The last Thursday Night Football game of the season that resulted in a San Diego Chargers upset of the Denver Broncos in the Mile High City resulted in good numbers for NFL Network.
The game saw a 5.6 US household rating for just NFL Network. Numbers from local stations in San Diego and Denver have yet to be added to the rating. In addition, the game averaged 8.9 million viewers which is the fifth most-watched game of the series.
Here are the preliminary numbers from Thursday’s game on NFL Network.
NFL Network Thursday Night Football Rating
San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos 12/12/13 (8:30PM-11:28PM)The following numbers reflect NFL Network viewership only – total viewership will be released on Monday
The Chargers at Broncos averaged a 5.6 US HH rating and 8.9 million viewers – the third highest-rated and fifth most-watched TNF game ever (see below for two highest-rated games)
- With 8.9 million viewers, Thursday Night Football was the most-watched program overall on cable TV Thursday night and now has been the most-watched program overall on cable TV each Thursday night of NFL Network’s 2013 schedule.
- The game’s audience peaked in the 1st half of the game in the fourth quarter-hour (9:15PM-9:30PM) with 9.8 million viewers and a 6.1 US HH rating.
Highest Rated Thursday Night games in NFL Network history
- #1 – Kansas City at Philadelphia, 9/19/13: 6.0 US HH rating / 9.4 million viewers
- #2 – Dallas at New Orleans, 12/19/09: 5.7 US HH rating / 10.5 million viewers
That will do it.
