NFL GAME TOPS RATINGS IN ALL 30 NFL MARKETS FOR RECORD FOURTH TIME
NFL Game Telecasts 27 of 28 Most-Watched TV Shows This Fall
An NFL game was the highest-rated show in all 30 NFL markets last week (Dec. 10-16), marking the fourth time this season NFL games topped local ratings in all NFL markets – the most ever through Week 15. In addition, the four “30 for 30” weeks matches the prior full-season records set in 2010 and 2011.
NFL games were the two most-watched shows on TV last week with the CBS national telecast (mostly Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys) topping all sports and entertainment competition with 26.9 million viewers followed by NBC’s Sunday Night Football (San Francisco 49ers-New England Patriots) with 23.2 million viewers.
An NFL game has topped the viewership charts in all 15 weeks this season and 14 times in 15 weeks NFL games ranked 1-2 in viewership.
For the season, NFL games rank as 27 of the 28 most-watched TV shows since Labor Day. Following are the most-watched programs this fall:
| Program | Viewers |
| 1. FOX Thanksgiving Game (Redskins-Cowboys), 11/22 | 28.7 million |
| 2. NBC Sunday Night Football (Steelers-Broncos), 9/9 | 27.6 million |
| 3. CBS Thanksgiving Game (Texans-Lions), 11/22 | 27.3 million |
| 4. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-Cowboys), 10/28 | 26.9 million |
| 5. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Cowboys), 12/16 | 26.9 million |
| 6. FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Packers), 9/9 | 26.4 million |
| 7. FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Saints), 11/25 | 24.9 million |
| 8. CBS Sunday National (mostly Broncos-Patriots), 10/7 | 24.5 million |
| 9. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Giants), 12/9 | 24.5 million |
| 10. FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Eagles), 11/11 | 24.3 million |
| 11. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Giants), 11/4 | 24.2 million |
| 12. CBS Sunday National (mostly Texans-Broncos), 9/23 | 24.0 million |
| 13. NBC Wed. Night Kickoff Game (Cowboys-Giants), 9/5 | 23.9 million |
| 14. CBS Sunday National (Indy-NE & SD-Den), 11/18 | 23.6 million |
| 15. NBC Sunday Night Football (49ers-Patriots), 12/16 | 23.2 million |
| 16. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Ravens), 12/2 | 23.0 million |
| 17. CBS Sunday National (mostly Jets-Patriots), 10/21 | 23.0 million |
| 18. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-49ers), 10/14 | 22.8 million |
| 19. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Eagles), 9/30 | 22.8 million |
| 20. NBC Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, 11/22 | 22.4 million |
| 21. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Packers), 9/30 | 22.3 million |
| 22. NBC Sunday Night Football (Cowboys-Falcons), 11/4 | 21.8 million |
| 23. NBC Sunday Night Football (Lions-Packers), 12/9 | 21.4 million |
| 24. NBC Sunday Night Football (Lions-49ers), 9/16 | 21.3 million |
| 25. NBC Sunday Night Football (Patriots-Ravens), 9/23 | 21.3 million |
| 26. FOX Sunday Single (mostly Minn-GB & TB-Den), 12/2 | 20.9 million |
| 27. NBC Sunday Night Football (Texans-Bears), 11/11 | 20.9 million |
| 28. NBC Sunday Night Football (Packers-Giants), 11/25 | 20.9 million |
| 29. CBS NCIS (Season Premiere), 9/25 | 20.5 million |
| 30. NBC Sunday Night Football (Eagles-Cowboys), 12/2 | 20.4 million |
Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company
Following is the list of all 30 NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Dec. 10-16:
| Week of 12/10-16 |
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HH |
HH |
RTG |
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| 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 |
Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company
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