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Giants-Cowboys Thanksgiving game drew 42 million viewers, was most-watched NFL regular season game ever

Thanks to the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, Fox Sports had a very happy Thanksgiving.

The Giants-Cowboys Thanksgiving game pulled in 42 million viewers on Thursday, making it the most-watched NFL regular season game on any network on record, Fox Sports announced Friday.

The viewership number was reportedly up 49 percent over last year's Fox Thanksgiving game (Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions) and up three percent over last year's Cowboys game against the Las Vegas Raiders. That 42 million number also includes streaming viewers.