Boston Leads Way In Super Bowl Metered-Market Ratings
The following presents Nielsen metered-market ratings for Fox’ coverage of Super Bowl XLII, with comparisons to last year's Colts-Bears Super Bowl XLI on CBS. With the Patriots attempting to become the first team in NFL history to finish 19-0, the Boston market ranked first, with Indianapolis, home to last year's Super Bowl champs, ranking second. NFL markets are bolded (THE DAILY).
Super Bowl XLII Nielsen Metered-Market Ratings |
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Super Bowl XLII |
Super Bowl XLI |
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Rank |
Market (Size) |
Rating/Share |
Rating/Share |
% Change |
| 1 |
Boston (7) |
55.6/81 |
42.6/61 |
30.5% |
| 2 |
Indianapolis (26) |
54.1/73 |
55.5/79 |
-2.5% |
| 3 |
Jacksonville (49) |
52.0/71 |
47.7/65 |
9.0% |
| 4 |
Pittsburgh (22) |
50.8/69 |
46.9/64 |
8.3% |
| 5 |
Ft. Myers-Naples (63) |
50.7/70 |
47.3/69 |
7.2% |
| 6 |
Washington, DC (9) |
50.3/73 |
42.6/63 |
18.1% |
| 7 |
Columbus, OH (32) |
49.8/70 |
43.9/60 |
13.4% |
| 8 |
Kansas City (31) |
49.7/71 |
49.6/70 |
0.2% |
| 9 |
Milwaukee (34) |
49.7/68 |
48.8/66 |
1.8% |
| 10 |
Tampa-St. Pete, Sarasota (13) |
48.8/70 |
47.6/64 |
2.5% |
| 11 |
Philadelphia (4) |
48.4/69 |
45.7/65 |
5.9% |
| 12 |
Norfolk (42) |
48.1/65 |
42.8/60 |
12.4% |
| 13 |
Memphis (47) |
47.8/63 |
41.9/58 |
14.1% |
| 14 |
Nashville (30) |
47.8/66 |
48.7/70 |
-1.8% |
| 15 |
Richmond-Petersburg (59) |
47.6/63 |
45.0/63 |
5.8% |
| 16 |
Detroit (11) |
47.5/69 |
38.6/56 |
23.1% |
| 17 |
St. Louis (21) |
47.5/67 |
41.1/62 |
15.6% |
| 18 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul (15) |
47.4/74 |
49.2/72 |
-3.7% |
| 19 |
Providence-New Bedford (52) |
47.4/72 |
35.4/50 |
33.9% |
| 20 |
New Orleans (53) |
47.2/67 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 21 |
Charlotte (25) |
47.1/67 |
43.2/63 |
9.0% |
| 22 |
Phoenix (12) |
47.0/72 |
37.1/57 |
26.7% |
| 23 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth (5) |
46.2/69 |
44.9/68 |
2.9% |
| 24 |
Oklahoma City (45) |
46.2/60 |
43.1/60 |
7.2% |
| 25 |
Denver (18) |
46.1/69 |
44.8/66 |
2.9% |
| 26 |
Greenvlle-Spartanburg-Asheville (36) |
45.5/63 |
36.5/50 |
24.7% |
| 27 |
Knoxville (58) |
45.5/57 |
46.6/61 |
-2.4% |
| 28 |
Austin (51) |
45.4/64 |
42.0/62 |
8.1% |
| 29 |
Birmingham (40) |
45.4/63 |
42.9/59 |
5.8% |
| 30 |
West Palm Beach (38) |
45.4/66 |
44.3/61 |
2.5% |
| 31 |
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne (19) |
45.2/63 |
50.4/67 |
-10.3% |
| 32 |
New York (1) |
44.9/67 |
35.1/53 |
27.9% |
| 33 |
Atlanta (8) |
44.8/64 |
43.0/62 |
4.2% |
| 34 |
Dayton (62) |
44.8/63 |
48.5/63 |
-7.6% |
| 35 |
Louisville (48) |
44.7/63 |
42.4/58 |
5.4% |
| 36 |
Tulsa (60) |
44.5/61 |
43.5/60 |
2.3% |
| 37 |
Cleveland-Akron (17) |
44.4/62 |
42.8/60 |
3.7% |
| 38 |
Greensboro (46) |
44.3/63 |
42.7/61 |
3.7% |
| 39 |
Las Vegas (43) |
44.0/65 |
42.2/65 |
4.3% |
| 40 |
Hartford & New Haven (29) |
43.5/60 |
36.9/53 |
17.9% |
| 41 |
Buffalo (50) |
43.4/64 |
46.8/67 |
-7.3% |
| 42 |
Baltimore (24) |
43.2/61 |
44.6/62 |
-3.1% |
| 43 |
Cincinnati (33) |
42.9/64 |
41.7/63 |
2.9% |
| 44 |
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (16) |
42.2/60 |
43.0/59 |
-1.9% |
| 45 |
Seattle-Tacoma (14) |
41.9/71 |
41.3/70 |
1.5% |
| 46 |
Chicago (3) |
41.5/63 |
50.2/77 |
-17.3% |
| 47 |
San Diego (27) |
41.4/68 |
40.4/70 |
2.5% |
| 48 |
Raleigh-Durham (28) |
40.8/58 |
44.6/60 |
-8.5% |
| 49 |
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto (20) |
40.5/66 |
39.9/67 |
1.5% |
| 50 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (6) |
40.3/73 |
36.7/69 |
9.8% |
| 51 |
Portland, OR (23) |
39.0/65 |
39.0/65 |
0.0% |
| 52 |
Houston (10) |
37.1/60 |
39.7/62 |
-6.5% |
| 53 |
San Antonio (37) |
37.1/54 |
36.3/55 |
2.2% |
| 54 |
Albuquerque-Santa Fe (44) |
36.2/57 |
40.2/64 |
-10.0% |
| 55 |
Los Angeles (2) |
36.1/62 |
33.5/60 |
7.8% |
| 56 |
Salt Lake City (35) |
35.6/60 |
38.0/66 |
-6.3% |
NOTE: New Orleans' market rating for Super Bowl XLI unavailable due to Hurricane Katrina.
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