The NFL is not only seeing ratings increases for game windows this season, as ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” is also up 12% over last year through Week 6. The show is averaging 1.294 million viewers to date. The Week 6 show averaged 1.398 million viewers, up 18% over the comparable “Countdown” show in ’17. It also was the second-most-viewed show of the season, trailing only Week 1. Meanwhile, ESPN2’s “Fantasy Football Now” is also averaging 357,000 viewers through Week 6, up 3% over ’17. The two shows are the only NFL pregame shows that are up in viewership year-over-year. Meanwhile, Fox on Sunday posted season-high numbers for its two pregame shows, with "Fox NFL Sunday" (4.861 million viewers) and "Fox NFL Kickoff" (1.376 million) both up over '17. CBS in Week 6 also saw an increase for "The NFL Today." Sunday's show drew 3.270 million viewers, up from 3.066 million last year.
| TELECAST |
DATE |
NET |
TIME (ET) |
RAT. |
VIEWERS (000) |
| "SNF": Chiefs-Patriots |
10/14 |
NBC |
8:30-11:30pm |
12.3 |
21,107 |
| NFL: Jaguars-Cowboys (85%) |
10/14 |
CBS |
4:25-7:30pm |
10.2 |
17,637 |
| NFL: (singleheader) |
10/14 |
Fox |
1:00-4:05pm |
10.0 |
17,285 |
| "TNF": Eagles-Giants |
10/11 |
Fox/NFL Net |
8:00-11:00pm |
NA |
14,703 |
| NFL: (regional) |
10/14 |
CBS |
1:00-4:15pm |
7.0 |
11,461 |
| "MNF": Saints-Redskins |
10/8 |
ESPN |
8:15-11:30pm |
NA |
10,506 |
| ALDS: Red Sox-Yankees: Game 4 |
10/9 |
TBS |
8:00-11:30pm |
NA |
7,147 |
| College football: Wisconsin-Michigan |
10/13 |
ABC |
8:00-11:30pm |
3.5 |
6,038 |
| ALCS: Astros-Red Sox: Game 1 |
10/13 |
TBS |
8:00-11:30pm |
3.3 |
5,821 |
| ALCS: Astros-Red Sox: Game 2 |
10/14 |
TBS |
7:00-10:30pm |
3.1 |
5,658 |
| College football: Georgia-LSU |
10/13 |
CBS |
3:30-7:00pm |
3.3 |
5,539 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" |
10/14 |
Fox |
12:00-1:00pm |
3.0 |
4,861 |
| NLCS: Dodgers-Brewers: Game 2 |
10/13 |
Fox |
4:00-7:00pm |
2.8 |
4,654 |
| NLCS: Dodgers-Brewers: Game 1 |
10/12 |
FS1 |
8:00-11:30pm |
NA |
4,639 |
| ALDS: Red Sox-Yankees: Game 3 |
10/8 |
TBS |
7:30-11:00pm |
NA |
4,405 |
| College football: Missouri-Alabama |
10/13 |
ESPN |
7:00-10:30pm |
2.0 |
3,758 |
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 1000Bulbs.com 500 (Talladega) |
10/14 |
NBC |
2:00-6:00pm |
2.2 |
3,510 |
| "The NFL Today" |
10/14 |
CBS |
12:00-1:00pm |
2.1 |
3,270 |
| College football: (regional) |
10/13 |
ABC |
3:30-7:00pm |
1.9 |
2,990 |
| College football: Pitt-Notre Dame |
10/13 |
NBC |
2:30-6:00pm |
1.8 |
2,821 |
| College football: Florida-Vanderbilt |
10/13 |
ESPN |
12:00-3:30pm |
1.5 |
2,497 |
| College football: Nebraska-Northwestern |
10/13 |
ABC |
12:00-3:30pm |
1.7 |
2,428 |
| College football: Minnesota-Ohio State |
10/13 |
FS1 |
12:00-3:30pm |
1.5 |
2,405 |
| "Fox NFL Kickoff" |
10/14 |
Fox |
11:00am-12:00pm |
0.9 |
1,376 |
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Fr8Auctions 250 (Talladega) |
10/13 |
Fox |
1:00-3:00pm |
0.7 |
962 |
| Stihl Timbersports (taped) |
10/14 |
ABC |
3:00-4:00pm |
0.3 |
467 |
| "World of X Games" |
10/14 |
ABC |
4:00-5:00pm |
0.3 |
386 |
