NFL playoffs and conference championship games draw highest viewership average on record

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The television audiences for the NFL playoffs and last Sunday’s conference championship games are the highest on record going back to 1988. According to the league and Nielsen, the first three weekends of the postseason averaged 38.5 million viewers on television and digital platforms, a 9% increase over last year. The 56.1 million average for the conference championships is an 11% jump over last year.