After a week where NCIS beat the NFL as the most-watched program, the NFL is back on top. The late window for Fox which showcased the New York Giants beating the San Francisco 49ers and Sunday Night Football on NBC were the top 2 programs of the week.
In 24 of the NFL’s 30 markets, games topped the local ratings.
Let’s take a look at the press release from the National Football League.
NFL GAMES RANK AS 10 MOST-WATCHED SHOWS THIS FALL
Games Top Local Ratings in 24 of 30 NFL Markets
The FOX national telecast (mostly N.Y. Giants-49ers) was the most watched TV program last week (Oct. 8-14) topping all sports and entertainment competition with 22.3 million average viewers and was followed by the Packers-Texans game on NBC’s Sunday Night Football which drew 19.9 million viewers.
For the season, NFL games rank as the 10 most-watched TV shows since Labor Day. Following are the most-watched programs this fall:
Program Viewers 1. NBC Sunday Night Football (Steelers-Broncos), 9/9 27.6 million 2. FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Packers), 9/9 26.4 million 3. CBS Sunday National (mostly Broncos-Patriots), 10/7 24.5 million 4. CBS Sunday National (mostly Texans-Broncos), 9/23 24.0 million 5. NBC Wednesday Night Kickoff Game (Cowboys-Giants), 9/5 23.9 million 6. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Eagles), 9/30 22.8 million 7. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Packers), 9/30 22.3 million 8. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-49ers), 10/24 22.3 million 9. NBC Sunday Night Football (Lions-49ers), 9/16 21.3 million 10. NBC Sunday Night Football (Patriots-Ravens), 9/23 21.3 million Locally, NFL games topped ratings in 24 NFL markets last week:
Program # of NFL Markets Ranked #1
NFL Football 24
MLB Playoffs 3
NCIS 2
College Football (S. Carolina-LSU) 1
Following is the list of the NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Oct. 8-14:
Week of 10/8–10/14
HH
HH
RTG
Market Game Date
RTG
SHR
Rank
Milwaukee Packers at Texans 10/14/12
51.6
68
1
Boston Patriots at Seahawks 10/14/12
38.5
59
1
Pittsburgh Steelers at Titans 10/11/12
37.8
53
1
Houston Texans at Jets 10/8/12
34.4
48
1
Indianapolis Colts at Jets 10/14/12
34.0
56
1
Minneapolis Vikings at Redskins 10/14/12
33.6
62
1
Baltimore Cowboys at Ravens 10/14/12
32.4
56
1
Buffalo Bills at Cardinals 10/14/12
31.7
48
1
Kansas City Chiefs at Buccaneers 10/14/12
31.7
60
1
Seattle Patriots at Seahawks 10/14/12
30.2
59
1
Cincinnati Bengals at Browns 10/14/12
30.0
52
1
Dallas Cowboys at Ravens 10/14/12
28.0
58
1
Philadelphia Lions at Eagles 10/14/12
28.0
52
1
Cleveland Bengals at Browns 10/14/12
27.9
56
1
Washington, DC Vikings at Redskins 10/14/12
27.9
53
1
Phoenix Bills at Cardinals 10/14/12
23.8
45
1
Atlanta Raiders at Falcons 10/14/12
23.0
46
1
Nashville Steelers at Titans 10/11/12
23.0
34
1
Miami Rams at Dolphins 10/14/12
17.3
35
1
San Diego Giants at 49ers 10/14/12
16.8
36
1
New York Giants Giants at 49ers 10/14/12
16.1
29
1
Chicago Packers at Texans 10/14/12
14.7
23
1
Denver Packers at Texans 10/14/12
14.5
25
1
Jacksonville Giants at 49ers 10/14/12
13.8
22
1
Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company
That will do it.
