Last season’s Super Bowl rematch drew a huge audience: 29.02 million viewers tuned in to watch the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs on “Monday Night Football.” Here’s what you need to know:
It was the most-watched game of the season on any network and the most-watched “Monday Night Football” game in the ESPN era that began in 2006.
It was also the largest viewership for a regular-season game on Monday night since 31.45 million viewers when the Dallas Cowboys beat the Green Bay Packers in November 1996.
According to the latest BetMGM odds, the Chiefs (7-3) and Eagles (9-1), along with the San Francisco 49ers (7-3), are favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII.
What significance do the numbers have?
“Monday Night Football” play-by-play broadcaster Joe Buck said last week that the game between the Eagles and Chiefs is probably the biggest regular-season game he and partner Troy Aikman have had in their 22 years to which they called NFL games together. Buck brass knew this would be the most-watched regular-season game on their schedule — at least on paper — but that number exceeds even their wildest expectations.
Viewership on ABC alone was 15.