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Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers

Nielsen average audience: 29,100,000 viewers (final), per Wikipedia.

Aired
2026-01-12 Monday
Networks
ESPN · ABC
Away
Steelers
Home
Texans
29,100,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · final
figures last changed 2026-08-29

Published figures

JSON
Nielsen3 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Wikipedia
29,100,000
29.1 Wikipedia, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
per network / full telecast · preliminary
press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide
17,150,000
8 PM NFL Playoffs: Texans v. Steelers 2.84 29 17.15 ABC The TV Ratings Guide, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
per network / full telecast · preliminary
press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide
11,790,000
NFL Playoffs: Texans v. Steelers ESPN 3.58 11.79 The TV Ratings Guide, verbatim
3 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2025 season

Wild Card · 10th of 80 published NFL figures in the 2025 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 20:39 UTC
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Prior-season comparable

25,400,000
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
2025-01-13 · ESPN · ABC · ESPN+ · Nielsen, final · Wikipedia
+14.6% 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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