CBS SPORTS’ NFL SEASON-TO-DATE VIEWERSHIP OFF TO BEST START IN

THREE YEARS, UP +9% THROUGH SIX WEEKS

CBS Sports’ Week 6 national 4:25 PM, ET game window coverage on Sunday, Oct. 13 scored with a +21% increase in viewership versus last year and is CBS’ most-watched NFL telecast in the month of October in three years.

Sunday’s NFL ON CBS national game window coverage was watched by an average of 21.422 million viewers compared to last year’s 17.688 million. The national game window was highlighted by the Dallas-N.Y. Jets game.

Through six weeks of the NFL season, THE NFL ON CBS’ season-to-date viewership is the best in three years and is up +9% with 16.957 million viewers compared to last year’s 15.579 million.

THE NFL ON CBS’ regional 1:00 PM, ET game window averaged 12.998 million viewers, up +13% versus last year’s 11.500 million. The window was highlighted by the Houston-Kansas City game.

THE NFL TODAY’s season-to-date viewership through six weeks is the best in three years, up +5% with 3.375 million viewers compared to last year’s 3.228 million.

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