NFL GAME RANKS AS MOST-WATCHED SHOW ON TV FOR EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK
Giants-Cowboys Second-Most-Watched Show of Fall
Games Top Local Ratings in 24 of 30 NFL MarketsThe FOX national telecast (mostly N.Y. Giants-Dallas Cowboys) was the most watched TV program last week (Oct. 22-28) topping all sports and entertainment competition with 26.9 million viewers. This marks the eighth time in eight weeks that an NFL game has topped the viewership charts.
For the season, NFL games rank as the 12 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. CBS Sunday National (mostly Texans-Broncos), 9/23 24.0 million 6. NBC Wednesday Night Kickoff Game (Cowboys-Giants), 9/5 23.9 million 7. CBS Sunday National (mostly Jets-Patriots), 10/21 23.0 million 8. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-49ers), 10/14 22.8 million 9. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Eagles), 9/30 22.8 million 10. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Packers), 9/30 22.3 million 11. NBC Sunday Night Football (Lions-49ers), 9/16 21.3 million 12. 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 World Series 3
Big Bang Theory 2
College Football 1 (Florida-Georgia)
Following is the list of the NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Oct. 22-28:
Week of 10/22-28
HH
HH
RTG
Market Game Date
RTG
SHR
Rank
New Orleans Saints at Broncos 10/28/12
47.7
59
1
Pittsburgh Redskins at Steelers 10/28/12
42.3
68
1
Milwaukee Jaguars at Packers 10/28/12
40.2
70
1
Denver Saints at Broncos 10/28/12
39.5
59
1
Kansas City Raiders at Chiefs 10/28/12
34.4
54
1
Boston Patriots at Rams 10/28/12
33.5
59
1
Cleveland Chargers at Browns 10/28/12
32.4
57
1
Dallas Giants at Cowboys 10/28/12
31.3
54
1
Minneapolis Buccaneers at Vikings 10/25/12
30.9
50
1
Indianapolis Colts at Titans 10/28/12
30.6
51
1
Chicago Panthers at Bears 10/28/12
28.3
57
1
Nashville Colts at Titans 10/28/11
28.1
47
1
Philadelphia Falcons at Eagles 10/28/12
26.9
44
1
Washington, DC Redskins at Steelers 10/28/12
26.4
49
1
Seattle Seahawks at Lions 10/28/12
26.2
56
1
Atlanta Falcons at Eagles 10/28/12
25.3
47
1
Charlotte Panthers at Bears 10/28/12
24.7
44
1
San Diego Chargers at Browns 10/28/12
23.2
47
1
New York Giants Giants at Cowboys 10/28/12
21.7
33
1
Miami Dolphins at Jets 10/28/12
17.6
37
1
Phoenix Giants at Cowboys 10/28/12
17.4
34
1
Tampa Giants at Cowboys 10/28/12
16.7
29
1
Baltimore Redskins at Steelers 10/28/12
16.3
28
1
Houston Giants at Cowboys 10/28/12
15.6
29
1
Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company
