FOX Sports Scores HUGE Ratings With Tom Brady Buccaneers Debut Against Saints

Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers debut scored big ratings for FOX Sports on Sunday.

According to viewing figures released by the network, the game between the Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints drew a 16.2 overnight rating, which was way up from last year’s national Week 1 game.

Those figures make it the most-watched NFL telecast since Super Bowl LIV.

Fox says the @saints win over the @bucs drew a 16.2 overnight rating.

That is a four-year high for a FOX NFL Week 1 game.

The national (final) number comes out Tuesday including viewership info prior to the out-of-home viewership.

One conclusion: The NFL isn't dead.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) September 14, 2020

Fox Sports says Tom Brady debut with the @Buccaneers against Drew Brees' @Saints drew a 16.2 overnight rating, up 2% over last season's comparable 15.9. Sunday's game could be the most-watched telecast of any kind since Super Bow.
— Michael McCarthy (@MMcCarthyREV) September 14, 2020

The star-studded showdown between Brady's @Buccaneers and Brees' @Saints led America's Game of the Week to a strong start. ? pic.twitter.com/q6NM6youjN
— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) September 14, 2020