NFL Network drew big numbers for a Christmas night battle.
Friday’s Chargers/Titans game drew a 3.3 U.S. rating and 6.9 million viewers on NFL Network, down a tick in ratings but up 19% in viewers from the network’s final telecast of last season (Ravens/Cowboys in Week 16; 3.4 U.S. rating, 5.8 million viewers).
Chargers/Titans stands as the third-most viewed NFL telecast ever on NFL Network, behind only Packers/Cowboys in ’07 (10.1 mil) and Cowboys/Saints in ’09 (10.5 mil).
NFL Network has aired four of its five-most viewed games this season alone.
Overall, NFL Network averaged 5.5 million viewers for NFL coverage during the 2009 season, up 49% from 3.7 million last year, and up 20% from 4.6 million in ’07.
