I have run out of things to say about the monster TV ratings for the NFL this season. We’re headed towards another ratings record for the NFL postseason and Super Bowl unless the Big Game is a total stinker, but it’ll still be around a 40 rating and 60 share. That’s where we’re going. So here’s the latest release from the NFL touting the ratings of Week 12’s games.
FOOTBALL SCORES TOP FOUR TV SHOWS OF THE WEEK
Cowboys-Giants on FOX Most Watched
NFL Games 10 Most-Watched & 18 of Top 20 Sporting Events since Super Bowl
NFL Tops Ratings in 27 Local Markets
Football was again a TV winner accounting for the four most-watched shows on television last week (Nov. 30-Dec. 6).
The FOX doubleheader game (mostly Cowboys-Giants) topped the charts with 27.8 million viewers and ranks as the third most-watched NFL telecast of the season. Patriots-Saints on ESPN last Monday night (Nov. 30) ranked second with 21.4 million viewers and was followed by the Vikings-Cardinals on NBC with 20.9 million viewers and the SEC Championship Game (Alabama-Florida) on CBS with 18.0 million viewers.
NFL games account for the top 10 and 18 of the top 20 most-watched sporting events since Super Bowl XLIII.
Following are the most watched sporting events since Super Bowl XLIII:
Rank (since Super Bowl)/ Event
Viewers
1. FOX Sunday National (mostly Vikings-Packers), 11/1
29.8 million
2. FOX Sunday National (mostly Falcons-Cowboys) 10/25
28.4 million
3. FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Giants), 12/6
27.8 million
4. FOX Sunday National (mostly Packers-Cowboys), 11/15
26.7 million
5. CBS Thanksgiving Game (Raiders-Cowboys), 11/26
25.2 million
6. FOX Sunday National (mostly Redskins-Giants), 9/13
25.1 million
7. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Cowboys), 9/20
24.8 million
8. CBS Sunday National (mostly Titans-Patriots), 10/18
23.9 million
9. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Bears), 9/20
23.9 million
10. FOX Sunday National (mostly Bears-Vikings), 11/29
23.6 million
11. World Series Game 4 (Yankees-Phillies), 11/1
22.8 million
12.
NBC Sunday Night Football (Patriots-Colts), 11/1522.4 million
13. World Series Game 6 (Phillies-Yankees), 11/5
22.3 million
14. FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Broncos), 10/4
22.0 million
15. FOX Thanksgiving Game (Packers-Lions), 11/26
22.0 million
NFL games topped the local ratings in 27 NFL markets last week.
Following are the NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6:
Week of 11/30-12/6
HH
HH
RTG
Market
Game
Date
RTG
SHR
Rank
New Orleans
Patriots at Saints
12/6/09
66.7
84
1
Minneapolis
Vikings at Cardinals
12/6/09
44.6
62
1
Pittsburgh
Raiders at Steelers
12/6/09
41.0
69
1
Cincinnati
Lions at Bengals
12/6/09
38.1
63
1
Indianapolis
Titans at Colts
12/6/09
35.3
58
1
Boston
Patriots at Saints
12/6/09
35.0
52
1
Dallas
Cowboys at Giants
12/6/09
34.1
58
1
Nashville
Titans at Colts
12/6/09
34.0
59
1
Phoenix
Vikings at Cardinals
12/6/09
31.9
46
1
Denver
Broncos at Chiefs
12/6/09
29.8
54
1
Washington, DC
Saints at Redskins
12/6/09
29.6
57
1
Kansas City
Broncos at Chiefs
12/6/09
28.9
53
1
Buffalo
Jets vs. Bills (Toronto)
12/3/09
27.3
41
1
San Diego
Chargers at Browns
12/6/09
26.8
49
1
Philadelphia
Eagles at Falcons
12/6/09
24.4
47
1
Milwaukee
Vikings at Cardinals
12/6/09
23.8
36
1
Chicago
Rams at Bears
12/6/09
23.5
47
1
Cleveland
Chargers at Browns
12/6/09
22.8
39
1
Charlotte
Bucs at Panthers
12/6/09
22.4
41
1
Seattle
49ers at Seahawks
12/6/09
20.9
46
1
Miami
Patriots at Dolphins
12/6/09
19.6
44
1
Baltimore
Patriots at Saints
11/30/09
18.8
29
1
New York
Cowboys at Giants
12/6/09
18.6
34
1
San Fran-Oakland
49ers at Seahawks
12/6/09
17.9
44
1
Detroit
Lions at Bengals
12/6/09
17.5
38
1
Houston
Texans at Jaguars
12/6/09
16.4
33
1
St. Louis
Rams at Bears
12/6/09
16.2
32
1
* Local affiliate & ESPN combined
** Local affiliate & NFL Network combined
Source: NFL & Nielsen Media Research
Impressive to say the least.
