"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
The report from Edison Research comes as an estimated 80 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles for Thanksgiving festivities this week, according to AAA.
As a whole, the program registered as the fourth most-watched regular-season episode of all time and is up 21% over the comparable edition from last season.
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”