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Browns-Steelers NFL Wild Card game is most watched primtime show since Super Bowl Sunday

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Posted at 8:06 AM, Jan 13, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-13 08:06:31-05

CLEVELAND — Viewers across the country tuned in to the Cleveland-Pittsburgh NFL Wild Card Playoff game Sunday—making it the most-watched primetime show since Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 2.

Viewership of the game averaged 26 million, with viewership peaking at 27.6 million viewers from 9:15-9:30 p.m. in the second quarter, according to Nielsen.

Top markets for Browns-Steelers included:

1. Cleveland
2. Pittsburgh
3. Columbus
4.Kansas City
5. Cincinnati
6. Baltimore
7.Milwaukee
8.San Diego
9. Washington, D.C.
10. Nashville

The Browns dominated the Steelers 48-37 , clinching a spot in the Divisional round against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at 3:05 p.m.

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