GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 24: Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers completes a reception for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Championship game at Lambeau Field on January 24, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
NFC Championship on FOX Draws Best Viewership Since 2017 with Peak Audience of 53 Million
FOX Sports Concludes its 2020-21 Coverage with Regular Season’s Most-Watched NFL Package on Television
Buccaneers-Packers Delivers Most-Streamed NFL Game in Network History
NEW YORK – Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched a ticket to Super Bowl LV under the lights at the storied Lambeau Field in FOX Sports’ presentation of the NFC Championship Game, to an average audience of 46 million across FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports streaming platforms, NFL Digital and Verizon Media Mobile properties. The game peaked at 53 million viewers from 6:00-6:15 PM ET.
The matchup drew an average audience of 44.8 million on FOX, including connected TV platforms, in an exciting conclusion to this season’s most-watched NFL television package.
Key Highlights:
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP ON FOX
- The Buccaneers-Packers showdown delivered FOX Sports’ best performance for an NFC Championship Game since 2017 (Green Bay Packers-Atlanta Falcons)
- Sunday’s telecast peaked at 53 million viewers on FOX during the 6:00-6:15 PM ET window
- On FOX, the NFC Championship drew an average audience of 44.8 million, up +3% over last year’s game (Green Bay Packers-San Francisco 49ers) and +8% over last year’s comparable window
- Sunday’s game represents the most-watched telecast of any kind on any network since Super Bowl LIV
DIGITAL
- Most-streamed NFL game in FOX Sports history, excluding Super Bowls, with an average minute audience of 1.6 million
- Up +58% over last season’s NFL Championship and +28% over the previous high set last Sunday for the Buccaneers-Saints Divisional Playoffs
- FOX Sports’ NFC Championship Watch Party, hosted by Michael Vick, Greg Jennings and Emmanuel Sanders, drew more than 2 million viewers across the network’s social and digital platforms.
FOX DEPORTES
- FOX Deportes scored its most-watched NFL telecast of the day on Spanish-language television
2020-21 REGULAR SEASON ON FOX
- NFL on FOX finished the regular season with an average viewership of 18.1 million, which ranks as the season’s most-watched NFL package on television
- For the 27th consecutive season, FOX NFL SUNDAY remains the No. 1 NFL pregame show on television
*All Data According to Nielsen Media Research and Adobe Analytics
