Through eight weeks of the 2015 NFL regular-season, THE NFL ON CBS is averaging 18.5 million viewers (Persons 2+), +5% from last year’s 17.6 million viewers.  This year’s 18.5 million viewers is the highest number of average viewers for the first eight weeks of the season for the AFC television package in 29 years. (As far back as CBS records go; 1987)

Through eight weeks of the 2015 NFL regular-season, THE NFL ON CBS is averaging a national household rating/share of 11.0/23, +5% from last year’s 10.5/22, and is the highest average rating/share for the AFC package in 21 years (11.8/28; 1994; NBC).