FOX’s NFC Championship audience stood out, averaging 46 million viewers for the Seattle Seahawks’ 31-27 win over the Los Angeles Rams, with a peak of 46,690,000 between 9:30 and 9:45 p.m. The audience was about 4% higher than last year’s NFC title game (Commanders–Eagles, 44,153,000), underscoring FOX’s late-season appeal.
In addition to the championship telecast, FOX NFL Sunday posted its best viewership since 2022, averaging 4.4 million viewers, while the FOX NFL Kickoff show delivered its strongest season since 2019 with an average of 1.3 million viewers. Together, the numbers reflect a season of strong engagement for FOX’s NFL package.
Erin Andrews acknowledged that the close of the regular season hit emotionally, underscoring the personal side of the well-known on-air team. Burkhardt and Brady, alongside Andrews and sideline reporter Tom Rinaldi, formed a chemistry that became a defining feature of FOX’s coverage this season, even as the crew prepared for a lengthy off-season.
Brady will not be announcing Super Bowl 60 due to the network-rights structure that rotates the game among the major networks. NBC holds exclusive rights to this year’s Super Bowl, meaning its veteran broadcast team will call the game rather than Brady’s FOX pairing.
Brady did reaffirm his intention to attend SB 60 in the Bay Area, explaining he would be there as a spectator to support the Patriots as they pursue a seventh Lombardi Trophy. The game is set for February 8, 2026, with NBC as the presenting network, in Santa Clara’s vicinity, marking a notable shift in where fans will hear from the former quarterback.
The Seahawks’ Super Bowl matchup will occur on NBC, a stark reminder of the rotating broadcast rights landscape that shapes each season’s on-air talent. While Brady won’t be in the FOX booth for SB 60, his presence at the game as a spectator will still draw attention, given his Patriots lineage and history against Seattle.
As FOX wraps its NFL coverage for the season, Burkhardt, Brady, Andrews, and Rinaldi head into the off-season with a solid year behind them. Viewers looking ahead will watch NBC’s SB 60 coverage and the ongoing NFL storylines, knowing FOX’s late-season momentum and the strength of its championship numbers helped cap a historically engaging season.
