Indianapolis-Houston Scores Rating/Share of 10.7/18 in Metered Markets

TNF Season-To-Date Ratings Up +16% Overall

CBS and NFL Network’s broadcast of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL featuring Indianapolis-Houston earned an average overnight household rating/share of 10.7/18 in the 56 metered markets, +3% from last year’s 10.4/17 for the fourth week of TNF, which featured Minnesota vs. Green Bay (10/2/14). Through four weeks, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on CBS and NFL Network has seen ratings increases in each week versus the comparable week last year. 

Pregame and game coverage of last night’s Indianapolis-Houston game on CBS and NFL Network from 8:00-11:00 PM, ET averaged a primetime household rating/share of 9.8/16.  Last’s night primetime average rating on CBS and NFL Network beat each of the broadcast networks: +263% ahead of FOX (2.7/4), +172% ahead of NBC (3.6/6), and +56% ahead of ABC (6.3/10). 

Through four weeks of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, CBS and NFL Network’s game coverage has earned a combined overnight rating/share of 12.6/22, +16% from last year’s10.9/19.

Last night’s game HH rating/share peaked at 11.3/18 from 9:30-10:00 PM, ET.

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL will continue next week on Oct. 15 with Atlanta at New Orleans.

RATINGS NOTE: CBS and NFL Network are reporting audience data for the game and related programming, the way it was sold to advertisers, as a gross rating from CBS and NFL Network.

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Contacts:        Jen Sabatelle    917/576-2435  jsabatelle@cbs.com

                     Jerry Caraccioli  212/975-7466  gwcaraccioli@cbs.com

                     Dan Sabreen     202/321-4195  dsabreen@cbs.com

NFL Network: Alex Riethmiller 954/599-4154  alex.riethmiller@nfl.com

                     Andrew Howard 310/845-4579  andrew.howard@nfl.com