via press release:
NFL Games Rank 1-2 in Viewers for Week
NFL Games Top Local Ratings Record 88 Percent of Time
NFL game telecasts were the two most-watched programs on television last week (Nov. 15-21), according to The Nielsen Company.
The CBS national telecast (mostly Colts-Patriots) was last week’s most-watched show among all programs on television with 23.6 million viewers -- the 11th time in 11 weeks that an NFL game telecast has been television’s most-watched program.
Giants-Eagles on NBC Sunday night ranked second and was the week’s most-watched primetime program with 23.2 million viewers.
NFL games topped the ratings in 29 of 30 NFL markets last week. For the season, NFL games rank as the week’s highest-rated program in local NFL markets 88 percent of the time – the highest rate ever through 11 weeks.
Following is the list of 29 NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Nov. 15-21:
| Week of 11/15–21 | HH | HH | RTG | ||
| Market | Game | Date | RTG | SHR | Rank |
| New Orleans | Seahawks at Saints | 11/21/10 | 50.3 | 68 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | Raiders at Steelers | 11/21/10 | 44.4 | 72 | 1 |
| Boston | Colts at Patriots | 11/21/10 | 42.0 | 67 | 1 |
| Minneapolis | Packers at Vikings | 11/21/10 | 40.3 | 69 | 1 |
| Milwaukee | Packers at Vikings | 11/21/10 | 40.3 | 70 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | Giants at Eagles | 11/21/10 | 38.1 | 52 | 1 |
| Indianapolis | Colts at Patriots | 11/21/10 | 37.8 | 58 | 1 |
| Baltimore | Ravens at Panthers | 11/21/10 | 33.5 | 58 | 1 |
| Chicago | Bears at Dolphins | 11/18/10 | 32.9 | 48 | 1 |
| Kansas City | Cardinals at Chiefs | 11/21/10 | 32.1 | 60 | 1 |
| Dallas | Lions at Cowboys | 11/21/10 | 30.4 | 61 | 1 |
| Nashville | Redskins at Titans | 11/21/10 | 29.7 | 52 | 1 |
| Cleveland | Browns at Jaguars | 11/21/10 | 29.1 | 56 | 1 |
| Buffalo | Bills at Bengals | 11/21/10 | 29.1 | 51 | 1 |
| Washington, DC | Eagles at Redskins | 11/15/10 | 26.1 | 42 | 1 |
| St. Louis | Falcons at Rams | 11/21/10 | 25.5 | 44 | 1 |
| Jacksonville | Browns at Jaguars | 11/21/10 | 23.8 | 43 | 1 |
| Seattle | Seahawks at Saints | 11/21/10 | 23.8 | 48 | 1 |
| Detroit | Lions at Cowboys | 11/21/10 | 23.8 | 45 | 1 |
| San Diego | Texans at Jets | 11/21/10 | 23.5 | 43 | 1 |
| Atlanta | Falcons at Rams | 11/21/10 | 21.3 | 36 | 1 |
| New York | Giants at Eagles | 11/21/10 | 20.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Denver | Colts at Patriots | 11/21/10 | 17.9 | 35 | 1 |
| Charlotte | Giants at Eagles | 11/21/10 | 17.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Phoenix | Cardinals at Chiefs | 11/21/10 | 17.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Tampa | Buccaneers at 49ers | 11/21/10 | 16.9 | 32 | 1 |
| Miami | Bears at Dolphins | 11/18/10 | 16.8 | 25 | 1 |
| San Fran-Oakland | Buccaneers at 49ers | 11/21/10 | 16.4 | 40 | 1 |
| Houston | Texans at Jets | 11/21/10 | 15.9 | 35 | 1 |
Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company
