Chargers / Titans AFC Wild Card Game Tops Sports Shows
The AFC Wild Card game between San Diego and Tennessee on January 6, delivered an average viewership of 26.6 million leading all sports shows in a heavy sports week from December 31 - January 6.
Category | Top Sports
Top Sports Shows, December 17-23
Posted on 04 January 2008 by Bill Gorman
CBS Sunday NFL National Game is #1
The Sunday afternoon CBS National NFL Game had an average viewership of 20.45 million to lead all sports shows for the week of December 17-23, 2007. The NFL Network put both of its games in the top 20 despite its limited availability.
Top Sports Shows, Dec 3-9
Posted on 17 December 2007 by Bill Gorman
Patriots v. Steelers Tops Sports Ratings
After a long hiatus, our sports data has returned! For the week of December 3-9, the CBS NFL National game, which for most of the country was Patriots vs. Steelers, had an average audience of 30.2 million, leading, not only all sports shows, but all shows for the week.
Top Sports Shows, Oct 29 - Nov 4
Posted on 12 November 2007 by Bill Gorman
Patriots Atop NFL and TV Ratings
The Patriots / Colts game, billed as Super Bowl 41.5, delivered an average viewership of 33.8 million, overwhelming the rest of not only sports shows, but all shows for the week of October 29 - November 4.
Top Sports Shows, Oct 22-28
Posted on 02 November 2007 by Bill Gorman
Baseball is Very, Very Good to Fox
The World Series is over, but for 4 nights the week of Oct 22-28 Fox ruled Sports ratings with the Fall Classic.
Top Sports Shows, Oct 15-21
Posted on 02 November 2007 by Bill Gorman
Baseball has 10 of Top 20 in AL Championshp Series Week
Our sports data has been crazily late in arriving, and so without further ado, the Top 20 Sports Shows for Oct 15-21.
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Top Sports Shows, Oct 8-14
Posted on 23 October 2007 by Bill Gorman
Baseball places as high as #8 for the week
Better late than never, we finally can report consolidated broadcast and cable sports show ratings for the week of Oct 8-14.
Top Sports Shows Oct 1-7: MLB Moves into the List
Posted on 13 October 2007 by Bill Gorman
Baseball playoffs make inroads vs. Football
| Rank | Programs | Network | Persons Live+SD (million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 18.30 |
| 2 | NFL REGULAR SEASON (PATRIOTS/BENGALS) | ESPN | 11.83 |
| 3 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 11.35 |
| 4 | MLB DIVISION SERIES (INDIANS-YANKEES 3) | TBSC | 8.50 |
| 5 | HOME DEPOT PRIME CLG FTBL(S) | CBS | 8.29 |
| 6 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 8.24 |
| 7 | MLB DIVISION SERIES (YANKEES-INDIANS 2) | TBSC | 7.58 |
| 8 | MLB DIVISION SERIES (YANKEES-INDIANS 1) | TBSC | 6.68 |
| 9 | MLB DIVISION SERIES (ANGELS-RED SOX 2) | TBSC | 6.39 |
| 10 | MLB DIVISION SERIES (ANGELS-RED SOX 1) | TBSC | 5.50 |
| 11 | MLB DIVISION SERIES (CUBS-DIAMONDBACKS 1) | TBSC | 5.13 |
| 12 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) | USA | 4.76 |
| 13 | MLB DIVISION SERIES (DIAMONDBACKS-CUBS 3) | TBSC | 4.70 |
| 14 | CLLG FOOTBALL TODAY-PRIME(S) | CBS | 4.62 |
| 15 | MLB DIVISION SERIES (PHILLIES-ROCKIES 3) | TBSC | 4.48 |
| 16 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) | USA | 4.50 |
| 17 | SAT NIGHT FTBL PRE-GAME | ABC | 4.33 |
| 18 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 4.32 |
| 19 | MLB DIVISION SERIES (RED SOX-ANGELS 3) | TBSC | 4.20 |
| 20 | MLB WILDCARD (PADRES-ROCKIES) | TBSC | 3.95 |
Note that our Sports Ratings combine both Broadcast and Cable sports.
We had limited Sports data this week, our list is likely missing some non-primetime broadcast sports shows (Sunday afternoon NFL action for example).
Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2007 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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