NFL Ratings: Week 1 (September 6 - 10, 2018)

The 2018 season kicked off this weekend with some of the national numbers down, but regional games kept the league even in year-to-year ratings.

The late games on FOX was the top choice of fans, attracting 23.3 million viewers. That is slightly less then double the audience FOX collected for the early, 1 PM games.

CBS held its own, with an average of 17.1 million viewers for is single, regional games, throughout the afternoon.

NBC's two primetime games were down, year-to-year, but were still two of the three most watched games.

ESPN was flat with its traditional opening night doubleheader.

Net	Game	P2*	Households	A18-49
FOX	Late DH Games	23,300	13.1	7.4
NBC	SNF: Bears vs Packers	22,500	12.5	7.5
NBC	TH Kick-Off: Falcons vs Eagles	19,500	11.2	6.7
CBS	Regional Games	17,080	9.7	5.3
FOX	Early DH Games	12,540	7.4	3.9
ESPN	MNF Early: Jets vs Lions	10,340	6.2	3.8
ESPN	MNF Late: Rams v Raiders	9,610	5.9	3.7

* Viewership (,000)