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Telecasts · NFL

New England Patriots at Denver Broncos

Nielsen average audience: 48,600,000 viewers (final), per Awful Announcing.

Aired
2026-01-25 Sunday
Networks
CBS · Paramount+
Away
Denver Broncos
Home
New England Patriots
Score
Patriots 10, Broncos 7
48,600,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
provider-confirmed · 3 sources · final
figures last changed 2026-06-29

Published figures

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Nielsen4 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Awful Announcing
48,600,000
The 2026 AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos averaged 48.6 million viewers Awful Announcing, verbatim
peak audience
full telecast · final
confirmed · CBS Sports
57,759,000
Patriots-Broncos averaged 48,618,000 viewers and peaked with 57,759,000 CBS Sports, verbatim
average audience
full telecast · final
confirmed · CBS Sports
48,618,000
Patriots-Broncos averaged 48,618,000 viewers CBS Sports, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · superseded
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
48,620,000
Sunday's Patriots-Broncos AFC Championship averaged a 22.8 rating and 48.62 million viewers Sports Media Watch, verbatim
2 provider figures · 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
2026-01-28
-2,000 vs initial figure
CBS Sports
2026-01-28
48,620,000
initial figure · superseded
Sports Media Watch

Prior-season comparable

57,700,000
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
2025-01-26 · CBS · Paramount+ · Nielsen, final · Wikipedia
−15.8% 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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