We have some tweets from both CBS and NBC in regards to their overnight ratings for NFL Week 3.
For CBS, it saw its first ratings increase for the 2012 season as the late national window featuring Houston at Denver and Pittsburgh at Oakland brought in a 14.9/27, up significantly from the same period a year ago and CBS also saw an increase for its 1 p.m. ET regional window.
NFL ON CBS scores highest NFL wknd rtg with 14.9/27 in mm for Hous/Den & Pitt/Oak up 10% and early regional games rated 11.4/23 up 23%
— CBS Sports PR(@CBSSportsGang) September 24, 2012
For the first time this season, the 4:25 p.m. window outrated NBC’s Sunday Night Football. NBC saw a 14.3 which is up 8% from the Week 3 game a year ago.
Pats-Ravens last night on #SNFonNBC drew 14.3 overnight, up 8% from Wk 3 in 2011 (13.2 Steelers-Colts) and easily the #1 show of the night
— NBCSportsPR (@NBCSportsPR) September 24, 2012
NBC says the New England-Baltimore game last night is the 2nd highest-rated Week 3 Sunday Night Football game ever and 2nd best Week 3 primetime game on any network dating back to 1997.
14.3 overnight for #SNFonNBC is 2nd best SNF Wk 3 game ever, and 2nd best week 3 primetime overnight in 15 years (Phi-Dal 17.9 in ’97)
— NBCSportsPR (@NBCSportsPR) September 24, 2012
Naturally, the top two local markets for the night were Baltimore and Boston. Providence, the Patriots’ secondary market was third.
Top mkts for #SNFonNBC Baltimore 38.3/54, Boston 37.1/56, Providence 29.9/43, Richmond 20.1/28, Las Vegas 18.2/27.
— NBCSportsPR (@NBCSportsPR) September 24, 2012
And that will do it.
