Telecasts · NFL
New York Jets at Cleveland Browns
8,630,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
final · figures last changed 2026-08-27
Published figures
JSON ↓Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
8.63MSports Media Watch, verbatim
8,630,000
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
Jets-Browns scored a 5.2 rating and 8.6 million viewers on the Week 3 edition of NFL Network's Thursday Night Football , up 18% in ratings and 15% in viewership from last year (Rams-49ers: 4.4, 7.4M) and the highest rated and most-watched exclusive game on NFL Network since Christmas 2016 (Steelers-Ravens: 6.5, 14.8M).Sports Media Watch, verbatim
8,600,000
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
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