NFL Regular Season Games See 7% Increase In Viewers

(Associated Press) – NFL regular-season games averaged 17.9 million viewers, tied for the second highest since averages were first tracked in 1995.

Buoyed by increases of at least 24% in two of the five packages, the first year of the league’s new television contracts saw a total increase of 7% from last season.

The highest average on record is 18.1 million from 2015.

Four of the five broadcast and streaming networks saw increases in their overall packages.