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NFL Commanders–Bears

Nielsen average audience: 12,900,000 viewers (final), per Awful Announcing.

Aired
2025-10-13 Monday
Networks
ABC · ESPN
Teams
Bears · Commanders
12,900,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · final
figures last changed 2025-10-16

Published figures

JSON
Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Awful Announcing
12,900,000
on ESPN, the highest on record for a side-by-side MNF doubleheader, and the Bears' win over the Commanders averaged 12.9 million viewers Awful Announcing, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
per network / full telecast · preliminary
press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide
12,420,000
8 PM NFL: Bears v. Commanders 2.90 29 12.42 ABC The TV Ratings Guide, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2025 season

Week 6 of 18 · 65th of 80 published NFL figures in the 2025 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC
NFL 2025 season ledger

Prior-season comparable

17,300,000
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
2024-10-14 · ESPN · ABC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
−25.4% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ABC, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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