The NFL’s late afternoon window on Sundays continues to draw large audiences.
For Week 7, Packers-Lions on Fox averaged 24.67 million viewers.
While not as big as Sunday night’s audience for Chiefs-Seahawks (26.3 million), it’s a big number.
Fox’s bi-weekly slot at 4:25 PM ET has averaged 24.749 million viewers through the first seven weeks of the 2026 NFL season.
This week, CBS has the late afternoon telecast, featuring a Week 1 rematch in Denver between the Chiefs and Broncos. Since the Chiefs are 5-1 and the Broncos are 5-2, he should do very well.
The early window should also work fine. It features the 5-2 Browns at the 5-2 Steelers, the 4-3 Ravens at the 5-1 Bills and the 6-0 Vikings at the 4-2 Lions.
