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Thursday Night Football debuted on the 23rd of November 2006 when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos 19 to 10. This broadcast was part of NFL Network's Run to the Playoffs package that included eight total games split between Thursday and Saturday nights.
CBS acquired partial rights for the 2014 season under a one-year deal valued at $275 million while NBC and CBS each aired five games starting in February 2016. Fox won the next package in January 2018 securing a five-year deal lasting through 2022 that included eleven games per season before ending early due to disputes.
The 16th of November 2017 telecast became the first NFL broadcast to intentionally use the Skycam as its primary camera angle instead of traditional sideline cameras. Fox employed 45 cameras including dual-skycam setups and triple-lens pylon cameras during their tenure from 2018 to 2021 while Amazon adopted advanced tools including 13 super slo-mo cameras and TrackMan ball tracking systems.
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms became the lead broadcast team when CBS assumed production responsibilities in 2014 while Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth handled NBC-produced games starting in 2016. Amazon secured Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit as its lead broadcast team in July 2022 with Kaylee Hartung added as sideline reporter that same month.
Average viewership increased from around 7 million to approximately 11.8 million during the 2014 season after CBS joined the package. The inaugural CBS game achieved an audience share of 13.7 with an average of 20.7 million viewers representing a 108% increase over the first NFL Network game in 2013.
Arian Foster called it hypocritical for the NFL to emphasize player safety while allowing games on three days rest on the 6th of October 2014. Tua Tagovailoa suffered head and neck injuries during the 29th of September 2022 game between the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals following a previous injury four days earlier.