Telecasts · NFL

New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2017-10-05 · NFL · CBS

15,434,000

Nielsen avg audience · via press

final · figures last changed 2026-08-27

Published figures

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via pressaverage audienceLead figure

full telecast · final

press-attributed · Sports Media Watch

15.434M (16.0M) Sports Media Watch, verbatim

15,434,000

via pressaverage audience

full telecast / TV only · final

press-attributed · Sports Media Watch

Patriots-Buccaneers had a 9.4 rating and 15.4 million viewers on CBS and NFL Network Thursday night, down 11% in ratings and 12% in viewership from the second CBS simulcast last season, Texans-Patriots (10.6, 17.5M), and down 10% and 9% respectively from the second simulcast in 2015, Washington-Giants (10.5, 16.9M). Sports Media Watch, verbatim

15,400,000

2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider