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Amazon’ s ‘ Thursday Night Football’ Debut Did Better Than Everyone Thought
The stream wasn t flawless but these numbers show streaming can be a contender in sports
Tony Maglio Sep 22, 2022 11:06 am @tonymaglio Share This Article Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” debut jumped in ratings from the prior year. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” debut performed better in ratings than you might assume, given the online griping. The game averaged 13 million total viewers, according to Nielsen’s national TV ratings. That’s a win; a person with knowledge of the negotiations told IndieWire that Amazon guaranteed advertisers 12.6 million viewers. Add in Amazon’s own first-party measurement metrics if you’d like and that number grows to 15.3 million viewers across multiple platforms. The Nielsen-only tally is 47 percent better than last year’s Week 2 “Thursday Night Football” game, which aired solely on the NFL Network outside of local markets. It helped, of course, that Prime Video’s exclusive debut was a tight game with the Kansas City Chiefs outlasti ng the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24. The AFC West matchup averaged a 5.0 rating among adults 18-49, which was 9 percent better than last year’s full-season average across numerous networks.Related
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