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NFL Week 2 ratings: NBC, CBS, ESPN post multiyear highs; Fox tops week

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.

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.

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