Overview

• ESPN and ABC averaged 22.1 million viewers for Vikings–Bears, up 8% from last year’s opener and the network’s second-highest Week 1 ‘MNF’ audience since 2006.
• NBC’s Cowboys–Eagles Kickoff averaged about 28.3 million viewers, and Bills–Ravens delivered 24.7 million for the strongest Sunday night opener in three years.
• CBS’s national Packers–Lions game drew roughly 23.8–23.9 million viewers, the network’s most-watched Week 1 game since 1998, with a single national late window boosting reach.
• Fox posted its best opening-week singleheader in a decade, while YouTube’s Brazil game logged 17.3 million global viewers (16.2 million U.S.) using a non‑accredited metric that underwhelmed some rivals.
• Oklahoma–Michigan led college football’s Week 2 with 9.7 million on ABC, and overall CFB viewership is reported to be up more than 25% through two weeks.