Sunday Night Football Earns 12.5 Overnight Rtg. Down From 2010

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Last night’s Sunday Night Football game between Pittsburgh and Kansas City on NBC received a 12.5 rating and a 19 share. It’s down from last year’s Week 12 game that pitted the Indianapolis Colts against the San Diego Super Chargers. Details below.

STEELERS-CHIEFS EARNS 12.5 OVERNIGHT RATING ON “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”

SNF Is No. 1 Show of Night
Pittsburgh Leads Metered Markets With 50.7/67; Kansas City is Second With 33.8/48

NEW YORK – November 28, 2011 – Sunday Night Football was the No. 1 broadcast in primetime last night, according to overnight data released today by The Nielsen Company. Last night’s game on NBC, in which the Steelers defeated the Chiefs, 13-9, registered a 12.5 overnight rating and a 19 share. The rating is down from last year’s Week 12 game that featured the Colts hosting the Chargers (13.0/19).

39 FOR 40: When the viewership is available tomorrow from Nielsen, Sunday Night Football is expected to be the most-watched primetime show on Sunday night. This will mark the 39th time in 40 primetime NFL games – dating back to Week 7 in 2009 – that NBC has defeated its competition (36 Sundays, two Thursdays and one Tuesday).

TOP 10 METERED MARKETS FOR STEELERS-CHIEFS:

1. Pittsburgh, 50.7/67
2. Kansas City, 33.8/48
3. Las Vegas, 19.7/29
4. New Orleans, 18.7/24
5. Baltimore, 18.0/28
T6. Richmond, 15.4/22
T6. Dayton, 15.4/22
8. Cincinnati, 15.2/22
9. Norfolk, 15.0/21
T10. Sacramento, 14.8/23
T10. Albuquerque, 14.8/21

**Viewership numbers will be available when national ratings are released tomorrow**

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