The NFL gained back some of its viewership losses during the 2018 regular season, with game audiences up 5 percent across the board. The league had seen nearly an 18 percent drop over the last two seasons. NFL games in 2018 averaged 15.76 million viewers across CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC and NFL Network, up from 14.96 million last season, but that is still down from 16.5 million viewers two seasons ago. All TV partners saw gains this season.