ESPN live TV viewing records smashed by Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans with staggering figure
ESPN revealed a huge viewership for their season-ending NFL program.
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans in the postseason division round, according to the network.
Additionally, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and company contributed to the game’s significant increase in viewership on Saturday afternoon.
At Arrowhead Stadium, 32.7 million people watched the game.
Since 1987, it has been the most watched ESPN game ever.
Additionally, according to ESPN, it was the highest-rated Division Saturday game at 4:30 PM ET on any network since 2016.
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Additionally, the number was boosted by ESPN’s wild card playoff telecast.
On average, 25.3 million people watched the Monday night game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.
For the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game in the same position last year, that was a 13% decrease.
During the regular season, Monday Night Football is owned by ESPN.
The final of their 25 live broadcasts was the division round match on Saturday.
In Week 18, they also had two Saturday games and four Monday doubleheaders on both ESPN and ABC.
ESPN has also returned to the rotation to broadcast the Super Bowl alongside CBS, Fox, and NBC as part of their current agreement.
The major game will be televised on ESPN and ABC in 2027 and 2031.
This year’s playoff division round was shown on all four networks.
Before Fox’s Washington Commanders game versus the Detroit Lions later in the day, ESPN kicked off the program.
The Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams game on NBC kicked off Sunday.
Conference championship schedule
The NFC Championship Game
The Philadelphia Eagles’ Washington Commanders (Fox)
Sunday, January 26, at 3 p.m. ET
The AFC Championship Game
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills (CBS)
630 p.m. on Sunday, January 26 ET
The Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Ravens game on CBS came next.
The remaining games in the 2025 NFL season will be split between Fox and CBS.
This Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, Fox will broadcast the Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship Game.
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At 6:30 p.m. ET, the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs will play in the AFC Championship Game.
Fox will broadcast Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sunday, February 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET.