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Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions

Nielsen average audience: 13,862,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2017-10-29 Sunday
Networks
NBC
Away
Lions
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Steelers
13,862,000
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
13,862,000
13.862M (14.0M) Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
13,900,000
Steelers-Lions scored an 8.0 rating and 13.9 million viewers on NBC Sunday night … 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 8 of 17 · 31st of 57 published NFL figures in the 2017 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 20:39 UTC
NFL 2017 season ledger

Prior-season comparable

18,000,000
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
2016-10-30 · NBC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
−23.0% 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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