CBS debut of “Thursday Night Football” draws more than 20 million viewers

The CBS debut broadcast of “Thursday Night Football” was seen by more than 20 million viewers, the network said. CBS earlier said its broadcast with the NFL Network of the Steelers and Ravens had an overnight household rating of 13.7, which more than doubled the first non-opener Thursday night game last season. Last year, Thursday night games were only shown on the NFL Network. The viewership numbers that CBS estimated as 20.9 million viewers was up from 11.0 million in the comparable game – the Jets-Patriots on Sept. 12, 2013.

Associated Press