Night Moves: NFL Primetime Ratings Through Week Five Games
ESPN earned an 8.3 cable rating (11.0 million viewers) for its "MNF" coverage of Vikings-Saints, down 17.0% from a 10.0 cable rating (13.0 million viewers) for the comparable Cowboys-Bills game in '07. Through six games this season, "MNF" is averaging a 9.3 cable rating with 12.6 million viewers, up 6.9% and 13.0%, respectively, from an 8.7 cable rating with 11.2 million viewers through six games last season.
|
Wk
|
'08 Game
|
Cable Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
'07 Game
|
Cable Rating % +/-
|
Viewers % +/-
|
|
1
|
Vikings-Packers
|
9.3
|
12,501
|
Ravens-Bengals
|
8.1%
|
12.8%
|
|
1
|
Broncos-Raiders
|
7.3
|
9,665
|
Cardinals-49ers
|
5.8%
|
13.7%
|
|
2
|
Eagles-Cowboys
|
13.3
|
18,608
|
Redskins-Eagles
|
46.2%
|
60.0%
|
|
3
|
Jets-Chargers
|
8.9
|
11,881
|
Titans-Saints
|
3.5%
|
10.1%
|
|
4
|
Ravens-Steelers
|
8.8
|
11,783
|
Patriots-Bengals
|
-1.1%
|
-0.4%
|
|
5
|
Vikings-Saints
|
8.3
|
10,975
|
Cowboys-Bills
|
-17.0%
|
-15.8%
|
SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT: Meanwhile, NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” featuring Steelers-Jaguars earned an 8.8/14 national Nielsen rating (14.2 million viewers), down 21.4% and 22.3%, respectively, from an 11.2/18 for Bears-Packers in Week Five last season. Through six NFL game telecasts on NBC, the net is averaging a 10.6 national rating and 17.2 million viewers, down 2.8% and 1.0%, respectively, from a 10.9 rating and 17.3 million viewers through the first six telecasts of ‘07 (THE DAILY).
|
Week
|
'08 Game
|
Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
'07 Game
|
Rating
% +/-
|
Viewers
% +/-
|
|
NFL Kickoff
|
Redskins-Giants
|
8.6
|
13,531
|
Saints-Colts
|
-25.2%
|
-23.9%
|
|
1
|
Bears-Colts
|
11.2
|
18,351
|
Giants-Cowboys
|
-3.4%
|
1.1%
|
|
2
|
Steelers-Browns
|
10.8
|
17,834
|
Chargers-Patriots
|
10.2%
|
16.4%
|
|
3
|
Cowboys-Packers
|
13.3
|
22,230
|
Cowboys-Bears
|
12.7%
|
16.7%
|
|
4
|
Eagles-Bears
|
10.8
|
17,340
|
Eagles-Giants
|
14.9%
|
15.5%
|
|
5
|
Steelers-Jaguars
|
8.8
|
14,207
|
Bears-Packers
|
-21.4%
|
-22.3%
|
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|
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