Through Week 9 of the season, over 18 million viewers per game have tuned into regular season NFL action.
NFL telecasts on FOX, CBS, NBC and ESPN averaged 18.3 million viewers through Week 9, up 7% from last year (17.2 mil).
CBS is averaging the most viewers for the AFC package since at least 1987, NBC is averaging the most viewers for any primetime NFL package since 1996, and ESPN is averaging the most viewers for Monday Night Football since acquiring the rights in 2006.
Below are ratings and viewership for every NFL telecast through Week 9 of the 2010-11 season.
This does not include Thursday’s Week 10 Ravens/Falcons game on NFL Network.
NFL Ratings/Viewership Through Week 9
| Wk # | Date | Window | Featured Game | Net | Rating | vs. ’09 | Viewers (000) | vs. ’09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Thu., 9/9/10 | Kickoff | MIN 9 | NBC |
16.5
|
29%
|
27,485
|
31%
|
| NO 14 | ||||||||
| Sun., 9/12/10 | Single | CIN 24 | CBS |
9.7
|
37%
|
16,175
|
42%
|
|
| NE 38 | ||||||||
| Reg. | CAR 18 | FOX |
8.1
|
-6%
|
13,086
|
-8%
|
||
| NYG 31 | ||||||||
| Nat. | GB 27 | FOX |
16.5
|
11%
|
28,023
|
12%
|
||
| PHI 20 | ||||||||
| SNF | DAL 7 | NBC |
15.0
|
19%
|
25,262
|
20%
|
||
| WSH 13 | ||||||||
| Mon., 9/13/10 | MNF | BAL 10 | ESPN |
9.4
|
6%
|
14,973
|
7%
|
|
| NYJ 9 | ||||||||
| MNF | SD 14 | ESPN |
7.6
|
even
|
11,889
|
even
|
||
| KC 21 | ||||||||
| 2 | Sun., 9/19/10 | Single | CHI 27 | FOX |
10.6
|
10%
|
17,769
|
15%
|
| DAL 20 | ||||||||
| Reg. | MIA 14 | CBS |
9.0
|
6%
|
14,830
|
6%
|
||
| MIN 10 | ||||||||
| Nat. | NE 14 | CBS |
16.2
|
12%
|
27,010
|
13%
|
||
| NYJ 28 | ||||||||
| SNF | NYG 14 | NBC |
13.8
|
-9%
|
23,100
|
-7%
|
||
| IND 38 | ||||||||
| Mon., 9/20/10 | MNF | NO 25 | ESPN |
9.4
|
even
|
15,120
|
3%
|
|
| SF 22 | ||||||||
| 3 | Sun., 9/26/10 | Single | DAL 27 | FOX |
12.8
|
8%
|
22,237
|
15%
|
| HOU 13 | ||||||||
| Reg. | TEN 29 | CBS |
8.0
|
18%
|
12,836
|
16%
|
||
| NYG 10 | ||||||||
| Nat. | IND 27 | CBS |
14.0
|
28%
|
23,134
|
27%
|
||
| DEN 13 | ||||||||
| SNF | NYJ 31 | NBC |
11.3
|
6%
|
18,147
|
4%
|
||
| MIA 23 | ||||||||
| Mon., 9/27/10 | MNF | GB 17 | ESPN |
10.8
|
9%
|
17,454
|
11%
|
|
| CHI 20 | ||||||||
| 4 | Sun., 10/3/10 | Single | BAL 17 | CBS |
10.6
|
5%
|
17,606
|
6%
|
| PIT 14 | ||||||||
| Reg. | CAR 14 | FOX |
8.3
|
8%
|
13,679
|
16%
|
||
| NO 16 | ||||||||
| Nat. | WSH 17 | FOX |
13.8
|
5%
|
23,134
|
5%
|
||
| PHI 12 | ||||||||
| SNF | CHI 3 | NBC |
12.5
|
14%
|
20,929
|
14%
|
||
| NYG 17 | ||||||||
| Mon., 10/4/10 | MNF | NE 41 | ESPN |
9.0
|
-32%
|
13,971
|
-36%
|
|
| MIA 14 | ||||||||
| 5 | Sun., 10/10/10 | Single | GB 13 | FOX |
11.6
|
22%
|
19,314
|
23%
|
| WSH 16 | ||||||||
| Reg. | KC 9 | CBS |
6.5
|
-3%
|
10,463
|
1%
|
||
| IND 19 | ||||||||
| Nat. | TEN 34 | CBS |
12.7
|
even
|
20,787
|
-1%
|
||
| DAL 27 | ||||||||
| SNF | PHI 27 | NBC |
10.3
|
6%
|
16,856
|
5%
|
||
| SF 24 | ||||||||
| Mon., 10/11/10 | MNF | MIN 20 | ESPN |
10.7
|
27%
|
17,313
|
32%
|
|
| NYJ 29 | ||||||||
| 6 | Sun., 10/17/10 | Single | BAL 20 | CBS |
12.8
|
16%
|
21,484
|
20%
|
| NE 23 | ||||||||
| Reg. | ATL 17 | FOX |
7.3
|
-22%
|
11,860
|
-21%
|
||
| PHI 31 | ||||||||
| Nat. | DAL 21 | FOX |
15.7
|
8%
|
25,980
|
8%
|
||
| MIN 24 | ||||||||
| SNF | IND 27 | NBC |
11.7
|
7%
|
19,115
|
5%
|
||
| WSH 24 | ||||||||
| Mon., 10/18/10 | MNF | TEN 30 | ESPN |
6.2
|
-25%
|
9,666
|
-28%
|
|
| JAX 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | Sun., 10/24/10 | Single | WSH 17 | FOX |
9.3
|
45%
|
14,923
|
42%
|
| CHI 14 | ||||||||
| Reg. | PIT 23 | CBS |
9.4
|
-18%
|
15,308
|
-17%
|
||
| MIA 22 | ||||||||
| Nat. | NE 23 | CBS |
13.1
|
-22%
|
21,918
|
-23%
|
||
| SD 20 | ||||||||
| SNF | MIN 24 | NBC |
15.4
|
69%
|
25,675
|
71%
|
||
| GB 28 | ||||||||
| Mon., 10/25/10 | MNF | NYG 41 | ESPN |
11.2
|
38%
|
17,953
|
41%
|
|
| DAL 35 | ||||||||
| 8 | Sun., 10/31/10 | Single | JAX 35 | CBS |
8.6
|
2%
|
13,963
|
3%
|
| DAL 17 | ||||||||
| Reg. | GB 9 | FOX |
8.2
|
-15%
|
13,127
|
-17%
|
||
| NYJ 0 | ||||||||
| Nat. | MIN 18 | FOX |
15.2
|
-13%
|
25,221
|
-15%
|
||
| NE 28 | ||||||||
| SNF | PIT 10 | NBC |
10.7
|
—
|
18,106
|
—
|
||
| NO 20 | ||||||||
| Mon., 11/1/10 | MNF | HOU 17 | ESPN |
7.4
|
-4%
|
11,911
|
-4%
|
|
| IND 30 | ||||||||
| 9 | Sun., 11/7/10 | Single | NYG 41 | FOX |
9.8
|
1%
|
16,279
|
3%
|
| SEA 7 | ||||||||
| Reg. | MIA 10 | CBS |
9.6
|
10%
|
15,419
|
11%
|
||
| BAL 26 | ||||||||
| Nat. | IND 24 | CBS |
16.3
|
38%
|
27,789
|
44%
|
||
| PHI 26 | ||||||||
| SNF | DAL 7 | NBC |
11.6
|
-11%
|
19,368
|
-11%
|
||
| GB 45 | ||||||||
| Mon., 11/8/10 | MNF | PIT 27 | ESPN |
9.2
|
-7%
|
15,016
|
-6%
|
|
| CIN 21 |
(NFL press release from Fang’s Bites)
