Football's Big Nights Score TouchDown for TV Viewers
Sports Viewership
According to the Katz Media Group analysis of Nielsen Media data, overall primetime viewership for Monday Night Football on ESPN increased by 9% year-over-year. For Sunday night football on NBC, total viewers increased by 6 percent, while Thursday night football on Fox saw a moderate 3 percent bump in viewership.
The study found that viewership for the division championships increased by 28 percent year-over-year. The NFC Championship in 2018 brought in about 42 million viewers, while the 2019 AFC Championship scored big, bringing in over 54 million TV viewers.

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This chart shows the number of TV viewers (in millions) for the NFL division championships.