There's nothing like two overtime games in the NFL conference championships to keep television viewers glued to their recliners. The New England Patriots' thrilling victory over the Kansas City Chiefs was seen by 53.92 million viewers on Sunday, the Nielsen company said. That's up 22 percent from the Patriots' victory over Jacksonville last year, and the most watched AFC championship since 2011. With the AFC championship on Sunday night, CBS cruised to a dominant weekly victory in the prime-time ratings, averaging 14.2 million viewers. ABC's "World News Tonight" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.8 million viewers.

Source: ABC News January 23, 2019 22:07 UTC