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According to the NFL, the Baltimore Ravens Divisional Playoff win over theDenver Broncos was the most-watched Saturday game since at least 1987.
DIVISIONAL WEEKEND AVERAGES 34 MILLION VIEWERS
FOR RECORD THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
RAVENS-BRONCOS ON CBS MOST-WATCHED
SATURDAY AFC DIVISIONAL IN 26 YEARS
7 NFL GAMES RANK AS ONLY TV SHOWS WITH 30 MILLION VIEWERS
SINCE SUMMER OLYMPICS
For a record third consecutive year, the four Divisional Playoff games averaged more than 34 million viewers and accounted for the four most-watched shows on television last week (chart below).
Saturday night’s Baltimore Ravens-Denver Broncos game on CBS drew 35.3 million viewers ranking as the most-watched AFC Saturday Divisional Playoff since at least 1987.
Since the Summer Olympics, seven NFL games have accounted for the only programs on television to reach 30 million viewers – four Divisional playoff games, two Wild Card playoff games, and the final Sunday Night Football game.
Most-Watched Shows on Television, Week of Jan. 7-13, 2013
|
Program |
Average Viewers |
|
37.7 million |
|
|
2. CBS Saturday Divisional Playoff (Ravens-Broncos) |
35.3 million |
|
32.1 million |
|
|
30.9 million |
|
|
5. ESPN BCS Championship (Notre Dame-Alabama) |
26.4 million |
|
6. NCIS |
21.1 million |
|
7. Big Bang Theory |
20.0 million |
|
8. Golden Globe Awards |
19.7 million |
|
9. NCIS: Los Angeles |
17.9 million |
|
10. Person of Interest |
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