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New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nielsen average audience: 15,434,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2017-10-05 Thursday
Networks
CBS
Away
Buccaneers
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15,434,000
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 · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
15,434,000
15.434M (16.0M) Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
15,400,000
Patriots-Buccaneers had a 9.4 rating and 15.4 million viewers on CBS and NFL Network Thursday night … Sports Media Watch, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2017 season

Week 5 of 17 · 24th of 57 published NFL figures in the 2017 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 20:37 UTC
NFL 2017 season ledger

Prior-season comparable

12,100,000
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
2016-10-06 · CBS · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+27.6% 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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