CBS earned big numbers for its lone Divisional Round game.
The Colts/Broncos NFL Divisional Round game drew a 25.4 overnight rating on CBS Sunday afternoon, up 1% from Chargers/Broncos last year (25.1) and up 7% from Texans/Patriots in 2012 (23.8). The 25.4 is the second-highest for an AFC Divisional Round game since Colts/Chiefs on NBC in 1996 (26.1).
The only Divisional Round game to earn a higher overnight over that span was Jets/Patriots in 2011 (26.2).
CORRECTION 1/13: The initial version of this post, citing ShowBuzz Daily, reported that Colts/Broncos had a 24.7 overnight. It has since been updated with the 25.4 provided by CBS in a Monday press release.
The Colts’ win trailed Cowboys/Packers on FOX earlier in the day (26.2), marking the first time since 2010 that the late Sunday window was not the highest rated of the Divisional Round.
(Sun. numbers from CBS Press Express; original post cited ShowBuzz Daily)
