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Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions

Nielsen average audience: 12,326,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2017-10-08 Sunday
Networks
FOX
Away
Lions
Home
Panthers
12,326,000
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 / split window (“(50%)”) · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
12,326,000
12.326M Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast / split window (“featuring Panthers-Lions”) · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
12,300,000
… regional action featuring Panthers-Lions in 50% of markets had a 7.5 and 12.3 million … Sports Media Watch, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

Prior-season comparable

16,500,000
Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos
2016-10-09 · FOX · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
−25.3% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on FOX, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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