NFL Had A Good XMas Weekend; NFL Finished #1 in 29 of 30 Local Markets

We know the NFL is the ratings king. We know that the NFL will top most of the 30 local markets if not all every week.

For Christmas weekend, the NFL was #1 in all but one local market. That was in South Florida. Miami for some reason did not have the NFL on top of its local ratings, but with the Dolphins losing to the Patriots in come-from-behind fashion, perhaps South Florida didn’t want to see the inevitable result.

So we have the ratings for this weekend where the NFL finished first in the local ratings. Milwaukee was on top as Packers Nation continues to watch the Green and Gold march towards the playoffs.

NFL GAMES TOP RATINGS IN 29 MARKETS

Bears-Packers on NBC Sunday Night Football Most-Watched Show of Week

The Bears-Packers Sunday night game on NBC was the most-watched show among all programs last week with 24.0 million viewers.

Locally, NFL games top the ratings in NFL markets 90 percent of the time through 16 weeks.  Following is the list of the 29 NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Dec. 19-25:

Week of 12/19-12/25  

 

HH

 

HH

 

RTG

Market Game

Date

RTG

SHR

Rank

Milwaukee Bears at Packers

12/25/11

46.5

73

1

Pittsburgh Steelers at 49ers*

12/19/11

44.2

67

1

Baltimore Browns at Ravens

12/24/11

31.9

61

1

Kansas City Raiders at Chiefs

12/24/11

31.9

60

1

Boston Dolphins at Patriots

12/24/11

30.3

61

1

Chicago Bears at Packers

12/25/11

28.7

53

1

San Fran-Oakland Steelers at 49ers*

12/19/11

28.2

50

1

Atlanta Falcons at Saints

12/26/11

27.6

44

1

Denver Broncos at Bills

12/24/11

26.8

59

1

Dallas Eagles at Cowboys

12/24/11

25.6

52

1

Seattle 49ers at Seahawks

12/24/11

24.6

55

1

Detroit Chargers at Lions

12/24/11

24.4

52

1

Nashville Jaguars at Titans

12/24/11

23.5

44

1

New Orleans Steelers at 49ers

12/19/11

23.3

32

1

Indianapolis Texans at Colts**

12/22/11

22.9

36

1

Philadelphia Eagles at Cowboys

12/24/11

22.7

47

1

Houston Texans at Colts**

12/22/11

22.4

36

1

Minneapolis Vikings at Redskins

12/24/11

22.4

59

1

San Diego Chargers at Lions

12/24/11

21.8

44

1

New York Giants at Jets

12/24/11

21.6

47

1

Charlotte Buccaneers at Panthers

12/24/11

19.2

41

1

Cleveland Browns at Ravens

12/24/11

19.0

40

1

Phoenix Cardinals at Bengals

12/24/11

15.8

35

1

Washington, DC Vikings at Redskins

12/24/11

15.0

33

1

St. Louis Rams at Steelers

12/24/11

13.6

29

1

Buffalo Bears at Packers

12/25/11

13.6

24

1

Jacksonville Bears at Packers

12/25/11

13.3

23

1

Tampa Buccaneers at Panthers

12/24/11

13.2

31

1

Cincinnati Giants at Jets

12/24/11

13.0

28

1

* Local affiliate & ESPN combined
** Local affiliate & NFL Network combined
Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company

That does it.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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