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 a 17.0 in 1995 to a 10.2 in 2008. During that span, ratings have fallen 16% for the NFC package on FOX (12.5 in ’95 to 10.5 in ’08) and 10% for the AFC package on NBC and CBS (11.1 in ’95 to 10.0 in ’08).
1995
17.0: ABC (Monday Night Football)
12.5: FOX (NFC)
11.1: NBC (AFC)
1996
16.2: ABC (Monday Night Football)
11.3: FOX (NFC)
10.9: NBC (AFC)
1997
15.0: ABC (Monday Night Football)
10.7: FOX (NFC)
10.4: NBC (AFC)
1998
13.9: ABC (Monday Night Football)
10.8: FOX (NFC)
10.3: CBS (AFC)
1999
13.7: ABC (Monday Night Football)
11.0: FOX (NFC)
10.5: CBS (AFC)
2000
12.7: ABC (Monday Night Football)
10.6: FOX (NFC)
9.5: CBS (AFC)
2001
11.5: ABC (Monday Night Football)
10.2: FOX (NFC)
9.5: CBS (AFC)
2002
11.4: ABC (Monday Night Football)
10.5: FOX (NFC)
9.6: CBS (AFC)
2003
11.5: ABC (Monday Night Football)
10.3: FOX (NFC)
9.6: CBS (AFC)
2004
11.0: ABC (Monday Night Football)
10.1: FOX (NFC)
9.7: CBS (AFC)
2005
10.8: ABC (Monday Night Football)
10.1: FOX (NFC)
9.7: CBS (AFC)
2006
11.0: NBC (Sunday Night Football)
10.6: FOX (NFC)
9.8: CBS (AFC)
2007
10.7: FOX (NFC)
10.3: CBS (AFC)
10.0: NBC (Sunday Night Football)
2008
10.5: FOX (NFC)
10.2: NBC (Sunday Night Football)
10.0: CBS (AFC)
