NFL Monday Night Football average viewers 2015-2023

Published by
Christina Gough,
Apr 23, 2024
Monday Night Football averaged almost 17.4 million viewers in the United States during the 2023 NFL regular season, an increase of nearly 30 percent on the previous year.

Sunday, Monday, happy nights

The NFL has primetime games that are broadcast across the entire United States by one major network on Thursday night, Sunday night, and Monday night – these games start at around 8:30 pm Eastern Time. Sunday Night Football consistently remains the most viewed television show in the United States, with other NFL broadcasts also featuring high in the ranking every ear.

TV networks pay top dollar

The NFL generates an estimated 10 billion U.S. dollars per year from broadcasting rights deals, a figure that has increased significantly over the years. ESPN agreed on an nine-year deal with the NFL – at an average annual cost of 2.7 billion U.S. dollars, ensuring the network has the rights to show Monday Night Football until at least 2032. Following on from this, Amazon Prime won the rights to Thursday Night Football for an estimated 1.2 billion U.S. dollars annually.

Average number of viewers of ESPN's Monday Night Football in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in millions)

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January 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2015 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Figures prior to 2023 come from earlier articles.

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