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New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins

Nielsen average audience: 11,800,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2017-12-11 Monday
Networks
ESPN
Away
Dolphins
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11,800,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
single source · final
figures last changed 2017-12-14

Published figures

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Nielsen1 figure
average audience
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
11,800,000
Patriots-Dolphins drew a 7.2 rating and 11.8 million viewers on ESPN Monday night, down 8% in ratings and 11% in viewership from Ravens-Patriots last year (7.8, 13.3M). Sports Media Watch, verbatim
1 press attribution · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2017 season

Week 14 of 17 · 36th of 57 published NFL figures in the 2017 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 23:10 UTC
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Prior-season comparable

12,900,000
Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots
2016-12-12 · ESPN · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
−8.5% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ESPN, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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