Telecasts · NFL

New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks

2026-09-09 · NFL · NBC

25,100,000

Nielsen avg audience

final · figures last changed 2026-09-14

Published figures

JSON ↓

Nielsen2 figures

average audienceLead figure

full telecast · final

confirmed · NBC Sports

14, 2026 - The NFL Kickoff Game, featuring the Seattle Seahawks' down-to-the-wire 13-10 victory over the New England Patriots last Wednesday in a Super Bowl LX rematch, delivered an average audience topping 25 million viewers (25.1 million) NBC Sports, verbatim

25,100,000

peak audience

full telecast · final

confirmed · NBC Sports

Following are additional audience metrics for the 21st consecutive NFL season opener broadcast by NBC: · Viewership peaked at 27.4 million viewers NBC Sports, verbatim

27,400,000

2 provider figures · provider-confirmed
confirmed = published by the provider