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2015 NFL TV Ratings

This is the 2015 NFL ratings page. For 2019 ratings, go to the main page.

Television ratings and viewership for every game of the 2015 NFL season, compared to last year. Click here to jump to a week: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12. For regional action, the featured game (and the percentage of the U.S. that received said game) is listed where available. Other season ratings are here: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014.

Window/Game Net Rtg. +/- Vwrs. +/-
WEEK ONE
Steelers/Patriots
NFL Kickoff		 NBC 16.2 +3% 27.4M +1%
Giants/Cowboys
Sun. Night Football		 NBC 15.4 +10% 26.8M +12%
Ravens/Broncos (80%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS 13.5 -14% 23.3M -17%
Packers/Bears (47%)
Singleheader		 FOX 11.6 +17% 20.1M +22%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 CBS — — 14.9M +6%
Vikings/49ers
Mon. Night Football		 ESPN 8.8 +24% 14.3M +24%
Eagles/Falcons
Mon. Night Football		 ESPN 8.5 +1% 13.6M -1%
WEEK TWO
Cowboys/Eagles
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 FOX 15.5 +8% 27.2M +9%
Seahawks/Packers
Sun. Night Football		 NBC 15.1 +17% 26.4M +19%
Broncos/Chiefs
Thu. Night Football		 CBS, NFLN 12.9 +2% 21.1M +2%
Regional action
Singleheader		 CBS — — 16.7M -14%
Falcons/Giants (32%)
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 FOX — — 15.3M +17%
Jets/Colts
Mon. Night Football		 ESPN 8.1 -12% 12.5M -16%
WEEK THREE
Bears/Seahawks (76%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS 12.9 -18% 22.1M -19%
Broncos/Lions
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 13.1 +10% 22.1M +11%
Falcons/Cowboys (46%)
Singleheader		 FOX — — 18.3M -11%
Wash./Giants
Thu. Night Football		 CBS, NFLN 10.5 +40% 16.9M +42%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 CBS — — 15.1M +4%
Chiefs/Packers
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 8.3 -1% 13.5M +2%
WEEK FOUR
Packers/49ers (57%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 FOX 15.0 even 25.9M even
Cowboys/Saints
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 14.1 +4% 24.2M +5%
Ravens/Steelers
Thu. Night Football		 CBS, NFLN 11.8 +16% 19.4M +19%
Regional action
Singleheader		 CBS — — 15.8M +34%
Lions/Seahawks
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 9.0 +2% 14.4M even
Giants/Bills (68%)
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 FOX — — 12.8M -15%
Jets/Dolphins
International Series		 CBS — — 9.9M no gm.
WEEK FIVE
Patriots/Cowboys (81%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS 15.2 +32% 26.1M +33%
49ers/Giants
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 11.8 +1% 19.6M +1%
Seahawks/Bengals (39%)
Singleheader		 FOX — — 18.0M -7%
Colts/Texans
Thursday Night Football		 CBS, NFLN 9.5 -3% 15.1M -9%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 CBS — — 13.6M -7%
Steelers/Chargers
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 7.7 -6% 12.2M -7%
WEEK SIX
Chargers/Packers (81%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS 14.5 -17% 25.0M -17%
Patriots/Colts
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 13.1 +21% 22.8M +26%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 CBS 10.9 +14% 18.3M +14%
Panthers/Seahawks (38%)
Singleheader		 FOX 10.6 +13% 17.9M +16%
Falcons/Saints
Thursday Night Football		 CBS, NFLN 9.3 -7% 14.8M -7%
Giants/Eagles
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 8.7 +10% 13.9M +9%
WEEK SEVEN
Cowboys/Giants
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 FOX 14.4 -8% 24.5M -9%
Eagles/Panthers
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 12.2 -12% 20.6M -13%
Regional action
Singleheader		 CBS 11.6 +26% 19.2M +25%
Seahawks/49ers
Thursday Night Football		 CBS, NFLN 10.5 +4% 17.1M +6%
Saints/Colts (56%)
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 FOX 7.9 -7% 12.5M -12%
Ravens/Cardinals
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 7.8 -4% 12.2M -8%
Bills/Jaguars
International Series		 Yahoo! none no gm. 1.6M no gm.
WEEK EIGHT
Seahawks/Cowboys
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 FOX 17.0 +39% 29.4M +42%
Packers/Broncos
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 13.0 +19% 23.0M +22%
Dolphins/Patriots
Thursday Night Football		 CBS, NFLN 10.9 -11% 17.5M -13%
Giants/Saints (46%)
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 FOX 10.1 +15% 16.6M +17%
Regional action
Singleheader		 CBS 8.4 -24% 14.1M -23%
Colts/Panthers
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 7.8 -32% 12.4M -34%
Lions/Chiefs
International Series		 FOX 5.3 -4% 8.4M -1%
WEEK NINE
Broncos/Colts
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS 14.3 -15% 24.0M -18%
Eagles/Cowboys
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 13.6 +23% 23.0M +24%
Packers/Panthers (56%)
Singleheader		 FOX 12.5 -5% 20.9M -6%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 CBS 8.1 +40% 13.2M +42%
Bears/Chargers
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 7.3 -6% 11.4M -7%
Browns/Bengals
Thursday Night Football		 NFLN 5.5 +31% 8.8M +28%
WEEK TEN
Patriots/Giants (66%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS 16.3 +21% 28.3M +25%
Vikings/Raiders (27%)
Singleheader		 FOX 11.6 +9% 19.6M +13%
Cardinals/Seahawks
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 11.4 +8% 19.4M +7%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 CBS 8.5 +4% 14.2M +5%
Texans/Bengals
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 7.7 +7% 12.2M +8%
Bills/Jets
Thursday Night Football		 NFLN 4.8 -8% 7.6M -9%
WEEK ELEVEN
Packers/Vikings (89%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 FOX 15.5 +3% 27.5M +4%
Bengals/Cardinals
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 10.7 -14% 18.0M -14%
Regional action
Singleheader		 CBS 10.4 -3% 17.4M -3%
Bills/Patriots
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 8.9 +10% 14.3M +12%
Wash./Panthers (66%)
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 FOX 8.1 -2% 13.7M -1%
Titans/Jaguars
Thursday Night Football		 NFLN 4.2 -14% 6.6M -15%
WEEK TWELVE
Panthers/Cowboys
Thanksgiving Late		 CBS 14.3 +1% 32.5M +1%
Bears/Packers
Thanksgiving Prime		 NBC 13.8 +21% 27.8M +21%
Steelers/Seahawks
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS 15.4 -1% 26.6M +1%
Eagles/Lions
Thanksgiving Early		 FOX 12.3 -10% 25.4M -14%
Patriots/Broncos
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 14.6 +11% 25.2M +13%
Giants/Wash. (32%)
Singleheader		 FOX 12.3 +1% 20.5M -1%
Ravens/Browns
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 6.5 -3% 10.1M -7%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 CBS 6.0 -28% 9.8M -25%
WEEK THIRTEEN
Panthers/Saints (61%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 FOX 16.3 -7% 28.6M -7%
Colts/Steelers
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 11.1 -11% 19.2M -9%
Packers/Lions
Thursday Night Football		 CBS, NFLN 11.0 no gm. 17.8M no gm.
Jets/Giants (39%)
Singleheader		 CBS 10.2 +6% 17.2M +10%
Seahawks/Vikings (42%)
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 FOX 9.4 +13% 15.4M +13%
Cowboys/Wash.
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 8.7 +18% 14.2M +20%
WEEK FOURTEEN
Cowboys/Packers
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 FOX 16.5 +6% 28.9M +11%
Patriots/Texans
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 12.3 -4% 21.0M -1%
Regional action
Singleheader		 CBS 10.9 +3% 18.6M +6%
Falcons/Panthers (34%)
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 FOX 8.9 +3% 15.2M +11%
Giants/Dolphins
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 7.4 -13% 11.5M -17%
Vikings/Cardinals
Thursday Night Football		 NFLN 5.5 even 8.7M -4%
WEEK FIFTEEN
Broncos/Steelers (86%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS 14.5 -8% 25.0M -6%
Panthers/Giants (52%)
Singleheader		 FOX 14.5 +31% 25.0M +34%
Cardinals/Eagles
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 10.5 -27% 18.1M -25%
Lions/Saints
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 6.7 -6% 10.9M -2%
Jets/Cowboys
TNF (Saturday edition)		 NFLN 4.3 — 7.4M —
Buccaneers/Rams
Thursday Night Football		 NFLN 3.8 -19% 6.0M -22%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS not available
WEEK SIXTEEN
Packers/Cardinals (92%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 FOX 15.5 +2% 27.8M +7%
Vikings/Giants
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 10.4 -10% 17.9M -7%
Regional action
Singleheader		 CBS — — 17.6M +9%
Panthers/Falcons (54%)
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 FOX — — 16.2M -1%
Bengals/Broncos
Monday Night Football		 ESPN 9.4 -3% 15.8M -1%
Washington/Eagles
TNF (Saturday edition)		 NFLN — — 8.1M +14%
Chargers/Raiders
Thursday Night Football		 NFLN — — 7.1M +46%
WEEK SEVENTEEN
Vikings/Packers
Sunday Night Football		 NBC 13.8 +15% 24.3M +17%
Seahawks/Cardinals (51%)
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 FOX 12.0 -23% 20.9M -27%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 2		 CBS 11.2 +14% 18.6M +13%
Regional action
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 CBS 10.3 +63% 17.6M +64%
Washington/Cowboys (40%)
Doubleheader Gm. 1		 FOX not available

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