Ratings for every NFL telecast through Week 5 of the season.
NFL ratings are generally up this season. Of the 27 telecasts on CBS, FOX, NBC and ESPN, 20 have had increases in ratings compared to last year, while 22 have had increases in viewership.
Ten of the 27 telecasts (37%) have drawn over 20 million viewers, compared to eight through Week 5 of last season.
So far, the season’s most-viewed telecast was the Week 1 national window on FOX, which drew 28.023 million. On the flip side, the least-viewed telecast was the Week 5 early window on CBS, which drew 10.463 million.
Ratings For Every NFL Telecast Through Week 5 of 2010 Season
| Wk # | Date | Window | Featured game | Net | Rating | vs. ’09 | Viewers (000) | vs. ’09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Thu., 9/9/10 | Kickoff | Vikings 9 | NBC |
16.5
|
29%
|
27,485
|
31%
|
| Saints 14 | ||||||||
| Sun., 9/12/10 | Single | Bengals 24 | CBS |
9.7
|
37%
|
16,175
|
42%
|
|
| Patriots 38 | ||||||||
| Regional | Panthers 18 | FOX |
8.1
|
-6%
|
13,086
|
-8%
|
||
| Giants 31 | ||||||||
| National | Packers 27 | FOX |
16.5
|
11%
|
28,023
|
12%
|
||
| Eagles 20 | ||||||||
| SNF | Cowboys 7 | NBC |
15.0
|
19%
|
25,262
|
20%
|
||
| Washington 13 | ||||||||
| Mon., 9/13/10 | MNF | Ravens 10 | ESPN |
9.4
|
6%
|
14,973
|
7%
|
|
| Jets 9 | ||||||||
| MNF | Chargers 14 | ESPN |
7.6
|
even
|
11,889
|
even
|
||
| Chiefs 21 | ||||||||
| 2 | Sun., 9/19/10 | Single | Bears 27 | FOX |
10.6
|
10%
|
17,769
|
15%
|
| Cowboys 20 | ||||||||
| Regional | Dolphins 14 | CBS |
9.0
|
6%
|
14,830
|
6%
|
||
| Vikings 10 | ||||||||
| National | Patriots 14 | CBS |
16.2
|
12%
|
27,010
|
13%
|
||
| Jets 28 | ||||||||
| SNF | Giants 14 | NBC |
13.8
|
-9%
|
23,100
|
-7%
|
||
| Colts 38 | ||||||||
| Mon., 9/20/10 | MNF | Saints 25 | ESPN |
9.4
|
even
|
15,120
|
3%
|
|
| 49ers 22 | ||||||||
| 3 | Sun., 9/26/10 | Single | Cowboys 27 | FOX |
12.8
|
8%
|
22,237
|
15%
|
| Texans 13 | ||||||||
| Regional | Titans 29 | CBS |
8.0
|
18%
|
12,836
|
16%
|
||
| Giants 10 | ||||||||
| National | Colts 27 | CBS |
14.0
|
28%
|
23,134
|
27%
|
||
| Broncos 13 | ||||||||
| SNF | Jets 31 | NBC |
11.3
|
6%
|
18,147
|
4%
|
||
| Dolphins 23 | ||||||||
| Mon., 9/27/10 | MNF | Packers 17 | ESPN |
10.8
|
9%
|
17,454
|
11%
|
|
| Bears 20 | ||||||||
| 4 | Sun., 10/3/10 | Single | Ravens 17 | CBS |
10.6
|
5%
|
17,606
|
6%
|
| Steelers 14 | ||||||||
| Regional | Panthers 14 | FOX |
8.3
|
8%
|
13,679
|
16%
|
||
| Saints 16 | ||||||||
| National | Washington 17 | FOX |
13.8
|
5%
|
23,134
|
5%
|
||
| Eagles 12 | ||||||||
| SNF | Bears 3 | NBC |
12.5
|
14%
|
20,929
|
14%
|
||
| Giants 17 | ||||||||
| Mon., 10/4/10 | MNF | Patriots 41 | ESPN |
9.0
|
-32%
|
13,971
|
-36%
|
|
| Dolphins 14 | ||||||||
| 5 | Sun., 10/10/10 | Single | Packers 13 | FOX |
11.6
|
22%
|
19,314
|
23%
|
| Washington 16 | ||||||||
| Regional | Chiefs 9 | CBS |
6.5
|
-3%
|
10,463
|
1%
|
||
| Colts 19 | ||||||||
| National | Titans 34 | CBS |
12.7
|
even
|
20,787
|
-1%
|
||
| Cowboys 27 | ||||||||
| SNF | Eagles 27 | NBC |
10.3
|
6%
|
16,856
|
5%
|
||
| 49ers 24 | ||||||||
| Mon., 10/11/10 | MNF | Vikings 20 | ESPN |
10.7
|
27%
|
17,313
|
32%
|
|
| Jets 29 |
