Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans

Name: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans
Creator: RatingsReference
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2025-09-15 · NFL · ABC · ESPN

17,400,000

Nielsen avg audience · via press

final · figures last changed 2025-09-18

Published figures

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average audience

full telecast / TV only · final

press-attributed · Sports Media Watch

The first "Monday Night Football" doubleheader of the season averaged 13.5 million viewers, with Buccaneers-Texans averaging a combined 17.4 million across ABC and ESPN and Chargers-Raiders following with 9.7 million. Sports Media Watch, verbatim

17,400,000

1 press attribution · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

On the record

NetworksABC · ESPN

AwayTampa Bay Buccaneers

HomeHouston Texans

ProvidersNielsen

Prior-season comparable

13,180,000

Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals

2024-09-23 · ABC · ESPN+ · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch

+32.0% vs the comparable

Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ABC, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

Cite this figure

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans (2025-09-15): 17,400,000 average audience, Nielsen (press-attributed), final; published by Sports Media Watch, 2025-09-18, https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/09/nfl-week-2-viewership-super-bowl-rematch-dominates-eagles-chiefs/. Via RatingsReference, https://ratingsreference.com/telecast/nfl-buccaneers-texans-2025-09-15, accessed 2026-09-15.

Measurement era

Big Data + Panel, since Sept 2025