Pro and college football drew strong numbers on CBS Thanksgiving weekend.
Raiders/Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day drew an 11.6 final rating and 25.2 million viewers on CBS, making the game the most-viewed NFL telecast of Week 12.
The game stands as the most-viewed NFL telecast of the season on CBS, and the fourth-most viewed game of the season on any network.
The day after Thanksgiving, CBS drew an impressive 4.9 rating and 8.1 million viewers for an Auburn/Alabama college football game.
Not including Saturday’s SEC Championship Game, Auburn/Alabama stands as the second-most viewed college football game of the season on CBS, behind only a primetime Florida/LSU matchup in October.
The run of strong numbers continued on Saturday, when Florida St./Florida drew a 4.7 rating and 7.5 million viewers, making the game the third-most viewed college football game on CBS this season.
Most viewed NFL telecasts of the season
entering Week 13
| Date | Featured game | Net | Viewers (000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., 11/1/09 | Vikings/Packers | FOX |
29,820
|
| Sun., 10/25/09 | Falcons/Cowboys | FOX |
28,399
|
| Sun., 11/15/09 | Cowboys/Packers | FOX |
26,747
|
| Thu., 11/26/09 | Raiders/Cowboys | CBS |
25,205
|
| Sun., 9/13/09 | Washington/Giants | FOX |
25,109
|
Ratings/viewership for college football on CBS
entering the SEC Championship Game
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 9/19/09 | Tennessee/Florida | CBS |
4.3
|
6,620
|
| Sat., 9/26/09 | Arkansas/Alabama | CBS |
2.4
|
3,655
|
| Sat., 10/3/09 | LSU/Georgia | CBS |
3.5
|
5,542
|
| Sat., 10/10/09 | Alabama/Mississippi | CBS |
3.1
|
4,904
|
| Florida/LSU | CBS |
6.1
|
10,496
|
|
| Sat., 10/17/09 | Arkansas/Florida | CBS |
4.3
|
6,844
|
| Sat., 10/24/09 | Tennessee/Alabama | CBS |
3.6
|
5,714
|
| Sat., 10/31/09 | Georgia/Florida | CBS |
4.4
|
6,932
|
| Sat., 11/7/09 | LSU/Alabama | CBS |
4.3
|
6,753
|
| Sat., 11/14/09 | Florida/South Carolina | CBS |
4.0
|
6,347
|
| Sat., 11/21/09 | LSU/Mississippi | CBS |
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Fri., 11/27/09 | Auburn/Alabama | CBS |
4.9
|
8,124
|
| Sat., 11/28/09 | Florida St./Florida | CBS |
4.7
|
7,491
|
(ESPN.com)
