Despite being a matchup of the #1 and #4 media markets, and despite featuring the defending Super Bowl champions, ratings declined for the Eagles/Giants NFC Divisional Game on Sunday.
FOX drew a 20.9/41 overnight rating for the Eagles’ win over the Giants on Sunday, down 1% from a 21.2/42 for Chargers/Colts on CBS in the same timeslot last year. The 20.9 overnight is the lowest for a Sunday Divisional Round game since 2005, when Vikings/Eagles drew a 20.8.
The 20.9 marks a steep 19% drop from the 25.8 for last year’s Sunday Divisional game on FOX — Giants and the Cowboys in the late afternoon window.
Overnight ratings for early Sunday Divisional Round games.
2008-9: 20.9: Eagles/Giants (Sun., 1/11/09, 1 PM FOX)
2007-8: 21.2: Chargers/Colts (Sun., 1/13/08, 1 PM CBS)
2006-7: 21.1: Seahawks/Bears (Sun., 1/14/07, 1 PM FOX)
2005-6: 21.2: Steelers/Colts (Sun., 1/15/06, 1 PM CBS)
2004-5: 20.8: Vikings/Eagles (Sun., 1/16/05, 1 PM FOX)
2003-4: 20.6: Colts/Chiefs (Sun., 1/11/04, 1 PM CBS)
2002-3: 20.7: 49ers/Buccaneers (Sun., 1/12/03, 1 PM FOX)
2001-2: 19.9: Ravens/Steelers (Sun., 1/20/02, 12:30 PM CBS)
2000-1: 18.8: Ravens/Titans (Sun., 1/7/01, 12:30 PM CBS)
1999-0: 21.2: Vikings/Rams (Sun., 1/16/00, 12:30 PM FOX)
1998-9: 21.0: Jaguars/Jets (Sun., 1/10/99, 12:30 PM CBS)
