"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 overlapping audience for both Monday Night Football games peaked at 19.4 million viewers during the first half of both games within the 9 to 9:15 p.m. EST quarter-hour.
The game pitted head coaches and brothers John Harbaugh and Jim Harbaugh against one another and peaked at 19.2 million viewers during the 10 to 10:15 p.m. EST quarter-hour.
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The 29.021 million viewership figure is the largest average audience for a "Monday Night Football" broadcast since the Green Bay Packers faced the Dallas Cowboys in November 1996.
"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.”