No surprise that 9 of the top 10 single telecasts (measured by household rating) of 2009 (through Nov. 29) were NFL football, with the Academy Awards the only non-football telecast to crack the top 10. The United States of America is a football nation.
| Top 10 TV Programs – Single Telecast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | Program | Network | Date Aired | % of Homes in U.S. (Rating) |
| 1 | Super Bowl XLIII | NBC | 2/1/2009 | 42 |
| 2 | Super Bowl Pre-Kick | NBC | 2/1/2009 | 35.2 |
| 3 | Super Bowl Kick-Off | NBC | 2/1/2009 | 29.6 |
| 4 | Super Bowl Post | NBC | 2/1/2009 | 25.7 |
| 5 | AFC Championship On CBS | CBS | 1/18/2009 | 22 |
| 6 | Fox NFC Championship | FOX | 1/18/2009 | 21.9 |
| 7 | Academy Awards | ABC | 2/22/2009 | 20.6 |
| 8 | AFC Divisional Playoff | CBS | 1/11/2009 | 19.6 |
| 9 | Fox NFC Playoff | FOX | 1/11/2009 | 18.7 |
| 10 | Fox NFC Wildcard Game | FOX | 1/4/2009 | 17.6 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company *Top Telecasts: Note Data from Jan 01, 2009- November 29, 2009. Household Ratings include Live and Same Day timeshifted viewing. Excludes telecasts under 5 minutes. |
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via Nielsen Wire.
