The thought of the last two No. 1 overall draft picks sharing the same field definitely brings some intrigue to a Thursday night game. And based on the viewing numbers from Thursday, fans definitely enjoy a matchup like that, regardless of the teams involved.
Thursday night’s Cincinnati Bengals – Jacksonivlle Jaguars game drew 8.5 million viewers between TV and digital combined to make it the most-watched NFL Network-exclusive Thursday night game since 2018.
This was a good way for NFL Network to go out with their exclusive Thursday night games. FOX jumps back into the mix starting with this week’s Rams/Seahawks game and Amazon Prime takes over as the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football starting in 2022.
🚨Jaguars-Bengals Numbers Are In🚨
*8.5 million viewers (TV+Digital) – tops Week 2 & 3 this year to make it most-watched NFL Network exclusive TNF game since 2018
*NFLN exclusive 3-game TNF avg. of 8.1 million (TV+Digital) – highest since 2018
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