The Buccaneers beating the Patriots 19-17 put up some monster TV ratings.
According to TVSeriesFinale.com, Brady and the Bucs earning a win on “Sunday Night Football” averaged 22.42 millions viewers on NBC in the early data. (REVIEW: ‘Westworld’ Season 3 Ends With The Possible Deaths Of Multiple Characters)
Due to the fact it was a live sporting event, the final ratings will be higher.
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I’m not surprised at all that the numbers are so gigantic. I think we all knew Tom Brady returning to Gillette Stadium would put up monster ratings.
After all, it was the biggest game of the weekend and it’s not hard to understand why the game had so many viewers.
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Brady won six Super Bowls with the Patriots over the course of 20 years, and then he left for the Buccaneers. As soon as he linked up with Bruce Arians, he won another Super Bowl and then returned to Foxborough as an opposing QB.
It was a storyline right out of Hollywood, and the game being way closer than expected didn’t disappoint.
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It was a hell of a night in the NFL, and fans clearly loved it. As a football fan and an American, it’s exactly what I want to see!