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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