Yearly at the least one of many two scheduled video games between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants is broadcast on Nationwide tv in prime time.
It’s annoying to many followers preferring the Sunday 1:00 p.m. EDT window and for journalists who’re compelled to work into the wee hours.
However there’s a motive why the NFL covets this matchup no matter the place every group is within the standings. Folks watch. Plenty of them.
The parents at Amazon Prime discovered that out this week when a report 16.22 million folks streamed the 20-15 Cowboys win over Massive Blue on their service.
In accordance with Nielsen, it isthe most-streamed NFL regular-season sport in historical past and Amazon Prime Video’s most-watched sport since completely taking up the prime-time package deal in 2022.
The 2 highest-streamed regular-season video games have concerned the Cowboys. The earlier mark was 15.26 million for the Cowboys’ 41-35 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 30, 2023, which was additionally a Prime Video Thursday evening sport.
When Amazon Prime started overlaying NFL video games two seasons in the past, they weren’t allotted many premium matchups, a indisputable fact that didn’t escape legendary play-by-play man Al Michaels who voiced his displeasure on the air.
Extra soccer followers are determining easy methods to stream (sorry Boomers) which has led to a 25 p.c enhance in viewership over final season.
