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# NFL Week 2 ratings: NBC, CBS, ESPN post multiyear highs; Fox tops week
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/nfl-week-2-ratings-nbc-cbs-espn-post-multiyear-highs-fox-tops-week/
- Published: 2026-09-25T22:01:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T22:01:54.000Z
- Description: Awful Announcing’s Drew Lerner reports that CBS drew its most-watched singleheader window since 1989 at 19.3 million viewers, NBC’s Chiefs-Colts game hit 24.3 million, and ESPN’s Monday game was its best Week 2 since 2006.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Measurement, Drew Lerner, NFL Week 2 ratings roundup

**Why it matters.** Networks can now cite NBC’s Nielsen-based streaming figures alongside their own linear numbers in ad sales pitches, since both use the same measurement standard.

*Signal from* [*awfulannouncing.com*](https://awfulannouncing.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Drew Lerner*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-drew-lerner/) *·* [*read the original*](https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/week-2-ratings-nbc-cbs-multiyear-highs-fox-wins-week.html?ref=medianexis.com)*.*