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Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions

Nielsen average audience: 5,177,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2017-12-16 Saturday
Networks
NFL Network
Away
Chicago Bears
Home
Detroit Lions
5,177,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · final
figures last changed 2026-08-27

Published figures

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Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
5,177,000
5.177M Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
5,200,000
Earlier in the day, Bears-Lions had a 3.1 and 5.2 million; there was no comparable window last year. Sports Media Watch, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2017 season

Week 15 of 17 · 56th of 57 published NFL figures in the 2017 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-31 02:24 UTC
NFL 2017 season ledger

Prior-season comparable

4,400,000
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets
2016-12-17 · NFL Network · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+17.7% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on NFL Network, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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