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

THREE YEARS, UP +6% THROUGH FIVE WEEKS

CBS Sports’ Week 5 singleheader coverage of the 2019 NFL season on Sunday, Oct. 6 scored with a +21% increase in viewership versus last year, and is CBS’ most-watched singleheader in the month of October in three years. 

Sunday’s NFL ON CBS coverage was watched by an average of 16.240 million viewers compared to last year’s 13.379 million.

Through five weeks of the NFL season, THE NFL ON CBS’ season-to-date viewership is the best in three years, and is up +6% with 16.861 million viewers compared to last year’s 15.893 million.

THE NFL TODAY pregame show earned a +12% increase in viewership on Sunday with 3.388 million viewers versus last year’s 3.012 million. THE NFL TODAY’s season-to-date viewership through five weeks is the best in three years, and is up +9% with 3.493 million viewers compared to last year’s 3.219 million. 

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