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Fox’s season-finale broadcast of Thursday Night Football, which saw the Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson put on a show of his own, scored a 2.6 rating and 9.33 million viewers to finish as Thursday’s top-rated and most-watched show in primetime. Still, the Ravens’ 42-21 victory over the New York Jets, in which Ravens…

It's a small thing, but by the time Michael Gallup's shoe came off on the field it was clear last night's Thursday Night Football was going south for the Dallas Cowboys. Taken down 31-24 by the Chicago Bears in the Windy City, last night's loss was the third in a row for the Jerry Jones-owned team. Still first in the…

NBC’s Thanksgiving NFL game that saw the surging New Orleans Saints handle their rivals the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football was easily night’s top-rated and most-watched program, capping a holiday schedule the network kicked off with coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Saints’ 26-18 victory…

UPDATE, 7:22 PM: Took a bit but the final numbers for Thursday Night Football are in and it ain’t pretty Adjusted up to a 3.8 among adults 18-49 and 12.9 million viewers, the Houston Texans’ tight win over the Indianapolis Colts tumbled 13% in the demo from the final Nielsen stats of last week’s smash and scratch TNF…

NFL commentators and various sports reporters have all weighed in on the Thursday Night Football fight between Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. The brawl at the end of the game included Garrett ripping off Rudolph’s helmet and slamming him in the head with…

The blast radius from the chaos of last night's Thursday Night Football grows as the NFL on Friday fined the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns and suspended a trio of players for a fight on the field in closing seconds of the Browns’ 21-7 victory. On the other hand, the ratings were a total touchdown for the…

The Oakland Raiders’ 26-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers came down to the final two minutes, helping keep Fox’s Thursday Night Football interesting with a primetime-best 2.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 9.42 million viewers. Those early numbers are mostly even with the season-low-hovering results…

After three years at Fox Sports, Cris Carter has been pink-slipped. “Cris Carter is no longer with Fox Sports,” a spokesperson for the Murdoch-owned outlet announced Thursday of the former First Things First co-host and NFL Hall of Famer. “There is no further comment at this time.” Along with that no further comment…

For a while on Halloween night it was looking like the good times might end for the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers as they took a hit or two from the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday Night Football. But the Bay Area team hung on for a 25-23 victory to remain steady, as did the ratings for the NFL and Fox. The matchup…

Fox’s Thursday Night Football matchup pitting Minnesota and Washington drew an overall 2.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 9.92 million viewers, off a tenth from the previous week’s season low in the early Nielsen numbers but still dominant overall last night in broadcast primetime. The midweek NFL game, a…

The gridiron battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football looks like it was a blowout in more ways than one. Over on TNF,  the Chiefs crushed the struggling Colorado team 30 – 6, the victory did not take the spoils when it came to Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs' QB suffered a…

It took a bit of time, but the still-unbeaten New England Patriots certainly schooled the young bucks of the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football during an overall steady night on the Big 4 and the CW. In fact, three weeks into the season, the dust appears to have settled on Thursday, with very little ratings…