NFL Network earned its largest audience in over a month for Thursday’s clash between the Saints and Falcons.
The Week 12 Saints/Falcons “Thursday Night Football” game drew a 4.7 U.S. rating and 7.7 million viewers on NFL Network. The comparable Week 12 game last year was Patriots/Jets on NBC Thanksgiving night (10.1, 19.2M).
Saints/Falcons ranks as the highest rated and most-viewed telecast on NFL Network since Giants/Bears in Week 6 (5.0, 7.8M), and the network’s fourth-most viewed game of the season.
Overall, Saints/Falcons earned the 10th-largest audience ever on NFL Network. Five of the network’s eleven most-viewed games have taken place this season alone.
Most-Viewed NFL Telecasts Ever on NFL Network
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#
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Date
|
Away
|
Home
|
Rating
|
Viewers
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Thu., 11/24/11 | Niners | Ravens |
5.3
|
10.7M
|
|
2
|
Sat., 12/19/09 | Cowboys | Saints |
5.7
|
10.5M
|
|
3
|
Thu., 11/29/07 | Packers | Cowboys |
5.4
|
10.1M
|
|
4
|
Thu., 9/19/13 | Chiefs | Eagles |
6.0
|
9.4M
|
|
5
|
Thu., 9/12/13 | Jets | Patriots |
5.5
|
8.8M
|
|
6
|
Thu., 9/13/12 | Bears | Packers |
5.3
|
8.6M
|
|
7
|
Thu., 9/27/12 | Ravens | Browns |
5.2
|
8.1M
|
|
8
|
Sat., 12/25/10 | Cowboys | Cardinals |
3.8
|
7.8M
|
|
9
|
Thu., 10/10/13 | Giants | Bears |
5.0
|
7.8M
|
|
10
|
Thu., 11/21/13 | Saints | Falcons |
4.7
|
7.7M
|
(Week 12 finals from Bloomberg/Media Life Magazine)
