Doubleheader down, but other windows up, in Week 2
Week two of the NFL season brought increased viewership to all-but-one of the league’s broadcast partners. Sunday’s NFL national window (Chiefs-Chargers in 73% of markets) averaged a 10.1 rating and...
View ArticleRescheduled Pats-Chiefs boosts CBS to primetime high, sinks MNF
The postponement of Patriots-Chiefs hurt CBS on Sunday, but delivered the network’s best primetime audience in months Monday. Monday’s Patriots-Chiefs NFL game, which was originally scheduled to lead...
View ArticleTuesday night football tops Monday Night Football
‘Tuesday night football’ ratings were not bad for CBS, even topping its Monday equivalent. Tuesday’s Bills-Titans NFL regular season game, which was originally scheduled for Sunday, averaged 10.80...
View ArticleWeek 7 good to CBS, FOX, as primetime games drop
CBS neared a season-high — and FOX did well too — on an NFL Sunday that brought yet more declines to NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Last Sunday’s NFL national window (49ers-Patriots or Chiefs-Broncos in...
View ArticleSNF, MNF, hit lows in quiet Week 9
With the Tom Brady–Drew Brees showdown a bust, Sunday Night Football ratings slumped yet again. The Saints’ 38-3 rout of the Buccaneers averaged a 9.5 rating and 16.88 million viewers on NBC’s Sunday...
View ArticleMultiple NFL windows near season-highs in Week 11
The NFL scored its highest ratings Sunday — both overall and in primetime — since the start of the season. Sunday’s NFL national window (mostly Packers-Colts) averaged a 12.7 rating and 23.91 million...
View ArticleOver ten million for Wednesday afternoon football
A thrice-delayed, Wednesday afternoon NFL game scored better ratings than all-but-one non-football sporting event this year. Wednesday’s Ravens-Steelers NFL regular season game — originally scheduled...
View ArticleRatings: TNF, F1, Soccer and more
Thursday Night Football scored a rare ratings bump; Formula 1 posted a modest decline in a shortened season. Plus: numbers for the finals of Liga MX and MLS, and the latest results from Top Rank...
View ArticleMNF ends season with sixth-straight bump; SNF up too
Monday Night Football ended its season with another ratings bump, while Sunday Night Football scored a rare increase of its own. The season finale of Monday Night Football (Bills-Patriots) averaged a...
View ArticleRatings: NFL, NASCAR, MLB and more
The NFL scored its largest preseason audience on cable in four years; NASCAR scored a bump at Michigan; MLB’s Little League Classic was no match for the actual Little League; and more. Jags-Saints top...
View ArticleRatings: NFL preseason, NASCAR, CFB
NFL preseason ratings dipped on NBC and CBS, while NFL Network finished its most-watched exhibition run in four years. Plus: a three-year high for NASCAR’s summer race at Daytona; the largest audience...
View ArticleModest bump in NFL Week 1 audience
With a very different schedule than in past opening weeks, the NFL started its expanded 18-week campaign with a modest bump in the Nielsen ratings. Week 1 of the NFL season averaged 17.4 million...
View ArticleNFL Week 2 viewership strong; ESPN’s Manningcast up big
Ratings and viewership jumped in Week 2 of the NFL season, but the real eyeopener may be the dramatically increased sampling for ESPN’s Manningcast. The Week 2 edition of Monday Night Football...
View ArticleNFL primetime ratings hit highs in Week 3; Manningcast up again
The NFL hit a trio of multi-year highs in primetime in Week 3 of the season. The latest edition of NFL Monday Night Football (Eagles-Cowboys) averaged 14.9 million viewers across ESPN and ESPN2, the...
View ArticleRatings: TNF, Nielsen correction, Division Series
The season’s first Thursday Night Football simulcast scored a slight viewership bump on FOX and NFL Network. Plus: viewership for the season-opening edition of Monday Night Football was higher than...
View ArticleCBS feasts with Raiders-Cowboys on Thanksgiving
One of the better Thanksgiving NFL games in recent memory delivered in a big way, according to a CBS projection. CBS estimates that Thursday’s Raiders-Cowboys NFL Thanksgiving Day game averaged 38.53...
View ArticleRaiders-Cowboys shy of CBS projection, but still hits 28-year high
Falling shy of the 31-year high CBS initially reported, the Raiders-Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game had to settle for being the most-watched NFL game in 28 years. Raiders-Cowboys averaged a 13.1 rating...
View ArticleUsual suspects deliver in Week 13 of NFL season
Traditional teams and rivalries delivered for the NFL in Week 13 of the season. The ESPN family of networks combined to average 14.97 million viewers for Patriots-Bills on the latest edition of Monday...
View ArticlePrimetime highs in Week 14 of NFL season
Viewership increased for all three primetime NFL windows last week. Last week’s edition of NFL Sunday Night Football (Bears-Packers) averaged a 10.2 rating and 18.56 million viewers on NBC, marking the...
View Article49ers-Cowboys most-watched Wild Card game since 2015
49ers-Cowboys was a massive ratings hit for CBS, but for Nickelodeon it was more “The Brothers Flub” than “Rugrats.” Sunday’s 49ers-Cowboys NFC Wild Card game averaged a 20.7 rating and 41.50 million...
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