Telecasts · NFL
Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys
26,277,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
final · figures last changed 2026-08-27
Published figures
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full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
26.277MSports Media Watch, verbatim
26,277,000
via pressaverage audience
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
Last Thursday's Chargers-Cowboys NFL Thanksgiving special had an 11.1 rating and 26.3 million viewers on CBS, down 23% in ratings and 25% in viewership from Washington-Dallas on FOX last year, the most-watched regular season game since 1995 (14.5, 35.1M), and down 22% and 19% respectively from Panthers-Cowboys on CBS in 2015 (14.3, 32.5M).Sports Media Watch, verbatim
26,300,000
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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