NFL Still King With Television Audiences

http://sportsmediajournal.com/page/2/ Last week’s CBS late NFL game (primarily Broncos/Patriots) had an average audience of 24.5 million viewers, making it the most watched program on television last week. The league continues to have success in the local markets of their NFL clubs, with 29 of 30 reporting NFL games as their highest rated program of the week. Week of 10/1–10/7 HH HH RTG Market Game Date RTG SHR Rank New Orleans Chargers at Saints 10/7/12 49.6 65 1 Milwaukee Packers at Colts 10/7/12 45.0 75 1 Pittsburgh Eagles at Steelers 10/7/12 39.9 68 1 Boston Broncos at Patriots 10/7/12 37.6 63 1 Minneapolis Titans at Vikings 10/7/12 36.9 62 1 Denver Broncos at Patriots 10/7/12 36.8 66 1 Kansas City Ravens at Chiefs 10/7/12 34.3 62 1 San Diego Chargers at Saints 10/7/12 34.3 56 1 Indianapolis Packers at Colts 10/7/12 33.7 56 1 Buffalo Bills at 49ers 10/7/12 31.5 50 1 Baltimore Ravens at Chiefs 10/7/12 31.2 50 1 Cincinnati Dolphins at Bengals 10/7/12 29.3 54 1 Philadelphia Eagles at Steelers 10/7/12 28.2 49 1 Cleveland Browns at Giants 10/7/12 27.5 52 1 St. Louis Cardinals at Rams 10/4/12 26.3 40 1 Dallas Bears at Cowboys 10/1/12 26.1 41 1 Chicago Bears at Cowboys 10/1/12 25.9 49 1 Atlanta Falcons at Redskins 10/7/12 25.0 47 1 Washington, DC Falcons at Redskins 10/7/12 24.8 46 1 Charlotte Seahawks at Panthers 10/7/12 24.7 40 1 Seattle Seahawks at Panthers 10/7/12 23.5 53 1 Nashville Titans at Vikings 10/7/12 23.1 38 1 Phoenix Cardinals at Rams 10/4/12 21.8 36 1 Jacksonville Bears at Jaguars 10/7/12 20.1 32 1 San Fran-Oakland Bills at 49ers 10/7/12 18.6 47 1 Miami Dolphins at Bengals 10/7/12 18.5 37 1 New York Browns at Giants 10/7/12 17.6 36 1 Houston Broncos at Patriots 10/7/12 15.4 30 1 Tampa Broncos at Patriots 10/7/12 13.8 25 1