Game 1 of last night’s ESPN Monday Night Football season-opening doubleheader (7 – 10:15 p.m. ET) – an Atlanta Falcons’ 26-24 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Eagles – earned a 9.8 overnight rating according to Nielsen, based on the metered markets. The game rating peaked from 10 – 10:15 p.m. with a 13.9 metered market rating.
• In Philadelphia, the game delivered a 14.6 rating on ESPN and a 17.0 on WPHL-IND, for a combined 31.6 rating in the market.
• In Atlanta, the game delivered a 9.9 rating on ESPN and a 15.8 on WSB-ABC, for a combined 25.7 rating in the market.
The top 10 metered markets (not including those of the competing teams): West Palm Beach (14.3), Richmond-Petersburg (14.1), New Orleans (13.9), Norfolk (13.6), Las Vegas (13.3), Baltimore (13.2), Greenville, N.C. (13.1), Dallas-Ft. Worth (11.8), Birmingham (11.7) and Jacksonville (11.6).
Game 2 (10:15 p.m. – 1.15 a.m. ET), a San Francisco 49ers’ 20-3 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, earned a 9.5 overnight rating according to Nielsen, based on the metered markets. The game rating peaked from 10:15 – 10:30 p.m. with a 12.5 metered market rating.
• In San Francisco, the game delivered a 10.9 rating on ESPN and a 15.0 on KPIX-CBS, for a combined 25.9 rating in the market.
• In Minneapolis, the game delivered an 11.7 rating on ESPN and a 19.6 on WCCO-CBS, for a combined 31.3 rating in the market.
The top 10 metered markets (not including those of the competing teams): Sacramento (23.4), Las Vegas (15.7), New Orleans (15.1), San Diego (14.9), Phoenix (14.0), Seattle-Tacoma (14.0), Los Angeles (12.6), Denver (12.5), Portland (11.6) and San Antonio (11.4).
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