LOS ANGELES — The tv audiences for the primary three rounds of the NFL playoffs are the very best on report going again to 1988.
In accordance with the league and Nielsen, the primary three weekends of the postseason averaged 38.5 million viewers on tv and digital platforms, a 9% improve over final 12 months.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ 17-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens averaged 55.47 million on CBS, making it the most-watched AFC Championship Sport ever. The earlier mark was 54.85 million when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Jets to advance to the Tremendous Bowl within the 2010 season.
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The viewers peaked at 64.02 million. It was additionally CBS’ most-watched non-Tremendous Bowl program for the reason that 1994 Winter Olympics in prime time on Feb. 25, 1994.
The San Francisco 49ers’ 34-31 comeback victory over the Detroit Lions on Fox averaged 56.69 million, the most-watched NFC Championship Sport since 2012. It is usually the fourth most-watched non-Tremendous Bowl telecast in community historical past.
It peaked at 58.97 million in the course of the fourth quarter.
The 56.1 million common for the convention championships is an 11% bounce over final 12 months.
CBS, which has the Tremendous Bowl on Feb. 11, is averaging 45.61 million for its postseason video games. It’s the community’s highest common for the reason that NFL returned to the community in 1998 and a 12% improve from final 12 months.
