NFL Continues Domination of Television Viewership

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Following the action this past weekend, NFL games are now 29 of the top 30 most watched programs of the fall season. This week’s Fox late game (primarily Giants/Ravens) topped the viewership charts with an audience of 24.2 million viewers. For the 5th time this year NFL games were also the top-rated program in the 30 NFL markets for the week: Week of 12/17-23 HH HH RTG Market Game Date RTG SHR Rank Pittsburgh Bengals at Steelers 12/23/12 40.7 70 1 Milwaukee Titans at Packers 12/23/12 40.4 71 1 New Orleans Saints at Cowboys 12/23/12 40.1 66 1 Baltimore Giants at Ravens 12/23/12 34.5 56 1 Denver Browns at Broncos 12/23/12 34.4 66 1 Seattle 49ers at Seahawks 12/23/12 34.2 64 1 Minneapolis Vikings at Texans 12/23/12 33.4 69 1 Cincinnati Bengals at Steelers 12/23/12 33.0 59 1 Boston Patriots at Jaguars 12/23/12 32.5 63 1 Indianapolis Colts at Chiefs 12/23/12 31.0 56 1 Washington, DC Redskins at Eagles 12/23/12 28.0 57 1 Chicago Bears at Cardinals 12/23/12 27.8 53 1 Atlanta Falcons at Lions 12/22/12 27.7 47 1 Dallas Saints at Cowboys 12/23/12 27.2 57 1 Kansas City Colts at Chiefs 12/23/12 25.6 52 1 Buffalo Bills at Dolphins 12/23/12 23.7 44 1 San Fran-Oakland 49ers at Seahawks 12/23/12 23.7 48 1 Philadelphia Redskins at Eagles 12/23/12 23.6 47 1 Houston Vikings at Texans 12/23/12 23.3 49 1 Cleveland Browns at Broncos 12/23/12 23.0 42 1 Detroit Falcons at Lions 12/22/12 22.2 36 1 Charlotte Raiders at Panthers 12/23/12 21.6 44 1 St. Louis Rams at Buccaneers 12/23/12 19.7 41 1 Phoenix Bears at Cardinals 12/23/12 19.6 41 1 Jacksonville Patriots at Jaguars 12/23/12 17.2 34 1 New York Giants at Ravens 12/23/12 16.9 31 1 Nashville Titans at Packers 12/23/12 16.5 30 1 San Diego Chargers at Jets 12/23/12 16.3 38 1 Miami Bills at Dolphins 12/23/12 15.4 37 1 Tampa Bengals at Steelers 12/23/12 13.4 30 1