NFL GAME TOPS RATINGS IN ALL 30 NFL MARKETS FOR RECORD FOURTH TIMENFL Game Telecasts 27 of 28 Most-Watched TV Shows This Fall
An NFL game was the highest-rated show in all 30 NFL markets last week (Dec. 10-16), marking the fourth time this season NFL games topped local ratings in all NFL markets – the most ever through Week 15. In addition, the four “30 for 30” weeks matches the prior full-season records set in 2010 and 2011.
NFL games were the two most-watched shows on TV last week with the CBS national telecast (mostly Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys) topping all sports and entertainment competition with 26.9 million viewers followed by NBC’s Sunday Night Football (San Francisco 49ers-New England Patriots) with 23.2 million viewers.
An NFL game has topped the viewership charts in all 15 weeks this season and 14 times in 15 weeks NFL games ranked 1-2 in viewership.
For the season, NFL games rank as 27 of the 28 most-watched TV shows since Labor Day. Following are the most-watched programs this fall:
| Program | Viewers |
| 1. FOX Thanksgiving Game (Redskins-Cowboys), 11/22 | 28.7 million |
| 2. NBC Sunday Night Football (Steelers-Broncos), 9/9 | 27.6 million |
| 3. CBS Thanksgiving Game (Texans-Lions), 11/22 | 27.3 million |
| 4. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-Cowboys), 10/28 | 26.9 million |
| 5. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Cowboys), 12/16 | 26.9 million |
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