NFL Tops on TV
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 13, 2009 8:59 AM EST
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NFL Games Most-Watched Show on TV, In Primetime & On Cable
NFL Games Six Most-Watched Sporting Events since Super Bowl
As the season hits the midpoint, NFL fans continue to tune into games in record numbers.
Following are some fast facts about the NFL on TV at midseason:
- An average of more than 17 million viewers watches each NFL game on television – the highest viewership at this point in a season in 20 years.
- Each of the networks televising NFL games has shown an increase in viewership vs. 2008.
- NFL telecasts are averaging more than double the viewership of the combined average of non-NFL primetime programming on the big four broadcast networks since the beginning of the NFL season (8.3 million viewers on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC).
- The NFL 4:15 PM Sunday national game on CBS and FOX is averaging a combined 23.5 million viewers (up six percent from last year) – making the 4:15 PM window on the two networks the most-watched program on all of television this season.
- NBC Sunday Night Football is the most-watched show in primetime since the NFL season began with an average of 19.5 million viewers (up 22 percent from last year).
- ESPN Monday Night Football is the most-watched show on cable this TV season with an average of 14.6 million viewers (up 18 percent from last year)
- NFL games account for the top six and eight of the 10 most-watched sporting events since Super Bowl XLIII.
| Rank (since Super Bowl)/ Event | Viewers | |
| 1. FOX Sunday National (mostly Vikings-Packers), 11/1 | 29.8 million | |
| 2. FOX Sunday National (mostly Falcons-Cowboys) 10/25 | 28.4 million | |
| 3. FOX Sunday National (mostly Redskins-Giants), 9/13 | 25.1 million | |
| 4. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Cowboys), 9/20 | 24.8 million | |
| 5. CBS Sunday National (mostly Titans-Patriots), 10/18 | 23.9 million | |
| 6. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Bears), 9/20 | 23.9 million | |
| 7. World Series Game 4 (Yankees-Phillies), 11/1 | 22.8 million | |
| 8. World Series Game 6 (Phillies-Yankees), 11/5 | 22.3 million | |
| 9. FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Broncos), 10/4 | 22.0 million | |
| 10. NBC Sunday Night Football (Cowboys-Eagles), 11/8 | 21.9 million | |
NFL games topped the local ratings in 22 NFL markets last week. Following are the NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Nov. 2-Nov. 8:
| Week of 11/2-11/8 | HH | HH | RTG | ||
| Market | Game | Date | RTG | SHR | Rank |
| New Orleans* | Falcons at Saints | 11/8/09 | 63.8 | 83 | 1 |
| Dallas | Cowboys at Eagles | 11/8/09 | 37.1 | 56 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | Ravens at Bengals | 11/8/09 | 34.9 | 63 | 1 |
| Milwaukee | Packers at Buccaneers | 11/8/09 | 32.3 | 65 | 1 |
| Nashville | Titans at 49ers | 11/8/09 | 31.5 | 50 | 1 |
| San Diego | Chargers at Giants | 11/8/09 | 31.5 | 59 | 1 |
| Indianapolis | Texans at Colts | 11/8/09 | 30.7 | 57 | 1 |
| Boston | Dolphins at Patriots | 11/8/09 | 28.3 | 62 | 1 |
| Charlotte | Panthers at Saints | 11/8/09 | 26.9 | 44 | 1 |
| Baltimore | Ravens at Bengals | 11/8/09 | 26.2 | 53 | 1 |
| Kansas City | Chiefs at Jaguars | 11/8/09 | 26.2 | 51 | 1 |
| Atlanta* | Falcons at Saints | 11/8/09 | 24.4 | 39 | 1 |
| Tampa | Packers at Buccaneers | 11/8/09 | 22.7 | 44 | 1 |
| Chicago | Cardinals at Bears | 11/8/09 | 22.3 | 51 | 1 |
| Miami | Dolphins at Patriots | 11/8/09 | 21.8 | 45 | 1 |
| Phoenix | Cardinals at Bears | 11/8/09 | 20.9 | 42 | 1 |
| Seattle | Lions at Seahawks | 11/8/09 | 20.3 | 43 | 1 |
| Washington, DC | Redskins at Falcons | 11/8/09 | 20.2 | 45 | 1 |
| Houston | Texans at Colts | 11/8/09 | 19.5 | 41 | 1 |
| Detroit | Lions at Seahawks | 11/8/09 | 17.1 | 31 | 1 |
| Denver | Cowboys at Eagles | 11/8/09 | 16.8 | 26 | 1 |
| San Fran-Oakland | Titans at 49ers | 11/8/09 | 16.4 | 43 | 1 |
* Local affiliate & ESPN combined
Source: NFL & Nielsen Media Research
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Probably because
everyone watches cable, which most likely isn’t in the stats and no one watches commercial TV except for sports!
aka 'Rexx'
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