Thursday Night Football Audience in United States

Thursday Night Football has an estimated audience of 13,465,100 people in United States. 32.3% are female, 67.7% are male, average age 34.3. Top regions: California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities: NFL, Super Bowl, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Lakers.
The average Thursday Night Football fan in United States is 34.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities include NFL, Super Bowl, Buffalo Bills, with strongest over-indexing on NFL (2.18× the country average). Demographically, the Thursday Night Football audience skews more male with an average age of 34.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, LGBTQ+ Identity. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.
Category: Sports · Type: TV Channel · Subtype: TV series
Demographics of Thursday Night Football fans
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Female | 32.3% |
| Male | 67.7% |
| Average age | 34.3 |
| Estimated audience size | 13,465,100 |
Audience persona
The typical Thursday Night Football fan in United States is more male, around 34.3 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for NFL.
Top regions in United States
| Region | Reach | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,156,415 | 0.78× |
| Texas | 1,099,988 | 0.95× |
| Florida | 778,989 | 0.85× |
| Ohio | 497,618 | 1.2× |
| Pennsylvania | 490,241 | 1.08× |
| Michigan | 487,016 | 1.38× |
| New York | 484,633 | 0.64× |
| Illinois | 431,824 | 0.96× |
| Georgia | 356,351 | 0.86× |
| Washington | 337,767 | 1.25× |
| North Carolina | 337,430 | 0.83× |
| Colorado | 297,196 | 1.4× |
| Arizona | 291,853 | 1.06× |
| Wisconsin | 284,854 | 1.41× |
| Minnesota | 282,619 | 1.46× |
| Virginia | 278,573 | 0.85× |
| Missouri | 271,523 | 1.25× |
| Maryland | 246,528 | 1.06× |
| Indiana | 242,913 | 0.99× |
| Tennessee | 240,373 | 0.89× |
| New Jersey | 234,999 | 0.69× |
| Louisiana | 191,266 | 1.1× |
| Massachusetts | 187,428 | 0.71× |
| South Carolina | 183,527 | 0.91× |
| Iowa | 153,659 | 1.39× |
| Kentucky | 149,151 | 0.88× |
| Kansas | 148,101 | 1.4× |
| Oregon | 145,462 | 0.94× |
| Oklahoma | 123,842 | 0.83× |
| Alabama | 119,676 | 0.64× |
| Nevada | 111,351 | 0.86× |
| Mississippi | 102,426 | 0.92× |
| Connecticut | 94,354 | 0.7× |
| Arkansas | 90,230 | 0.81× |
| Utah | 88,794 | 0.74× |
| Idaho | 80,715 | 1.2× |
| New Mexico | 74,472 | 1.1× |
| Nebraska | 67,610 | 1× |
| Montana | 56,272 | 1.51× |
| West Virginia | 54,307 | 0.87× |
| South Dakota | 46,410 | 1.49× |
| Hawaii | 41,683 | 0.72× |
| New Hampshire | 41,645 | 0.78× |
| Maine | 40,157 | 0.83× |
| North Dakota | 37,449 | 1.35× |
| Delaware | 37,222 | 1× |
| Rhode Island | 32,824 | 0.77× |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 32,008 | 0.79× |
| Wyoming | 27,357 | 1.37× |
| Alaska | 24,429 | 0.85× |
Top brand affinities
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.
| Brand | Affinity | Category |
|---|---|---|
| NFL | 2.18× | Sports |
| Super Bowl | 3.49× | Sports |
| Buffalo Bills | 3.92× | Sports |
| Chicago Bears | 3.68× | Sports |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 3.19× | Sports |
| Golden State Warriors | 3.13× | Sports |
| NBC Sunday Night Football | 4.96× | Movies & TV |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 3.68× | Sports |
| Detroit Lions | 3.74× | Sports |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3.66× | Sports |
| Green Bay Packers | 3.45× | Sports |
| Denver Broncos | 3.75× | Sports |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3.3× | Sports |
| American football | 1.8× | Sports |
| NBA | 1.73× | Sports |
| Aaron Rodgers | 3.39× | Sports |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3.85× | Sports |
| New England Patriots | 3.09× | Sports |
| Monday Night Football | 3.91× | Sports |
| Waffle House | 3.56× | Food & Beverages |
Psychographic profile
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).
| Trait | Cluster | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Social Media Usage | JOY | 1.21 |
| LGBTQ+ Identity | OPEN | 1.14 |
| Sports Activity | POWER | 1.08 |
| Sustainability | BALANCE | 1.07 |
| Extroversion | THRILL | 1.04 |
| Risk Appetite | THRILL | 1.03 |
Worldwide distribution
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| United States | 89.7% |
| Canada | 2.9% |
| Mexico | 2.0% |
See Thursday Night Football audiences in other countries
- Thursday Night Football — Germany
- Thursday Night Football — United Kingdom
- Thursday Night Football — France
- Thursday Night Football — Italy
- Thursday Night Football — Spain
- Thursday Night Football — Brazil
- Thursday Night Football — Japan
- Thursday Night Football — South Korea
- Thursday Night Football — India
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Frequently asked questions
How many fans does Thursday Night Football have in United States?
Thursday Night Football has an estimated audience of 13,465,100 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.
What is the gender split and age of Thursday Night Football fans?
32.3% of Thursday Night Football fans are female, 67.7% are male, with an average age of 34.3 years.
Which brands do Thursday Night Football fans like most?
Thursday Night Football fans show strongest brand affinity for NFL (2.18×), Super Bowl (3.49×), and Buffalo Bills (3.92×) over the country average.
Where do Thursday Night Football fans live in United States?
Thursday Night Football fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 1,156,415), Texas (reach 1,099,988), and Florida (reach 778,989). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.
What other brands do Thursday Night Football fans also like?
Beyond Thursday Night Football itself, the audience over-indexes on Super Bowl (3.49×), Buffalo Bills (3.92×), Chicago Bears (3.68×), and Los Angeles Lakers (3.19×) compared to the United States average.
How to read this data
Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for Thursday Night Football. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.
About this audience profile
This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.