Fantastic ratings are the outcome of (wait for it) a terrific matchup with a great plot that culminates in a great game.
A total of 19.845 million people watched the Broncos vs Seahawks game on Monday, including QB Russell Wilson's homecoming to Seattle in his first game with a new team.
All viewers for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 (the ManningCast), ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes are included in this total.
While ESPN had the rights to the Monday night game, it had the third-largest audience. Only ESPN carried the other two games in 2009 (Packers at Vikings, 21.838 million viewers; Saints at Patriots, 21.4 million viewers). Simulcasts of last night's game were shown on ESPN, ABC, and ESPN2.
1.5 million watchers, or 7.5% of the audience, watched The ManningCast. According to ESPN, the ManningCast audience marked an "astonishing" 86-per cent increase over the premiere in 2021.
The Manning Brothers' Week One audience of 800,000 increased to 1.532 million during Week Two last year. Without Dak Prescott, they will be back for the Giants and Cowboys' Week Three matchup.
The Week Two doubleheader on ESPN and ABC features Vikings-Eagles at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and Titans-Bills at 7:15 p.m. ET on ESPN.
On behalf of the many NFL fans who would prefer to focus on one game at a time in prime time, here's a simple question: Why?
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