NFL Opening Week Draws 19.5M Viewers, Down 13%
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The first week of the 2026 NFL regular-season fell 13% to an average 19.5 million viewers per game vs. the record-breaking 22.3 million viewers per game averaged during Week 1 in 2025.
Source: MediaPostPublished: Sep 17, 2026
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment