CBS Sports’ coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Sept. 23, Houston-Denver and Pittsburgh-Oakland, earned an overnight household rating/share of 14.9/27, up 10% from last year’s 13.6/26 (Denver-Green Bay; high-coverage game in Week 4).

     The 14.9/27 is the highest rating in the metered markets on all Networks for the NFL weekend.

     CBS’s early regional coverage scored an 11.4/23, up 23% from last year’s 9.3/20 (Kansas City-New Orleans, Cincinnati-Washington, New York Jets-Miami, Jacksonville-Indianapolis, Buffalo-Cleveland).

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CBS Sports Contacts:

Jen Sabatelle            212-975-4120             jsabatelle@cbs.com

Robin Brendle           212-975-1533             rlbrendle@cbs.com

Jerry Caraccioli          212-975-7466             gwcaraccioli@cbs.com