Have you watched more football this year? America’s biggest sport is growing exponentially. Through the first three weeks of the NFL season, the viewership is averaging 18.6 million viewers, the highest the NFL has seen in nine years.
There are so many reasons the NFL viewership has gone up at a rapid rate this year. First, The NFL has continued to push international viewership. They played their first South American game this year, scratching off another continent from the games played list.
In addition to the Brazil game, the NFL has continued to play games in England. They have three games in England this year played at Tottenham stadium. The first game was the Vikings versus the Jets, and the turnout was 61,139. The NFL is also playing a game in Germany this year.
There are also exciting rookies in the league this year. All of the hype around number one overall pick and Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams is drawing fans to their screens, along with the number two overall pick in the draft, Jayden Daniels. Daniels looks like a future face of the league, he has thrown for over 1,400 yards through 6 weeks with only 2 interceptions and Over 300 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns.
The NFL has also done a great job scheduling games in the primetime windows, attracting fans back to their televisions. The first game of the season between the Chiefs and the Ravens had a whopping 29.2 thousand viewers between NBC and Peacock.
The defending superbowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, one of the most exciting teams in the league, has a total of five primetime games and two holiday games, on black friday and Christmas.
The popularity in fantasy football also has increased the NFL viewership, making the game more fun to watch for all fantasy football managers.
NFL viewership is not going anywhere anytime soon. With an amazing season so far and many more exciting games to come the NFL should continue to rise through the 2024 season.
