
The Dallas Cowboys' 31-28 victoryover the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day averaged 57.23 million viewers on CBS, making it the most-watched regular-season sport in NFL historical past.
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 historical past. It was the most-watched regular-season sport since Fox started carrying the NFL in 1994.
The Cowboys-Chiefs sport shattered by 36% the earlier league file, which was 42.06 million for the New York Giants-Cowboys sport on Fox in 2022. It was additionally a 47% enhance over final 12 months's late afternoon Thanksgiving sport between the Giants and Cowboys (38.84 million).
The viewers peaked at 61.36 million for the sport's conclusion. The viewers for the Inexperienced Bay-Detroit sport peaked at 57.96 million.
The earlier regular-season mark on CBS was 41.76 million for the 2023 Thanksgiving sport between the Washington Commanders and the Cowboys.
"The NFL. Thanksgiving. Chiefs. Cowboys. An ideal recipe for a file viewers. We're thrilled and honored this NFL showcase delivered the most-watched regular-season sport in NFL historical past," mentioned David Berson, president and CEO of CBS Sports activities.
4 of the 5 most-watched regular-season video games in NFL historical past are the late afternoon Thanksgiving sport in Dallas.
The Cincinnati Bengals' 32-14 win over the Baltimore Ravens additionally set a mark for the most-watched Thanksgiving evening sport. Joe Burrow's return to the Bengals lineup averaged 28.4 million on NBC. The earlier file was 27.8 million when Chicago confronted Inexperienced Bay in 2015 when Brett Favre's jersey was retired at halftime.
