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Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers

Nielsen average audience: 19,849,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2017-10-22 Sunday
Networks
CBS
Away
Cincinnati Bengals
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Pittsburgh Steelers
19,849,000
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 / split window (“(63%)”) · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
19,849,000
19.849M Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast / split window (“featuring Bengals-Steelers”) / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
19,800,000
… had an 11.3 rating and 19.8 million viewers on CBS … Sports Media Watch, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

Prior-season comparable

21,700,000
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
2016-10-23 · CBS · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
−8.5% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on CBS, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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