Comments on: Falcons - Saints Monday Night Football game averaged 12.37 million

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:27:45 +0000

Danny, a local broadcast station in each team’s market gets to carry the MNF game, so that only happens in two markets a week.

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:20:22 +0000

Not that it would probably make that much of a difference in the overall national ratings, but as a local living in Biloxi, MS .., how come the New Orleans WDSU television station which carries NBC programming was allowed to push the NBC Monday night lineup of shows to this Saturday night in order to show the Saints/falcon game? Is this allowed all over the country?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:18:09 +0000

They are not superstar teams and there are no crossover superstar players like a Favre, Romo, Brady, etc. It’s also too regional for other part of the country to care enough. Most people like myself just wanted to know who won, and didn’t care who won.

Go Vikes!

By: romo

romo — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:19:06 +0000

I predicted about 11M….last year i think they went against a ws too & got 11.6M.

By: james

james — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:32:31 +0000

You think the highest scoring team in the NFL is boring????

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:45:05 +0000

Yeah, the obvious reason is the World Series luring most sports fans away, however, that wasn’t why I didn’t watch. Both teams are good, but I just find them both very boring as well.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:36:11 +0000

Jim, those numbers were below average for MNF this season though.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:32:05 +0000

Last night’s game was competitive till the end, so I’m not surprised by the ratings.