FOX ended its regular season NFL coverage with strong numbers for Sunday’s Week 17 doubleheader.
The Week 17 NFL national window on FOX, featuring Packers/Bears in 56% of TV markets, earned a 16.3 overnight rating Sunday afternoon — even with Week 17 last year (PHI/DAL*: 16.3), and up 15% from Week 17 in 2008 (DAL/PHI*: 14.3).
The 16.3 overnight is the fifteenth-highest of the season for an NFL telecast on FOX, NBC, CBS or ESPN (87 telecasts). Overnights for games on NFL Network were not available.
Sixteen NFL telecasts topped a 16.0 overnight rating this season, compared to nine last year.
Earlier in the day, NFL action featuring Buccaneers/Saints in 70% of TV markets earned a 12.5 overnight on FOX, up 7% from last year (NYG/MIN*: 11.7), and up 28% from 2008 (NYG/MIN*: 9.8).
The 12.5 overnight is the second-highest of the season for the first game of an NFL doubleheader.
The games on FOX drew higher overnights than both games of Sunday’s Week 17 doubleheader on CBS.
(Overnights from Sports Business Daily)
