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[10/17/14 - 06:59 AM]
"Thursday Night Football" on CBS and NFL Network More Than Doubles Ratings from a Year Ago
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 16.
[via press release from CBS]

"THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" ON CBS AND NFL NETWORK MORE THAN DOUBLES RATINGS FROM A YEAR AGO

CBS Continues Streak of Thursday Wins for New Television Season with "THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL"

CBS and NFL Network's broadcast of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on October 16, which featured New England's 27-25 victory over the New York Jets, earned an average overnight household rating/share of 11.6/19, +137% from last year's comparable game on NFL Network and over-the-air-stations within the two team markets (4.9/8; Seattle-Arizona; October 17, 2013).

Through six games of the CBS/NFL Network schedule, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL is averaging an overnight HH rating/share of 11.1/19, +66% compared to last year's 6.7/12 for the games on NFL Network.

Last night's programming on CBS and NFL Network from 8:00-11:00 PM, ET averaged a primetime overnight HH rating/share of 10.6/17, +49% higher than last year's overnight HH rating/share of 7.1/12 for CBS primetime programming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 (BIG BANG THEORY - 8:00 PM, THE MILLERS - 8:31 PM, THE CRAZY ONES - 9:01 PM, TWO AND A HALF MEN - 9:31 PM, ELEMENTARY- 10:01 PM).

CBS/NFL Network's rating/share of 10.6/17 in primetime beat each of the broadcast networks: +279% higher than NBC (2.8/5), +242% higher than FOX (3.1/5) and +47% higher than ABC (7.2/12).

Last night's game HH rating/share peaked at 12.4/20 from 9:30-10:00 PM, ET.

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL continues next week on October 23 with San Diego at Denver.

RATINGS NOTE: CBS and NFL Network are reporting audience data for the game and related programming, the way it was sold to advertisers, as a gross rating from CBS and NFL Network.





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