Archive for January 3rd, 2009

First, the results of last week’s predictions. NFL on NFL Network, Ravens/Cowboys (12/20). Prediction: 3.5. Final rating: 3.4. The 3.4 rating for Ravens/Cowboys in Week 16 was the highest of the season for a game [...]

Average ratings for the NFL on broadcast television since 1995. Since 1995, ratings for the prime time NFL broadcast package (Monday Night Football on ABC and Sunday Night Football on NBC) have fallen 40%, from [...]

Ratings for national NFL games during the 2008 regular season. Ratings for games on cable (ESPN, NFL Network) are national ratings, unless otherwise noted. NFL ratings during 2008 season.^: approximate; *: cable ratingWeek 18.6, 13.5 [...]

With the Red Wings playing in the Winter Classic, most of the homes in Detroit were tuned to the Capital One Bowl on ABC. The Capital One Bowl between Michigan State and Georgia drew a [...]

While NBC and ESPN saw upticks for their Sunday and Monday night NFL coverage, it was FOX that finished as the highest rated of the league’s broadcast partners. NFL coverage on FOX averaged a 10.5 [...]

On New Year’s Day, the Rose Bowl on ABC more than doubled the Orange Bowl on FOX. ABC drew a 12.6 overnight rating for USC’s win over Penn State Thursday, up 5% from a 12.0 [...]

Despite finishing down from last year and behind competitors FOX and NBC, CBS drew three of the four largest audiences for NFL games this season. For the season, CBS averaged a 10.0/21 rating and 16.2 [...]