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CBS ratings soar for Thursday Night Football debut

Published Sep. 12, 2014 2:50 p.m. ET

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NEW YORK (AP) The CBS debut broadcast of ''Thursday Night Football'' had an overnight household rating of 13.7 and an audience share of 23 for the entire broadcast.

The numbers for the Pittsburgh-Baltimore game from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET averaged a prime-time household rating of 12.9 and a 22 share. That's higher than CBS's prime-time programming of a year ago (4.1/7) that included the `'Big Bang Theory,'' ''CBS Fall Preview Show,'' ''Big Brother,'' and ''Elementary.''

The football debut was CBS's best prime-time Thursday delivery since May 18, 2006.

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