The first 2024 Amazon Prime TNF game averaged 14.96 million viewers

Numbers are for a 2024 debut Thursday night football. Viewership was strong despite the stinker of a game with an average audience of 14.96 million.

Billed-dolphin numbers were down slightly from Week 2 last year TNF game between the Vikings and the Eagles, which averaged 15.05 million.

There is no shame in that. Last night's game was not very competitive.

The Bills-Dolphins game reached 18.09 million between 9:15 and 9:30 pm ET, an all-time high. TNF On Amazon Prime. There were still doubts about the game.

Viewership for the Week 2 contest beat last year's overall TNF The average is 26 percent.

The strong numbers should continue next week, when Aaron Rodgers and the Jets host the Patriots, who are at least 1-1 and could be 2-0. The Jets could be 0-2 – and thus will be desperate for a win.

While traditional network broadcasts still outpace streaming, streaming is catching up. Slowly but surely.

The gap will continue to narrow as viewers who grew up on traditional TV continue to catch up to generations who have always been familiar with streaming.

Whether the streaming ceiling will match the ceiling of old-school TV is still unknown.