After lengthy delays due to the holidays, final numbers for the Week 16 NFL regional window on FOX are finally available.
FOX earned a 6.7 final rating and 11.3 million viewers for NFL action featuring 49ers/Rams in 61% of TV markets December 26, down 29% in ratings and 28% in viewership from last year (BAL/PIT*: 9.4, 15.777 mil).
Including Week 17 games, the telecast ranks as the lowest rated, least-viewed NFL telecast of the season on FOX.
Overall, the telecast ranks as the eleventh-lowest rated, twelfth-least viewed NFL telecast of the season on any network (97 telecasts).
The early window was the top television program of the week in five markets: St. Louis (SF/STL: 27.9), Jacksonville (WSH/JAX: 27.8), Detroit (DET/MIA: 22.6), Washington, DC (WSH/JAX: 21.0), and the Bay Area (SF/STL: 17.3).
Also on December 26, FOX drew a 13.6 rating and 24.3 million viewers for the Week 16 NFL national window.
(Ratings and viewership from Austin Karp, Sports Business Daily)
