Packers-Seahawks is likely to deliver Fox its best Thursday night telecast in at least five yearsGETTY IMAGES
The Seahawks’ 27-24 win over the Packers on “Thursday Night Football” drew an 11.9 overnight rating on Fox and NFL Net, marking the best figure for “TNF” game in almost two years. The Seahawks’ come-from-behind win was the best Thursday night game since Cowboys-Vikings drew a 14.1 in Week 13 in ’16. That game remains the top “TNF” audience on record. Packers-Seahawks is also likely to deliver Fox its best Thursday night telecast in at least five years. The net easily won primetime on Thursday, with its 11.1 rating in primetime (8:00-11:00pm ET) up 118% over No. 2 CBS (Austin Karp, THE DAILY).
FIELD & STREAM: VARIETY's Todd Spangler noted outside of the U.S., Mexico has "represented the largest streaming audience" for "TNF" on Amazon Prime so far this season, "followed by Canada." Meanwhile, Prime Video members in California have "streamed 'TNF' more than any other state," followed by Washington and Texas. On a per-capita basis, viewers in North Dakota have "streamed more hours of 'TNF' on Prime Video than any other state." Patriots QB Tom Brady was the "most-viewed player" on the X-Ray feature for Fire TV "TNF" experience, followed by Vikings QB Kirk Cousins (VARIETY.com, 11/15).
CLASH OF THE TITANS: In Nashville, Mike Organ noted Patriots-Titans last Sunday "earned the highest local television ratings for the franchise for a Sunday noon game in five years." WTVF-CBS Programming & Research Dir Mark Binda said that the game posted a 26.0 local rating. Organ noted Titans-Cowboys in Week 9 on "MNF" drew a 27.3 rating on WKRN-ABC (TENNESSEAN.com, 11/15).
