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New England Patriots at Detroit Lions

Nielsen average audience: 19,460,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2018-09-23 Sunday
Networks
NBC
Away
Lions
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19,460,000
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
19,460,000
19.46M (19.8M) Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
19,500,000
Patriots-Lions scored an 11.5 rating and 19.5 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 3 of 17 · 18th 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

17,478,000
Oakland Raiders at Washington Redskins
2017-09-24 · NBC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+11.3% 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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