{"id":20406,"date":"2022-01-12T12:47:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T18:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/?p=20406"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:47:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T18:47:29","slug":"nfl-tv-ratings-2021-10-increase-over-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/nfl-tv-ratings-2021-10-increase-over-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL TV Ratings 2021 &#8211; 10% Increase Over 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20410\" style=\"width: 502px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20410 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nfl-2021-tv-ratings.png\" alt=\"NFL TV RATINGS 2021\" width=\"502\" height=\"259\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20410 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nfl-2021-tv-ratings.png\" alt=\"NFL TV RATINGS 2021\" width=\"502\" height=\"259\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here are the 2021 NFL TV Ratings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The 272 regular-season games averaged 17.1 million viewers across TV and digital. A 10% increase over 2020 and is the league&#8217;s highest average since 2015.<\/h2>\n<p>After the NFL took a pro-woke culture stance in 2020 and turned off longtime and older viewers, the league softened its approach in 2021 and it paid off.<\/p>\n<p>Monday Night Football saw the biggest increase as its 19-game package was up 16% over last year, averaging 14.18 million. It is the network&#8217;s best regular-season viewership since 2010 and third best since 2006, when the package moved mainly to cable from ABC.<\/p>\n<h2>NFL TV ratings 2021 ranked as the top 16 most-watched TV shows and 91 of the top 100 telecasts on television during the season, according to Nielsen.<\/h2>\n<p>NFL games also accounted for 48 of the top 50 TV shows during the 2021 regular season, NFL Media reported, with 370 billion total minutes consumed during the 2021 regular season, the second highest ever and up 18% over 2020. 9 of the top 10 most watched TV shows in 2021 were NFL games. INSANE.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys v Raiders game on Thanksgiving averaged 40.8 million viewers and was the most-watched game in 31 years.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2021 NFL regular season, there were 34 games decided by a game-winning score on the final play \u2013 the most in a single season all-time \u2013 while 49 games were decided by a game-winning score in the final minute of regulation or overtime \u2013 tied for the most in a single season all-time, the NFL reported.<\/p>\n<h2>Here are the top 10 NFL TV Ratings 2021\/most-watched NFL games during the 2021 season:<\/h2>\n<p>Las Vegas Raiders vs. Dallas Cowboys (Week 12, CBS) \u2013 40.8 million<br \/>\nDallas Cowboys vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Week 11, FOX) \u2013 28.7 million<br \/>\nCleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers (Week 16, FOX+NFLN) \u2013 28.6 million<br \/>\nChicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions (Week 12, FOX) \u2013 28.2 million<br \/>\nTampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New England Patriots (Week 4, NBC) \u2013 27.2 million<br \/>\nArizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys (Week 17, FOX) \u2013 26.8 million<br \/>\nLos Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers (Week 12, FOX) \u2013 25.2 million<br \/>\nDallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Kickoff, NBC) \u2013 25.2 million<br \/>\nGreen Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Week 9, FOX) \u2013 25.0 million<br \/>\nDallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Chargers (Week 2, CBS) \u2013 25.0 million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 272 regular-season games averaged 17.1 million viewers across TV and digital. 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