Telecasts · NFL

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs

Nielsen average audience: 23,200,000 viewers (final), per ESPN.

Aired: 2026-09-14 Monday
Networks: ESPN · ABC
Away: Denver Broncos
Home: Kansas City Chiefs

23,200,000

Nielsen avg audience

provider-confirmed · 2 sources · final

figures last changed 2026-09-23

Published figures

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average audienceLead figure

full telecast · final

confirmed · ESPN

23,200,000

ESPN's Monday Night Football season opener between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs delivered an audience of 23.2 million viewers ESPN, verbatim

via pressaverage audience

per network / full telecast · preliminary

press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide

14,410,000

8 PM NFL: Broncos v. Chiefs 2.86 31 14.41 ABC The TV Ratings Guide, verbatim

via pressaverage audience

per network / full telecast · preliminary

press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide

8,120,000

NFL: Broncos v. Chiefs ESPN 2.44 8.12 The TV Ratings Guide, verbatim

1 provider figure · 2 press attributions · provider-confirmed
confirmed = published by the provider · press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2026 season

Week 1 of 18 · 4th of 17 published NFL figures in the 2026 season

Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-16 03:49 UTC

NFL 2026 season ledger

Prior-season windows

Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders

2025-09-15 · ESPN · Nielsen, final · Awful Announcing

9,700,000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans

2025-09-15 · ABC · ESPN · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch

17,400,000

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 ESPN, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.