September 5, 2008
Thursday night’s NFL Kickoff Game, between the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants and the Washington Redskins, attracted 13.5 million viewers, the smallest audience since 2002.
| YEAR | NETWORK | MATCHUP | US HOUSEHOLD AA%* |
VIEWERS (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NBC | New Orleans at Indianapolis | 11.4 | 17,471,000 |
| 2006 | NBC | Miami at Pittsburgh | 12.6 | 19,043,000 |
| 2005 | ABC | Oakland at New England | 11.7 | 18,008,000 |
| 2004 | ABC | Indianapolis at New England | 11.4 | 16,888,000 |
| 2003 | ABC | N.Y. Jets at Washington | 12.9 | 19,149,000 |
| 2002 | ESPN | San Francisco at N.Y. Giants | 7.6 | 10,799,000 |
| *US HH AA% : Percentage of US households – Average Audience during entire telecast | ||||
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