The New England Patriots blowout win of the Kansas City Chiefs gave ESPN a cable primetime win. Overall, Monday Night Football received a 7.8 rating and 12.344 million viewers. And MNF takes the night in key demographics. We take a look at the press release below.
Monday Night Football Helps ESPN Win the Night in All Key Male and Adult Demos
This week’s ESPN Monday Night Football telecast – a 34-3 New England Patriots victory over the Kansas City Chiefs – helped ESPN win the night among all networks – broadcast or cable – in all key male and adult demos. The telecast averaged:
- 9.1 household coverage rating (7.8 U.S. rating)
- 8,984,000 households
- 12,344,000 viewers
Notes:
- ESPN won the night among all networks in all the key male and adult demos; finished second in households
- MNF led all programs Monday night in the delivery of all key male demos and adults 18-34; finished second in adults 18-49 and 25-54
Local market ratings:
- Kansas City: 12.8 rating on ESPN and a 17.0 rating on KMBC-ABC, for a combined 29.8 rating
- Boston: 11.0 rating on ESPN and a 21.2 rating on WCVB-ABC, for a combined 32.2 rating
MNF season averages (thru 11 weeks/12 games):
- 9.7 household coverage rating (8.4 U.S. rating)
- 9,623,000 households
- 13,194,000 viewers
Source: Nielsen
This is the first of many press releases that will be posted today as networks try to get things done before the Thanksgiving holiday.
