Record-breaking viewership for NBC's Thanksgiving Night NFL game with 26 million plus audiences tuning in.

Primetime sporting event attracts over 26 million viewers for the third consecutive year

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2025 September 11 . 2:05 PM

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Record-setting 26 million-plus viewers tuned in to NBC's Thanksgiving Night NFL game.

Record-breaking viewership for NBC's Thanksgiving Night NFL game with 26 million plus audiences tuning in.

The Green Bay Packers' victory over the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving night proved to be a ratings hit, with the game attracting a large audience across various platforms.

According to data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, NBC Sports reported a total of 26.6 million viewers for the Packers' triumph. This viewership figure marks the third consecutive NBC NFL Thanksgiving night game to top 26 million viewers based on Total Audience Delivery (TAD).

The game was broadcast across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, Universo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital platforms, providing viewers with multiple options to tune in.

The national NBC TV household rating for the game was 8.9/31, with the top metered market being Milwaukee, where the game garnered a rating of 32.5/70. Other significant viewership was recorded in cities such as Minneapolis (15.4/46), Kansas City (12.9/40), West Palm Beach, Florida (13.6/36), and Cincinnati (10.6/31).

The game's halftime score showed a lopsided lead for the Green Bay Packers with a score of 21-0. The peak audience for the game was 31.3 million viewers during the second quarter, indicating a strong interest in the matchup.

However, there is no information available about the television director who led the coverage of the game or the media company they belonged to.

The game was an NFL Thanksgiving night game, a tradition that continues to draw in large audiences each year. Cities such as Norfolk, Virginia (11.3/36), Las Vegas (10.0/37), Denver (10.4/37), and Sacramento, California (10.6/41) also contributed to the game's overall viewership.

As the NFL season progresses, it will be interesting to see if more games can match the viewership numbers of this Thanksgiving night showdown between the Packers and Dolphins.