September 15, 2026
More than 25 million viewers watched the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots in the NFL& #39rs season opener last week, giving the league a strong prime-time
start that eclipsed President Donald Trump's speech at a Republican convention. The Kickoff Game, a rematch of last season's Super Bowl LX, averaged more than
25 million viewers across NBC and Peacock for the fourth straight year.
Meanwhile, the NFL& #39rs first regular-season game in Australia, drew an average of 18.5 million U.S. viewers on Netflix, with the game between the San Francisco 49ers
and Los Angeles Rams peaking at 21.3 million.
