Amazon Prime Video's “Thursday Night Football” package averaged 13.22 million viewers, a 13% increase over last season.
The 16-game package, which included a game on Black Friday, saw 91.1 million unique viewers in the U.S. tune in for at least one of the games, according to Nielsen. That is a sizable increase over the nearly 72 million who watched the first season in 2022.
According to Nielsen, 11 games averaged over 12 million viewers, five more than last season. All of the games averaged at least 10 million for the first time.
The median age of Prime Video’s audience was 49 years old, 6.7 years younger than the average median age of viewers watching the NFL on Sunday (55.7) and 14.3 years younger than audiences who watch prime-time programs on broadcast television (63.3).
Detroit’s 34-31 comeback victory over Green Bay on Dec. 5 averaged 17.29 million viewers, making it Amazon Prime Video’s most-watched game since taking over the package. The Dallas Cowboys’ 20-15 win over the New York Giants on Sept. 26 averaged 16.23 million.
Prime Video will carry its first playoff game during the wild-card round next weekend.
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Nikki Glaser, second from left, participates in a segment with the Thursday Night Football crew after an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
TORONTO (AP) — Matthew Knies had three goals and two assists, Mitch Marner had a goal and four assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 6-4 on Saturday night.
Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists in his return after missing six games with an undisclosed upper-body injury, and Jake McCabe had a goal and an assist for Toronto, which has won three straight and four of five. Joseph Woll had 26 saves to win his fourth straight start.
David Pastrnak had two goals, and Morgan Geekie and Trent Frederic also scored as Boston lost its third straight and fourth in its last five games. Jeremy Swayman finished with 23 saves.
Knies gave the Maple Leafs a 4-3 lead with his 14th of the season at 5:28 of the third period, beating Swayman after taking a feed from Matthews from behind the goal. After Marner’s empty-net goal, Pastrnak added his second to make it 5-4 with less than two minutes remaining. Mathews sealed it with an empty-netter with 31 seconds left.
Bruins: Boston finished a winless three-game trip that also included losses at Washington and the New York Rangers.
Maple Leafs: The line of Knies, Matthews and Marner combined for 13 points on the night. ... Matthews has missed 15 of the team’s 40 games this season — also sitting out nine games in November — with Toronto going 10-5-0 without him.
McCabe’s goal, at 3:29 of the first period, was the first by a Maple Leafs defenseman since Nov. 30 when Chris Tanev scored in a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay. Coming into this game, Toronto forwards had scored 50 goals in 16 games since then.
Toronto opened the scoring for the fifth straight game and is 17-2-1 when scoring first this season.
Bruins host the New York Islanders on Sunday, and Maple Leafs host Philadelphia to open a home-and-home set.
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Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) tries to move the puck between Boston Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei (6) and teammate Brad Marchand (63) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll (60) gathers the puck after it struck the post without scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Nicholas Robertson (89) tries for a deflection on Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman (1) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Boston Bruins center Trent Frederic (11) celebrates his goal with teammates on the bench during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Nicholas Robertson (89) watches for the deflection on Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman (1) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll (60) makes a save as Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) digs in during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe (22) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe (22) celebrates his goal with teammates on the bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Simon Benoit (2) watches the puck pass him on a shot towards teammate Joseph Woll (60) as Boston Bruins center John Beecher (19) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Matthew Knies (23) celebrates his goal with teammates Mitch Marner (16) and Auston Matthews (34) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
