We typically don't post non-primetime broadcast sports ratings because they come on a different schedule from primetime ratings (Friday following the week), and when we used to post them regularly there was little reader interest.
However, a number of people have contacted me about the numbers for the New Zealand v. France World Cup Final match, I wanted to post them, and figured I'd include the entire list of the top 25 in the process. Note that the rating below is the household rating, not the more typical adults 18-49 rating we feature. No demo group ratings are available to us for this list.
Enjoy!
Top 25 Broadcast TV Sports programs week ending October 23, 2011
| Rank | Program | Net | Teams | HH Rating | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | FOX NFL SUNDAY-NATIONAL-10/23 | FOX | VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES | 14.6 | 24,267 |
| 2 | FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT-10/23 | FOX | ST LOUIS AT DAL/GB AT MINN | 11.4 | 19,588 |
| 3 | CBS NFL SINGLE-10/23 | CBS | VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES | 9.7 | 15,803 |
| 4 | FOX World Series GAME 4-10/23 | FOX | ST LOUIS AT TEXAS | 9.2 | 15,156 |
| 5 | FOX World Series GAME 2-10/20 | FOX | TEXAS AT ST LOUIS | 8.9 | 14,280 |
| 6 | FOX World Series GAME 1-10/19 | FOX | TEXAS AT ST LOUIS | 8.7 | 14,174 |
| 7 | FOX NFL SUNDAY-REGIONAL-10/23 | FOX | VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES | 8.2 | 13,019 |
| 8 | NBC Sunday Night Football-10/23 | NBC | INDIANAPOLIS AT NEW ORLEANS | 7.6 | 12,465 |
| 9 | FOX World Series GAME 3-10/22 | FOX | ST LOUIS AT TEXAS | 6.6 | 11,247 |
| 10 | HOME DEPOT CLLG FOOTBALL2-10/22 | CBS | AUBURN AT LSU | 3.6 | 5,624 |
| 11 | ABC COLLEGE FTBL GM-LATE-10/22 | ABC | VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES | 2.2 | 3,491 |
| 12 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL-10/22 | ABC | TX TECH AT OKL/WA AT STANFORD | 2.1 | 3,453 |
| 13 | NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL-10/22 | NBC | USC AT NOTRE DAME | 2.1 | 3,225 |
| 14 | LIGA MEXICANA FUTBOL SUN-10/23 | UNI | AMERICA VS GUADALAJARA | 0.9 | 1,939 |
| 15 | CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR-SU-10/23 | CBS | GEICO: GOLF'S BEST OF 2011 | 0.9 | 1,417 |
| 16 | SKATE AMERICA 10/22-10/22 | NBC | 0.8 | 1,179 | |
| 17 | RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL-10/23 | NBC | NEW ZEALAND VS FRANCE | 0.5 | 851 |
| 18 | FUTBOL ESTELAR-10/22 | TEL | TIGRES VS MONTERREY | 0.3 | 561 |
| 19 | CONCACAF L.D.C. TUE 2-10/18 | TF | SEATTLE SOUNDERS VS MONTERREY | 0.3 | 401 |
| 20 | CONCACAF L.D.C. TUE-10/18 | TF | MNRCAS MRELIA V LD ALAJUELENSE | 0.2 | 369 |
| 21 | LIGA MEX DE FUTBOL SAT-03-10/22 | TF | ATLANTE VS TIJUANA | 0.2 | 328 |
| 22 | SOLO BOXEO FRI-10/21 | TF | MLDONADO V CRUZ-SUAREZ V SMITH | 0.2 | 327 |
| 23 | LIGA MEX DE FUTBOL SAT-01-10/22 | TF | QUERETARO VS CRUZ AZUL | 0.2 | 317 |
| 24 | LIGA MEX DE FUTBOL SAT-02-10/22 | TF | PACHUCA VS UNAM | 0.2 | 317 |
| 25 | CONCACAF L.D.C. WED-10/19 | TF | SANTOS LAGUNA VS COLORADO RPDS | 0.2 | 313 |
