broadcasting debut, calling the Dallas Cowboys 33-17 win over the Cleveland Browns averaged just under 24 million viewers. Fox averaged 18.64 million viewers across its six games. CBS averaged just under 17.8 million viewers across its six games, the best average viewership since they acquired the NFL package in 1998. 20.4 million people watched the San Francisco 49ers 32-19 win over the New York Jets on 'Monday Night Football' which aired on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+. MNF was the only viewership number that decreased, but that is likely due to DirecTV customers being unable to watch Disney-owned networks. The NFL had its most successful Week 1 and will look to see how those numbers affect their Week 2 viewership. CHECK OUT MORE TOP STORIES FROM THE BIG LEAD!NFL: Jerry Jones hints Dak’s contract will lead to Super BowlNBA: Russell Westbrook’s 3-point shooting destroyed by analystSports Media: ESPN and NBC expressing interest in hiring Charles Barkley Golf: 9/11 group criticizes PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia meetings in New York on anniversary of September 11 attacks
Related Posts
Jurgen Klopp may be out for a slight revenge on Sunday when Liverpool meet Tottenham at Anfield, having fallen foul of VAR controversy in the reverse Premier League clash.
Spurs won 2-1 at home in the previous meeting in September thanks to Joel Matip s last-gasp own goal as a nine-man Liverpool were unable to hold on at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Reds also had a first-half goal from Luis Diaz ruled out for offside by the VAR after a miscommunication between the video officials and the assistant referee.
With third-placed Liverpool winless in two league games after their 2-2 draw with West Ham last time out, Klopp has that controversy on his mind ahead of the second clash at Anfield.
It s always a challenge [against Spurs], the Liverpool manager said…
Brendan Rodgers lamented a game where every mistake we made got punished after Celtic s 7-1 hammering at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.
Last year s Champions League runners-up Dortmund extended their club record unbeaten home run in the competition to 12 matches (W8 D4) in emphatic fashion on Tuesday.
Karim Adeyemi led the way with a first-half hat-trick as BVB led 5-1 at the break, with the forward becoming the first Dortmund player to score three goals in the opening 45 minutes of a major European game since Marcio Amoroso in a 2002 UEFA Cup semi-final against Milan.
Celtic, who equalised just two minutes after Emre Can had opened the scoring from the penalty spot at Signal Iduna Park, became the first British team to concede five goals in the first half of a …
Russia s coach Guus Hiddink said Monday that Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Igor Denisov had rejected his ivitation to join his squad in their preparations for the European championship s finals.
I invited Denisov to join our team in our preparations for the Euro-2008 finals but he has refused, Hiddink said.
It s his decision and we have to respect it. I m not set to invite anybody else. We need to avoid any negative elements in our preparations for the final stage.
Press reports said that Denisov was offended after he was not included in Hiddink s pre-selection, which was announced on May 14.
After the UEFA Cup final, which Zenit won 2-0 with Denisov scoring the winning goal, Hiddink phoned the midfielder to invite him to join the national side but…
Mikel Arteta is confident his Arsenal team can carry the efficiency shown in their win over Aston Villa into their meeting with Brighton on Saturday.
The Gunners maintained their winning start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 win at Villa Park but had to weather a storm in the East Midlands.
Arsenal managed nine shots in the contest to Villa s 11, but Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey s strikes ensured they exacted revenge on Unai Emery s side.
Despite their unusual lack of threat in front of goal, Arteta insisted that his players efficiency in front of goal has added another string to their bow for the new campaign.
Last year, I think we generated more, obviously because of the context of the game when they scored first, Arteta said.
…
Spain s confidence in their own ability never wavered despite initial criticism of their performances at Euro 2020, according to Mikel Oyarzabal.
Real Sociedad winger Oyarzabal scored the crucial spot-kick as Spain beat Switzerland 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Saint Petersburg to progress to the semi-finals.
Luis Enrique s side became the first team in European Championship history to score five or more goals in consecutive games after wins over Croatia and Slovakia. Indeed, Spain had not scored more than four goals in any of their first 42 matches in the competition.
However, their goal rush came after successive draws with Sweden (0-0) and Poland (1-1) in the group stage, and their profligacy returned on Friday when they managed 28 shots across 120 m…
Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will be home to a friendly match between the most decorated club in Europe Real Madrid and Scottish giants Celtic.
The highly entertaining game is scheduled for August 11 and will be played as part of the 2012 World Football Challenge event, designed as a series of friendly matches played in the United States and Canada in July and August.
Tickets for the match are already on sale at and can be purchased for as little as $40. The most expensive tickets cost $450.
Before they face Celtic at Lincoln Financial Field, Real Madrid will play three other friendly matches as part of the 2012 World Football Challenge.
The La Liga winners tackle MLS champions LA Galaxy on August 2 at The Home Depot Center before taking …
Goalkeeper Francesco Toldo has signed a new two-year contract at FC Internazionale Milano, with the 37-year-old saying the Nerazzurri made him feel young as he committed himself to the cause until June 2011.
The former ACF Fiorentina goalkeeper said: It s a great honour to know that signing a two-year contract at the age of 37 is a first for a keeper at Inter. I wish to thank the club for their faith in me. I ll do my best to repay them in the best way .
…
Jadon Sancho s arrival at Manchester United was initially heralded as something of a game changer for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, their right-wing problems set to be a thing of the past with the England international seemingly guaranteeing goals and creativity.
But, as it did with most other stories in football, Cristiano Ronaldo s signing took the spotlight away and it seems everyone has been focused on the Portugal talisman.
That might actually be a helpful thing for Sancho, given his start to life at United has been about as explosive as a candle. He is there, in the background, but unless you look at him it is very easy to forget his existence.
Sancho thus far appears to have largely escaped full-scale criticism, with Ronaldo s goalscoring return and then…
Chile international Alexis Sanchez agreed to sign for Arsenal from Barcelona on this day in 2014 in a deal reported to be worth around £30million.
Closing a deal for Sanchez – who also had interest from Liverpool and Juventus – was down in no small part to the influence of Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.
The former Monaco boss is understood to have spoken to the player face to face while working for French television at the World Cup in Brazil, convincing him the Emirates Stadium was the right place to further his career.
“As many people have seen during the World Cup this summer, Alexis is a fantastic footballer and we are delighted that he is joining us at Arsenal Football Club,” Wenger told www.arsenal.com.
“Alexis will add power, creativity …
Week 8 kicks off with the best Thursday Night Football game of the season as the 7-0 Arizona Cardinals play host to the short-handed Green Bay Packers, who have a six-game winning streak of their own. We hand-picked our three favorite props to give us a little more skin in the game.
We bring you our favorite free prop picks and predictions for Thursday night’s Packers vs. Cardinals Week 8 battle.
…