Week 10 in the NFL and once again, a professional football game has topped the ratings. Fox’s Dallas-Philadelphia in the 4:25 p.m. window followed by NBC’s Sunday Night Football’s Houston-Chicago rainfest were 1-2 on the viewership heap. Fox’s game averaged 24.3 million viewers followed by NBC which averaged 20.9 million.
Locally, NFL games topped the ratings in 27 of the league’s 30 markets. Let’s take a look at the press release from the National Football League.
NFL GAME RANKS AS MOST-WATCHED SHOW ON TV FOR 10TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK
Games Top Local Ratings in 27 of 30 NFL Markets
NFL games were the two most-watched shows on TV last week (Nov. 5-11) with the FOX national telecast (mostly Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles) topping all sports and entertainment competition with 24.3 million viewers followed by NBC’s Sunday Night Football (Houston Texans-Chicago Bears) drawing 20.9 million viewers. This marks the 10th time in 10 weeks that an NFL game has topped the viewership charts and the ninth time in 10 weeks that NFL games ranked 1-2 in viewership for the week.
For the season, NFL games rank as the 16 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 Giants-Cowboys), 10/28 26.9 million 3. FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Packers), 9/9 26.4 million 4. CBS Sunday National (mostly Broncos-Patriots), 10/7 24.5 million 5. FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Eagles), 11/11 24.3 million 6. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Giants), 11/4 24.2 million 7. CBS Sunday National (mostly Texans-Broncos), 9/23 24.0 million 8. NBC Wednesday Night Kickoff Game (Cowboys-Giants), 9/5 23.9 million 9. CBS Sunday National (mostly Jets-Patriots), 10/21 23.0 million 10. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-49ers), 10/14 22.8 million 11. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Eagles), 9/30 22.8 million 12. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Packers), 9/30 22.3 million 13. NBC Sunday Night Football (Cowboys-Falcons), 11/4 21.8 million 14. NBC Sunday Night Football (Lions-49ers), 9/16 21.3 million 15. NBC Sunday Night Football (Patriots-Ravens), 9/23 21.3 million 16. NBC Sunday Night Football (Texans-Bears), 11/11 20.9 million 17. CBS NCIS (Season Premiere), 9/25 20.5 million Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company
Locally, NFL games topped ratings in 27 NFL markets last week. Following is the list of NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Nov. 5-11:
Week of 11/5-11
HH
HH
RTG
Market Game Date
RTG
SHR
Rank
New Orleans Eagles at Saints 11/5/2012
57.1
71
1
Chicago Texans at Bears 11/11/2012
38.0
53
1
Denver Broncos at Panthers 11/11/2012
36.2
65
1
Indianapolis Colts at Jaguars 11/8/2012
34.5
52
1
Houston Texans at Bears 11/11/2012
32.9
48
1
Minneapolis Lions at Vikings 11/11/2012
32.6
65
1
Boston Bills at Patriots 11/11/2012
32.1
59
1
Baltimore Raiders at Ravens 11/11/2012
30.2
55
1
Dallas Cowboys at Eagles 11/11/2012
29.2
52
1
Philadelphia Cowboys at Eagles 11/11/2012
29.0
47
1
Seattle Jets at Seahawks 11/11/2012
26.9
53
1
Buffalo Bills at Patriots 11/11/2012
26.8
55
1
Atlanta Falcons at Saints 11/11/2012
26.6
49
1
Milwaukee Houston at Chicago 11/11/2012
25.7
36
1
St. Louis Rams at 49ers 11/11/2012
25.0
40
1
San Diego Chargers at Buccaneers 11/11/2012
23.9
50
1
Nashville Titans at Dolphins 11/11/2012
23.2
37
1
Detroit Lions at Vikings 11/11/2012
23.0
47
1
San Fran-Oakland Rams at 49ers 11/11/2012
20.3
48
1
Charlotte Broncos at Panthers 11/11/2012
19.8
40
1
Washington, DC Dallas at Philadelphia 11/11/2012
17.6
33
1
Jacksonville Colts at Jaguars 11/8/2012
16.5
26
1
New York Giants at Bengals 11/11/2012
15.6
34
1
Miami Titans at Dolphins 11/11/2012
15.4
35
1
Kansas City Dallas at Philadelphia 11/11/2012
15.1
24
1
Phoenix Houston at Chicago 11/11/2012
15.0
24
1
Tampa Dallas at Philadelphia 11/11/2012
13.3
24
1
Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company
That’s all.