The game between the Kansas City Chiefs and host Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day drew in an NFL regular-season record audience of 57.23 million viewers on CBS, the network announced on Wednesday.
Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns to lead the Cowboys to a stirring 31-28 victory over the Patrick Mahomes, who passed for four scores, and the Chiefs in a star-studded showdown.
The average of 57.23 million viewers shattered the previous record audience for a Thanksgiving Day game of 42.1 million, set in 2022 between Dallas and the New York Giants.
Viewership of the Chiefs-Cowboys game peaked at 61.357 million from 7:45-8 p.m. ET.
As for that 2022 record, it also was broken earlier in the day on Thursday.
Fox Sports reported that its Thanksgiving Day game between the Green Bay Packers

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