For the third time in four weeks, FOX drew a massive audience for NFL coverage.
Sunday’s NFL national game, featuring Cowboys/Packers, drew a 15.9/29 final rating and 26.7 million viewers on FOX — up 17% in ratings and 19% in viewership from Colts/Steelers on CBS last year (13.6/26, 22.4 mil), and up 35% and 38%, respectively, from Chargers/Giants on CBS last week (11.8/22, 19.3 mil).
Cowboys/Packers was the top NFL telecast of Week 10, finishing above Patriots/Colts on NBC.
Additionally, the game ranks as the third-highest rated, third-most viewed NFL telecast of the season, behind only Falcons/Cowboys in Week 7 (16.8, 28.4 mil) and Vikings/Packers in Week 8 (17.4, 29.8 mil).
This marks the third time this season that an NFL telecast has drawn at least 26 million viewers. To put that in perspective, not a single regular season telecast last year managed to draw that many viewers.
Highest rated, most-viewed NFL telecasts of the season
| Date | Featured game | Net | Rating/ viewers |
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5 highest rated games
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| Sun., 11/1/09 | Vikings/Packers | FOX |
17.4/32
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| Sun., 10/25/09 | Falcons/Cowboys | FOX |
16.8/32
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| Sun., 11/15/09 | Cowboys/Packers | FOX |
15.9/29
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| Sun., 9/20/09 | Giants/Cowboys | NBC |
15.1/25
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| Sun., 9/13/09 | Washington/Giants | FOX |
14.8/29
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5 most viewed games
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| Sun., 11/1/09 | Vikings/Packers | FOX |
29.8 mil
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| Sun., 10/25/09 | Falcons/Cowboys | FOX |
28.4 mil
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| Sun., 11/15/09 | Cowboys/Packers | FOX |
26.7 mil
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| Sun., 9/13/09 | Washington/Giants | FOX |
25.1 mil
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| Sun., 9/20/09 | Giants/Cowboys | NBC |
24.8 mil
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Source: Fang’s Bites
