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AFC Championship Game

2022-01-30 · NFL · CBS

47,851,000

Nielsen avg audience · via press

final · figures last changed 2026-08-27

Published figures

Nielsen2 figures

via pressaverage audienceLead figure

full telecast · final

press-attributed · Sports Media Watch

47.851M Sports Media Watch, verbatim

47,851,000

via pressaverage audience

full telecast · final

press-attributed · Sports Media Watch

47.85M Sports Media Watch, verbatim

47,850,000

2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

On the record

NetworksCBS

TeamsCincinnati Bengals · Kansas City Chiefs

ScoreBengals 27, Chiefs 24

ProvidersNielsen

Prior-season windows

NFC Championship Game

2021-01-24 · CBS · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch

46,970,000

2021-02-07 · CBS · ESPN Deportes · Nielsen, final · Nielsen

95,877,000

2 windows sit the same distance from 52 weeks earlier; the site does not pick one, so no percent is computed.
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on CBS, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

Cite this figure

AFC Championship Game (2022-01-30): 47,851,000 average audience, Nielsen (press-attributed), final; published by Sports Media Watch, 2026-08-27, https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/afc-nfc-championship-ratings-history/. Via RatingsReference, https://ratingsreference.com/telecast/nfl-bengals-chiefs-2022-01-30, accessed 2026-09-15.

Measurement era

Panel + Out-of-Home, since Sept 2020

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