Not surprisingly, ratings for the NFC Championship Game dropped from last year’s star-studded game.
FOX drew a 24.0/44 overnight rating for the Cardinals’ win over the Eagles on Sunday afternoon, down 24% from a 31.7/46 for last year’s NFC title game between the Giants and Packers, which aired in the late 6:30 PM window. Compared to the game in the same timeslot last year, the 24.0 is down 12% from a 27.4/48 for the Chargers/Patriots AFC title game.
The 24.0 is the second-lowest overnight for an NFL Conference Championship game since ’06, when Panthers/Seahawks drew a 22.3, and is tied as the fifth-lowest overnight for a Conference Championship game in the past ten years.
Overnight ratings for NFC Championship Game.
2008-9: 24.0/44: Eagles/Cardinals (Sun., 1/18/09, 3 PM FOX)
2007-8: 31.7/46: Giants/Packers (Sun., 1/20/08, 6:30 PM FOX)
2006-7: 26.2/42: Saints/Bears (Sun., 1/21/07, 3 PM FOX)
2005-6: 22.3/33: Panthers/Seahawks (Sun., 1/22/06, 6:30 PM FOX)
2004-5: 28.6/48: Falcons/Eagles (Sun., 1/23/05, 3 PM FOX)
2003-4: 25.4/37: Panthers/Eagles (Sun., 1/18/04, 6:30 PM FOX)
2002-3: 27.2/47: Buccaneers/Eagles (Sun., 1/19/03, 3 PM FOX)
2001-2: 25.3/42: Eagles/Rams (Sun., 1/27/02, 4:15 PM FOX)
2000-1: 21.6/44: Vikings/Giants (Sun., 1/14/01, 12:30 PM FOX)
1999-0: 27.9/46: Buccaneers/Rams (Sun., 1/23/00, 4:15 PM FOX)
