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New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Nielsen average audience: 20,660,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2018-09-16 Sunday
Networks
NBC
Away
Cowboys
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20,660,000
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
20,660,000
20.66M (21.0M) Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
20,700,000
Giants-Cowboys scored an 11.7 rating and 20.7 million viewers on NBC's Sunday Night Football over the weekend … Sports Media Watch, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2018 season

Week 2 of 17 · 14th of 57 published NFL figures in the 2018 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 20:39 UTC
NFL 2018 season ledger

Prior-season comparable

20,237,000
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
2017-09-17 · NBC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+2.1% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on NBC, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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