Networks, just try to schedule Denver Broncos games going forward. Days after NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” saw a strong ratings boost as Peyton Manning broke the NFL passing touchdown mark, CBS’s “Thursday Night Football” jumped up with a Broncos game of its own.
Against the Denver-San Diego Chargers matchup last night — which is the last “Thursday Night Football” game for CBS this year — NBC’s lineup ticked down, while ABC was up slightly. Univision finished third, relegating Fox to fifth. The primetime NFL Thursday games will only be on NFL Network for the duration of the football season.