RAVENS-COWBOYS ON NFL NETWORK FOURTH-HIGHEST RATED SPORTING EVENT ON CABLE IN 2008
NFL.com LIVE Averages Record 57 Minutes per Visitor
Last Saturday’s Baltimore Ravens-Dallas Cowboys game on NFL Network posted a 9.22 cable rating – tied for the fourth-highest cable rating of any sporting event in 2008.
The three highest-rated sporting events on cable this year are ESPN Monday Night Football games. Ravens-Cowboys on NFL Network tied for fourth with American League Championship Series Game 7 (Rays-Red Sox) on TBS. Ravens-Cowboys out-rated the highest-rated event for all other sports on cable in 2008.
Online, fans watched for a record 57 minutes per visitor to NFL.com Live: Saturday Night Football coverage of Ravens-Cowboys, featuring live “look-ins” at :15 and :45 of each hour, select “red zone” possessions and other key moments, during the game broadcast.
All 24 NFL Network regular-season games (eight per season since 2006) have been the top-rated show of the day on cable. Ravens-Cowboys is the highest-rated game on NFL Network this season and the second-highest rated game in NFL Network history (Packers-Cowboys, 11/29/07, 14.6 rating).
Following are the five highest-rated cable sports programs in 2008 and a comparison of NFL Network’s Ravens-Cowboys to other top rated sporting events on cable this year:
Five Highest-Rated Sporting Events on Cable, 2008
|
Sporting Event |
Cable Rating |
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ESPN Monday Night Football (Eagles-Cowboys), 9/15 |
13.27 |
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ESPN Monday Night Football (Steelers-Redskins), 11/3 |
10.20 |
|
ESPN Monday Night Football (Vikings-Packers), 9/8 |
9.27 |
|
NFL Network Saturday Night Football (Ravens-Cowboys), 12/20 |
9.22 |
|
TBS MLB Playoffs (ALCS Game 7 – Rays-Red Sox), 10/19 |
9.22 |
Ravens-Cowboys on NFLN vs. Top Rated Sporting Events on Cable, 2008
|
Sporting Event |
Cable Rating |
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NFL Network Saturday Night Football (Ravens-Cowboys), 12/20 |
9.22 |
|
TBS MLB Playoffs (ALCS Game 7 – Rays-Red Sox), 10/19 |
9.22 |
|
TNT NBA Playoffs (West Conf. Finals Gm 4 – Lakers-Spurs), 5/27 |
5.62 |
|
ESPN Nascar Sprint Cup, 7/27 |
5.09 |
|
TNT NBA All-Star Game, 2/17 |
4.50 |
|
ESPN U.S. Open Golf (Monday playoff – Woods-Mediate), 6/16 |
4.21 |
|
Versus NHL Stanley Cup Final (Gm 2 – Red Wings-Penguins), 5/26 |
1.97 |
|
Golf Channel PGA WGC Match Play Final (Tiger Woods wins), 2/24 |
1.65 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research, NFL Network (coverage area ratings from 1/1/08-12/21/08)
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