Cardinals vs. Seattle ties top Thursday Night Football TV ratings this season
Nov 22, 2020, 3:00 PM | Updated: Nov 23, 2020, 7:18 am
Seattle Seahawks running back Carlos Hyde (30) rushes against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Four of Kyler Murray’s first 26 games as the Arizona Cardinals quarterback have come against the Seattle Seahawks and NFL viewers cannot get enough of watching the second-year pro take on his Seahawks counterpart, Russell Wilson.
The latest episode in the Murray-Wilson saga garnered an 8.5 television rating, tying the season-best mark for Thursday Night Football with a game pitting the Chicago Bears against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5, according to Sports Media Watch.
An estimated 14.77 million viewers watched the Arizona-Seattle game on FOX and NFL Network as the Seahawks avenged a Week 7 overtime loss at State Farm Stadium.
Murray is 2-2 in his four games against Seattle. He has thrown for 988 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions while rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns in those four games.
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While the Cardinals do not have any more primetime games, Seattle is scheduled to face the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12 on Monday Night Football.
And while the Cardinals-Seahawks matchup may have been the top billing for TNF this season, viewership for the program is on a decline.
When the Steelers played the Browns last season during Week 11, an estimated 15.40 million viewers tuned in for a 9.2 rating. In 2018, the Packers-Seahawks matchup garnered a 10.0 rating with an estimated 16.83 million viewers.
According to the website, the six Thursday Night Football games simulcast on both FOX and NFL Network have seen a decline in ratings and viewership compared to last season.
