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MORE PEOPLE WATCH "THE NFL ON CBS" THAN ANY OTHER NETWORK THROUGH SEVEN WEEKS OF 2007 NFL SEASON GAMES

Through seven weeks of the 2007 NFL regular-season, more people watch NFL games on CBS than any other network.  This is based on a cumulative analysis of Nielsen data.

 

The cumulative audience is based on Total Viewers (Persons 2+) who have watched at least six minutes of NFL game coverage since the start of the 2007 regular-season.

 

Through seven weeks of the 2007 season (September 6-October 22, 2007), THE NFL ON CBS regular-season games were seen by an estimated 107.4 million viewers, +4% higher than FOX's 102.9 million viewers, +4% higher than NBC's 103.1 million viewers and +45% higher than ESPN's 74.3 million.

 

CBS's viewership-to-date in the 2007 season is +4% vs. the 2006 season (107.4 million vs. 103.5 million); FOX is down -4% (102.9 million vs. 107.1 million); NBC is +3% (103.1 million vs. 100.2 million) and ESPN is off -6% vs. last season (74.3 million vs. 79.0 million).

 

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THE NFL ON CBS will broadcast one of the most highly anticipated regular-season games in NFL history as the undefeated New England Patriots (8-0) take on the Super Bowl champions and undefeated Indianapolis Colts (7-0) on Sunday, Nov. 4 in a rematch of the 2007 AFC Championship Game.

 

The Patriots-Colts game is the latest point in the season that two undefeated teams have played each other in NFL history.