"The Dallas Cowboys' 31-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day averaged 57.23 million viewers on CBS, making it the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history. The Green Bay Packers' early-in-the-day 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions averaged 47.7 million, making it the second most-watched in league history. It was the most-watched regular-season game since Fox began carrying the NFL in 1994."
"The Cowboys-Chiefs game shattered by 36% the previous league record, which was 42.06 million for the New York Giants-Cowboys game on Fox in 2022. It was also a 47% increase over last year's late afternoon Thanksgiving game between the Giants and Cowboys (38.84 million). The audience peaked at 61.36 million for the game's conclusion. The audience for the Green Bay-Detroit game peaked at 57.96 million."
"The previous regular-season mark on CBS was 41.76 million for the 2023 Thanksgiving game between the Washington Commanders and the Cowboys. "The NFL. Thanksgiving. Chiefs. Cowboys. A perfect recipe for a record audience. We're thrilled and honored this NFL showcase delivered the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history," said David Berson, president and CEO of CBS Sports. Four of the five most-watched regular-season games in NFL history are the late afternoon Thanksgiving game in Dallas."
The Dallas Cowboys' 31-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving averaged 57.23 million viewers on CBS, the most-watched regular-season NFL game ever. The Green Bay Packers' earlier 31-24 win over the Detroit Lions averaged 47.7 million, the second-most watched regular-season game and the most on Fox since 1994. The Cowboys-Chiefs game exceeded the previous record of 42.06 million by 36% and represented a 47% increase over last year's late afternoon Thanksgiving game (38.84 million). The audience peaked at 61.36 million at the game's conclusion. The Bengals-Ravens matchup averaged 28.4 million, the most-watched Thanksgiving night game.
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