Maxman Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 NFL Games Top Ratings in 25 Markets NFL games account for the nine most-watched programs on television since the NFL season kicked off on Sept. 9, according to The Nielsen Company. NFL telecasts have been TV’s most-watched program of the week in all six weeks of the NFL season. This week’s FOX national telecast (mostly Cowboys-Vikings) topped the charts with 26.0 million viewers. Following are the 10 most-watched programs on television since the beginning of the NFL season on Sept. 9: Program Viewers 1. FOX Sunday National (mostly Packers-Eagles), 9/12 28.0 million 2. NBC Thursday Night Kickoff Game (Vikings-Saints), 9/9 27.5 million 3. CBS Sunday National (mostly Patriots-Jets), 9/19 27.0 million 4. FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Vikings), 10/17 26.0 million 5. NBC Sunday Night Football (Cowboys-Redskins), 9/12 25.3 million 6. CBS Sunday National (mostly Colts-Broncos), 9/26 23.1 million 6. FOX Sunday National (mostly Redskins-Eagles), 10/3 23.1 million 6. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Colts), 9/19 23.1 million 9. FOX Sunday Single (mostly Cowboys-Texans & Eagles-Jaguars), 9/26 22.2 million 10. Dancing with the Stars, 9/27 21.3 million Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company, 9/9-10/17/10 NFL games topped the local ratings in 25 NFL markets last week against competition including the MLB playoffs. NFL games compared favorably in local ratings to prime-time competition: Program # of NFL Markets Ranked #1 NFL Football 25 MLB Playoffs 3 Dancing with the Stars 2 Following is the list of 25 NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Oct. 11-17: Week of 10/11–17 HH HH RTG Market Game Date RTG SHR Rank Pittsburgh Browns at Steelers 10/17/10 45.6 75 1 Minneapolis Vikings at Jets 10/11/10 44.4 66 1 Indianapolis Colts at Redskins 10/17/10 43.8 58 1 New Orleans Saints at Buccaneers 10/17/10 43.8 67 1 Milwaukee Dolphins at Packers 10/17/10 39.1 70 1 Baltimore Ravens at Patriots 10/17/10 37.1 67 1 Kansas City Chiefs at Texans 10/17/10 35.6 70 1 Dallas Cowboys at Vikings 10/17/10 35.0 61 1 Washington, DC Colts at Redskins 10/17/10 30.4 46 1 Boston Ravens at Patriots 10/17/10 29.8 61 1 Cleveland Browns at Steelers 10/17/10 28.3 57 1 Chicago Seahawks at Bears 10/17/10 28.2 59 1 San Diego Chargers at Rams 10/17/10 27.6 54 1 Denver Jets at Broncos 10/17/10 27.1 56 1 St. Louis Chargers at Rams 10/17/10 23.2 48 1 Detroit Lions at Giants 10/17/10 22.0 47 1 Nashville Colts at Redskins 10/17/10 21.8 30 1 Houston Chiefs at Texans 10/17/10 21.6 45 1 Seattle Seahawks at Bears 10/17/10 20.7 52 1 Atlanta Falcons at Eagles 10/17/10 19.9 41 1 Jacksonville Cowboys at Vikings 10/17/10 18.8 33 1 Phoenix Cowboys at Vikings 10/17/10 18.5 36 1 Miami Dolphins at Packers 10/17/10 18.2 39 1 Charlotte Cowboys at Vikings 10/17/10 18.1 35 1 New York Vikings at Jets 10/11/10 15.8 27 1 Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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faba Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Dancing with the stars in 10th place - must be because of Kurt Warner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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