NFL Thanksgiving Day Games Break Viewership Records
The league's 2024 Thanksgiving tripleheader drew a record-breaking 141 million total viewers and averaged 34.2 million per game.
- The 2024 NFL Thanksgiving Day games set new records with an average of 34.2 million viewers across all three matchups, the highest since records began in 1988.
- A total unduplicated audience of 141 million tuned in for the games, marking a 6% increase from 2023 and a 2% rise from the previous record in 2022.
- The early game between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions drew 37.5 million viewers, the largest audience ever for an early Thanksgiving matchup.
- The New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys game attracted 38.8 million viewers, making it the fourth most-watched Thanksgiving Day game on record.
- Streaming viewership for the games reached an all-time high, with an average minute audience of 1.1 million, up 36% from last year.