JETS-PATRIOTS ON CBS MOST-WATCHED SHOW OF WEEK
NFL Games Top Ratings in 28 Markets
Last week’s CBS doubleheader game (mostly Jets-Patriots) was watched by 21.7 million viewers making it the most-watched program on television last week (Nov. 16-22). The NBC Sunday night game (Eagles-Bears) drew 17.3 million viewers and was the week’s fourth most-watched program.
NFL games topped the local ratings in 28 NFL markets last week. For the season, NFL games top the local market ratings 87 percent of the time – the highest percentage ever after 11 weeks.
Following are the NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Nov. 16-22:
| Week of 11/16-22 |
|
HH |
HH |
RTG |
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| Market | Game |
Date |
RTG |
SHR |
Rank |
| New Orleans | Saints at Buccaneers |
11/22/09 |
47.1 |
72 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh | Steelers at Chiefs |
11/22/09 |
42.6 |
74 |
1 |
| Cincinnati | Bengals at Raiders |
11/22/09 |
42.1 |
63 |
1 |
| Minneapolis | Seahawks at Vikings |
11/22/09 |
36.0 |
69 |
1 |
| Boston | Jets at Patriots |
11/22/09 |
34.7 |
59 |
1 |
| San Diego | Chargers at Broncos |
11/22/09 |
32.9 |
59 |
1 |
| Milwaukee | 49ers at Packers |
11/22/09 |
31.9 |
61 |
1 |
| Denver | Chargers at Broncos |
11/22/09 |
31.5 |
59 |
1 |
| Indianapolis | Colts at Ravens |
11/22/09 |
31.1 |
57 |
1 |
| Cleveland * | Ravens at Browns |
11/15/09 |
30.3 |
46 |
1 |
| Baltimore * | Ravens at Browns |
11/15/09 |
30.0 |
45 |
1 |
| Kansas City | Steelers at Chiefs |
11/22/09 |
29.7 |
57 |
1 |
| Chicago | Eagles at Bears |
11/22/09 |
29.6 |
43 |
1 |
| Dallas | Redskins at Cowboys |
11/22/09 |
28.9 |
62 |
1 |
| Philadelphia | Eagles at Bears |
11/22/09 |
27.2 |
39 |
1 |
| Buffalo | Bills at Jaguars |
11/22/09 |
26.9 |
53 |
1 |
| Washington, DC | Redskins at Cowboys |
11/22/09 |
26.2 |
56 |
1 |
| Charlotte ** | Dolphins at Panthers |
11/19/09 |
23.6 |
34 |
1 |
| Tampa | Saints at Buccaneers |
11/22/09 |
21.9 |
45 |
1 |
| Phoenix | Cardinals at Rams |
11/22/09 |
21.0 |
38 |
1 |
| Atlanta | Falcons at Giants |
11/22/09 |
20.2 |
36 |
1 |
| Nashville | Colts at Ravens |
11/22/09 |
18.8 |
35 |
1 |
| Jacksonville | Colts at Ravens |
11/22/09 |
18.3 |
33 |
1 |
| St. Louis | Cardinals at Rams |
11/22/09 |
17.8 |
35 |
1 |
| Seattle | Seahawks at Vikings |
11/22/09 |
17.0 |
40 |
1 |
| Miami ** | Dolphins at Panthers |
11/19/09 |
16.5 |
26 |
1 |
| San Fran-Oakland | 49ers at Packers |
11/22/09 |
14.5 |
40 |
1 |
| New York | Falcons at Giants |
11/22/09 |
14.2 |
33 |
1 |
* Local affiliate & ESPN combined
** Local affiliate & NFL Network combined
Source: NFL & Nielsen Media Research
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