For the second straight week, FOX Sports’ America’s Game of the Week was the most-watched program on television. Sunday’s broadcast of the Chicago Bears’ victory over the Dallas Cowboys averaged 25,473,000 viewers, making it the top telecast across any network.
The performance continues a strong start to the NFL season for FOX. Season-to-date, America’s Game of the Week is averaging 29,502,000 viewers, a 15 percent increase from last year’s pace of 25,656,000. The marquee window not only leads all sports broadcasts but currently stands as the No. 1 program in all of television, underscoring the NFL’s unrivaled ability to drive audience growth.
In addition to the national showcase, FOX’s regional coverage also produced gains. The Week 3 NFL regional window drew 15,548,000 viewers. That’s up seven percent from last year’s comparable broadcast, which posted 14,578,000 average viewers. The consistent upward trend highlights the network’s depth of viewership beyond its flagship national window.
The momentum carried into pregame programming as well. FOX NFL Sunday averaged 5,227,000 viewers, an eight percent improvement over last year’s Week 3 edition. The strong showing also represents the show’s best start to the season since 2019. A noteworthy benchmark for a program that has long set the standard in NFL pregame coverage.
Season-to-date across all NFL programming, FOX is averaging 22,422,000 viewers. That figure marks the network’s best start to an NFL season ever for the network, up 14 percent compared to last season’s 19,688,000. The across-the-board growth further cements the NFL’s role as a ratings juggernaut while reinforcing FOX’s position as the league’s most consistent broadcast partner.
The network’s early-season surge reflects broader industry trends that show live sports maintaining a dominant position in the media landscape. While entertainment programming continues to fragment across platforms, the NFL has proven immune to such erosion.
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