NFL Action Once Again Reigns Supreme in Ratings

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Once again the top two rated programs for the week on all of television were NFL games played this past Sunday. Topping the list was CBS’ late game Sunday (primarily Steelers/Cowboys) which had a viewership of 26.9 million viewers. Number two was the Sunday night match-up between the 49ers and Patriots on NBC which garnered 23.2 million viewers. For the fourth time this season NFL action was the top rated program in all 30 NFL local markets: Week of 12/10-16 HH HH RTG Market Game Date RTG SHR Rank Milwaukee Packers at Bears 12/16/2012 48.5 78 1 Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys 12/16/2012 47.5 70 1 Boston Texans at Patriots 12/10/2012 39.1 59 1 New Orleans Buccaneers at Saints 12/16/2012 37.6 60 1 Houston Texans at Patriots 12/10/2012 34.4 50 1 Denver Broncos at Ravens 12/16/2012 33.8 68 1 Minneapolis Vikings at Rams 12/16/2012 32.6 65 1 Indianapolis Colts at Texans 12/16/2012 32.4 55 1 Baltimore Broncos at Ravens 12/16/2012 31.6 54 1 Chicago Packers at Bears 12/16/2012 31.5 59 1 Dallas Steelers at Cowboys 12/16/2012 31.4 58 1 Kansas City Chiefs at Raiders 12/16/2012 30.7 52 1 Seattle Seahawks at Bills 12/16/2012 30.6 58 1 Cincinnati Bengals at Eagles 12/13/2012 30.4 46 1 Cleveland Redskins at Browns 12/16/2012 29.5 57 1 Washington, DC Redskins at Browns 12/16/2012 28.9 53 1 San Fran-Oakland 49ers at Patriots 12/16/2012 28.6 49 1 Atlanta Giants at Falcons 12/16/2012 26.3 48 1 Detroit Lions at Cardinals 12/16/2012 22.6 39 1 Buffalo Seahawks at Bills 12/16/2012 22.2 34 1 Philadelphia Bengals at Eagles 12/13/2012 20.1 32 1 Nashville Steelers at Cowboys 12/16/2012 19.5 30 1 St. Louis Vikings at Rams 12/16/2012 18.7 39 1 Phoenix Lions at Cardinals 12/16/2012 18.4 36 1 San Diego 49ers at Patriots 12/16/2012 18.3 29 1 Charlotte Panthers at Chargers 12/16/2012 17.3 30 1 Jacksonville Jaguars at Dolphins 12/16/2012 17.3 33 1 New York Giants at Falcons 12/16/2012 15.2 30 1 Miami Jaguars at Dolphins 12/16/2012 14.5 31 1 Tampa Buccaneers at Saints 12/16/2012 12.4 25 1