NBC topped Thursday with the New Orleans Saints-Carolina Panthers game, when Univision finished fourth thanks to its Latin Grammy Awards.
CBS and ABC tied for second in ratings among the key 18-49 demographic.
NBC was first in ratings with a 2.6 rating/9 share in the main demo and in total viewers with an average of 9.2 million, according to preliminary numbers. That was all pregame and pigskin.
CBS and ABC tied for second in ratings, both with a 1.5/5. CBS was second in total viewers with 7.8 million, ABC was third with 5.7 million viewers.
For CBS, “The Big Bang Theory” at 8 p.m.