NFL Ratings Continue to Score with Networks

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Once again NFL games were the top two rated programs on television last week. Sunday Night’s game between the Giants and Eagles garnered 22.8 million viewers while Fox’s late game Sunday (primarily Saints/Packers) had 22.3 million viewers. NFL action once again fared well in the local markets, with league games being the #1 program in 27 of the 30 markets. Week of 9/24–9/30 HH HH RTG Market Game Date RTG SHR Rank New Orleans Saints at Packers 9/30/12 49.7 68 1 Milwaukee Saints at Packers 9/30/12 48.4 74 1 Baltimore Browns at Ravens 9/27/12 40.2 58 1 Buffalo Patriots at Bills 9/30/12 37.0 60 1 Denver Raiders at Broncos 9/30/12 35.1 65 1 Boston Patriots at Bills 9/30/12 32.8 60 1 Philadelphia Giants at Eagles 9/30/12 31.8 46 1 Minneapolis Vikings at Lions 9/30/12 31.0 67 1 Cleveland Browns at Ravens 9/27/12 30.1 46 1 Kansas City Chargers at Chiefs 9/30/12 30.0 54 1 Washington, DC Redskins at Bucs 9/30/12 28.7 49 1 Cincinnati Bengals at Jaguars 9/30/12 25.7 45 1 San Diego Chargers at Chiefs 9/30/12 25.1 48 1 Houston Titans at Texans 9/30/12 24.7 49 1 Atlanta Panthers at Falcons 9/30/12 24.5 47 1 Phoenix Dolphins at Cardinals 9/30/12 24.0 44 1 Charlotte Panthers at Falcons 9/30/12 23.5 44 1 Detroit Vikings at Lions 9/30/12 23.5 45 1 Seattle Seahawks at Rams 9/30/12 21.8 52 1 Nashville Titans at Texans 9/30/12 21.4 37 1 Jacksonville Bengals at Jaguars 9/30/12 20.9 32 1 New York Giants at Eagles 9/30/12 20.7 31 1 Miami Dolphins at Cardinals 9/30/12 19.1 36 1 St. Louis Seahawks at Rams 9/30/12 18.5 38 1 San Fran-Oakland 49ers at Jets 9/30/12 17.9 47 1 Dallas Saints at Packers 9/30/12 16.7 31 1 Chicago Saints at Packers 9/30/12 14.6 28 1