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Detroit Lions at New York Giants

Nielsen average audience: 12,287,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2017-09-18 Monday
Networks
ESPN
Away
Giants
Home
Lions
12,287,000
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
12,287,000
12.287M (12.741M) Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
12,300,000
Giants-Lions delivered a 7.4 rating and 12.3 million viewers on the Week 2 edition of ESPN's Monday Night Football … Sports Media Watch, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2017 season

Week 2 of 17 · 35th of 57 published NFL figures in the 2017 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 22:02 UTC
NFL 2017 season ledger

Prior-season comparable

12,100,000
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
2016-09-19 · ESPN · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+1.5% 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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