It was a sensational Sunday that became a grand feast for American football lovers. The fiercely contested game between the Bills and Eagles on CBS attracted a huge 30.9 million viewers.
Bills-Eagles averaged 30.9 MILLION viewers on CBS on Sunday.
It was the largest audience of the season outside of Thanksgiving — up 32% from last year's window. pic.twitter.com/Cv1r0IJUj7
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) November 29, 2023
This stunning number marks the largest audience of the season excluding Thanksgiving, and demonstrates a promising 32% rise from last year’s viewership ratings for the same slot.
According to the press release, the Eagles’ 37-34 overtime victory marks the most-watched game in the CBS national window in 16 years, with an average viewer count numbering at 30.901 million.
It has been since 2007, that CBS bagged a similarly epic audience in this window during a gruelling match between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts that held an average of 33.819 million viewers spellbound.
The 4:25 pm ET game on CBS is registering a healthy average of 24.691 million viewers this season, marking the channel as the go-to destination for “any sports, entertainment or news series” – a claim confirmed by the press release.
Presently, CBS Sports is basking in the highest viewership since 1998 with a convincing tally of 19.670 million viewers on average through week 12 – demonstrating a strong 7% surge from the previous year.
The viewers who tuned in for the Philadelphia and Buffalo game were rewarded with an extraordinary spectacle.
The Eagles rounded up with 17 points in the last quarter, pushing the game into overtime and eventually nailing the dream victory on a final touchdown by the team’s star quarterback, Jalen Hurts.
Fans will once again eagerly anticipate the Eagles in action during Week 13 as they face off against the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship Game.
