also the most-watched television program for the week of October 8–14, drawing nine million viewers more than the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (19.8 million viewers), and was the most-watched program of the season. The November 4, 2007, broadcast of a game between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts drew a 20.1 rating and 33.8 million viewers for CBS. During the 17-week 2008 season (September 4–December 28, 2008), CBS' regular-season game telecasts were watched by an estimated cumulative audience of 150.9 million viewers, 14% higher than NBC's 132.4 million viewers, 3% higher than Fox's 146.9 million viewers, and 52% higher than ESPN's 99.4 million. The cumulative audience is based on the total number of viewers (persons 2+) who watched at least six minutes of NFL game coverage since the start of the 2008 regular season. For the 2009 season, the network's regular-season telecasts averaged 19.509 million viewers (counting only seven airings during the season by Nielsen). For the first thirteen weeks of the 2013 season, the CBS game telecasts averaged 26.5 million viewers. See also The NFL Today NFL on Fox NBC Sunday Night Football ESPN Monday Night Football Thursday Night Football College Football/SEC on CBS References External links Official website The NFL Today - CBSSports.com 1956 American television series debuts 1994 American television series endings 1998 American television series debuts 1960s American television series 1970s American television series 1980s American television series 2000s American television series 2010s American television series 2020s American television series Black-and-white American television shows CBS original programming CBS Sports CBS Sports Network original programming CBS American television series revived after cancellation