- Ratings for Steelers/Eagles on CBS Sunday increased from the comparable game last year. The 12.0/23 final rating for the all-Pennsylvania showdown marks a 7% jump over an 11.2/23 for Giants/Washington last year, which aired on FOX.
- When it came to college football on Saturday night, more eyeballs were tuned to ESPN than ABC. LSU/Auburn drew a 3.5 national rating and 5.6 million viewers on ESPN Saturday night, making the game the third-most viewed program of the week on cable. Meanwhile, Georgia/Arizona State on ABC drew a 2.7/5 final rating and 4 million viewers, down 16% from a 3.2 for regional coverage on the network last year.
- Last week’s record setting Monday Night Football game blew away the competition on cable. Eagles/Cowboys drew an 11.3 final rating and 18.6 million viewers, 126% and 144% higher than the 5.0 with 7.6 million for the next best program — an episode of The Closer on TNT. The record numbers for MNF also helped SportsCenter; the postgame edition drew a 3.1 rating and 4.8 million viewers, making it the week’s fifth most-watched cable program.
NFL records its highest regular season average since 1989
The usual methodological caveats abound, but the NFL officially recorded its highest regular season audience in more than three...
