Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Lions comeback win over Packers draws 17.29 million viewers, an NFL streaming regular-season record

Packers Lions Football - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Detroit's 34-31 comeback victory over Green Bay last Thursday night averaged 17.29 million viewers, making it the most-streamed NFL regular-season game in history and Amazon Prime Video’s most-watched game since exclusively taking over the prime-time package in 2022.

According to Nielsen, the audience peaked at 18.87 million viewers during the first half (9:15-9:30 p.m. EST), which is also a new high.

The previous record for “Thursday Night Football on Prime” was 16.23 million for the Dallas Cowboys' 20-15 win over the New York Giants on Sept. 26.

Through 12 games, “Thursday Night Football on Prime” is averaging 13.61 million, a 9% increase over last year's average at this point and a 15% jump over last year's full-season average of 11.86 million.

___

AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.