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Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills

Nielsen average audience: 18,950,000 viewers (revised), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2026-09-17 Thursday
Networks
Prime Video
Away
Bills
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Lions
18,950,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
provider-confirmed · 3 sources · revised
figures last changed 2026-09-28

Published figures

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Nielsen3 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · revised
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
18,950,000
The two-week average includes revised figures for the previous week's Lions-Bills season premiere, which Nielsen now estimates averaged 18.95 million Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via presspeak audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
21,430,000
Buffalo's win, which peaked with 21.43 million Sports Media Watch, verbatim
average audience
full telecast · superseded
confirmed · Nielsen
18,603,000
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – LIONS VS. BILLS 4 18,603 8.0 PRIME VIDEO Nielsen, verbatim
1 provider figure · 2 press attributions · provider-confirmed
confirmed = published by the provider · press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

Revision ledger

Nielsen full telecast average audience · newest first
2026-09-28
+347,000 vs initial figure
Sports Media Watch
2026-09-24
18,603,000
initial figure · superseded
Nielsen

NFL 2026 season

Week 2 of 18 · 9th of 17 published NFL figures in the 2026 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-16 03:50 UTC
NFL 2026 season ledger

Prior-season comparable

16,450,000
NFL Dolphins–Bills
2025-09-18 · Prime Video · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+15.2% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on Prime Video, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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