This week’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ telecast was most watched game since 2018
The numbers are in and show that the total viewership for the September 23 “Thursday Night Football” Presented by Bud Light Platinum game featuring the Carolina Panthers’ 24-9 win over the Houston Texans was 7.9 million viewers (TV + Digital) – surpassing last week’s New York Giants vs. Washington Football Team game to make it NFL Network’s most-watched exclusive Thursday Night Football game since 2018 (New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns, 2018 Week 3).
The 7.9 million viewers for Panthers-Texans on TV and Digital is up +35% versus last year’s Week 3 Thursday Night Football matchup between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars (5.8 million) and up +25% vs. the 2020 NFL Network exclusive Thursday Night Football three-game average (6.3 million P2+). Panthers-Texans was television’s most-watched telecast of the day.
Digital streaming across NFL digital platforms, Panthers and Texans mobile properties, and Yahoo Sports mobile properties delivered an average minute audience of 484K – up +26% vs. last year’s Dolphins-Jaguars game (384K).
The 2021 “Thursday Night Football” Presented by Bud Light Platinum season continues Thursday, September 30 when the 2021 No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars travel to face 2020 No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals on the NFL Network. Pregame coverage begins with “TNF First Look” at 3:00 PM ET, followed by “NFL GameDay Kickoff” at 6:00 PM ET.
You can check out the record-breaking highlights from last Thursday’s game in the video below.
(Source: NFL)
(Cover Photo: Panthers vs. Texans, TNF, 9/23/2021 / Image credit: YouTube)
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