The San Francisco 49ers' victory over the Dallas Cowboys was the most-watched NFL Wild Card game on any network in seven years.

CBS Sports and Nickelodeon averaged 41.496 million viewers across both networks.

This year's broadcast was up +35% versus last year’s comparable game. The audience peaked with more than 50 million viewers (50.229) for the game’s conclusion. 

The Cowboys-Lions Wild Card game in 2015 brought in 42.320 million viewers.