Field Gulls · Jan 6, 2020
Seahawks' victory over Eagles was NBC’s most watched show
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesApparently Sunday afternoon’s Wild Card game against the Philadelphia Eagles wasn’t just a big deal in Seattle.
It was a big deal around the country as well.
Gregg Bell is reporting that NBC claims the Seahawks vs. Eagles playoff game was one of the biggest ever.
NBC says last night's #Seahawks playoff win at Eagles was television's most-watched show since Super Bowl 53. Says 35.8M people watched on TV and digital.
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) January 6, 2020 The adjective-packed press release from NBC can be found here at NBCumv.com.
If true, that makes it the most-watched NFL game of the season, seeing as SB LIII happened in February of 2019.
