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[10/09/15 - 07:38 AM]
Week 4 of "Thursday Night Football" on CBS and NFL Network Earns Overnight Ratings Increase Over Last Year
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, October 8.
[via press release from CBS]

WEEK 4 OF "THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" ON CBS AND NFL NETWORK EARNS OVERNIGHT RATINGS INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR

Indianapolis-Houston Scores Rating/Share of 10.7/18 in Metered Markets

TNF Season-To-Date Ratings Up +16% Overall

CBS and NFL Network's broadcast of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL featuring Indianapolis-Houston earned an average overnight household rating/share of 10.7/18 in the 56 metered markets, +3% from last year's 10.4/17 for the fourth week of TNF, which featured Minnesota vs. Green Bay (10/2/14). Through four weeks, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on CBS and NFL Network has seen ratings increases in each week versus the comparable week last year.

Pregame and game coverage of last night's Indianapolis-Houston game on CBS and NFL Network from 8:00-11:00 PM, ET averaged a primetime household rating/share of 9.8/16. Last's night primetime average rating on CBS and NFL Network beat each of the broadcast networks: +263% ahead of FOX (2.7/4), +172% ahead of NBC (3.6/6), and +56% ahead of ABC (6.3/10).

Through four weeks of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, CBS and NFL Network's game coverage has earned a combined overnight rating/share of 12.6/22, +16% from last year's 10.9/19.

Last night's game HH rating/share peaked at 11.3/18 from 9:30-10:00 PM, ET.

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL will continue next week on Oct. 15 with Atlanta at New Orleans.

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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