via press release:
RECORD 22 GAMES WITH 20 MILLION VIEWERS THIS SEASON
NFL Games Top 2 Shows of Week
NFL Games Top Local Ratings in 27 Markets
NFL games ranked as the two most-watched television programs last week (November 14-20) with the CBS national telecast (mostly Chargers-Bears) drawing an average of 21.5 million viewers followed by Eagles-Giants on NBC’s Sunday Night Football with 20.3 million viewers.
Through 11 weeks, there have been 22 games averaging at least 20 million viewers – the most ever at this point in the season.
NFL games also topped local ratings in 27 of 30 NFL markets last week. Following is the list of the NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of Nov. 14-20:
| Week of 11/14-11/20 |
|
HH |
HH |
RTG |
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| Market | Game |
Date |
RTG |
SHR |
Rank |
| Milwaukee | Vikings at Packers* |
11/14/11 |
55.7 |
74 |
1 |
| Baltimore | Bengals at Ravens |
11/20/11 |
37.8 |
63 |
1 |
| Denver | Jets at Broncos** |
11/17/11 |
37.6 |
58 |
1 |
| Minneapolis | Vikings at Packers* |
11/14/11 |
36.9 |
54 |
1 |
| Chicago | Chargers at Bears |
11/20/11 |
35.1 |
58 |
1 |
| Cincinnati | Bengals at Ravens |
11/20/11 |
34.2 |
58 |
1 |
| Dallas | Cowboys at Redskins |
11/20/11 |
30.9 |
58 |
1 |
| San Diego | Chargers at Bears |
11/20/11 |
30.5 |
56 |
1 |
| Philadelphia | Eagles at Giants |
11/20/11 |
29.7 |
43 |
1 |
| Buffalo | Bills at Dolphins |
11/20/11 |
28.0 |
48 |
1 |
| Nashville | Titans at Falcons |
11/20/11 |
27.8 |
40 |
1 |
| Cleveland | Jaguars at Browns |
11/20/11 |
27.0 |
51 |
1 |
| Detroit | Panthers at Lions |
11/20/11 |
26.3 |
50 |
1 |
| Washington, DC | Cowboys at Redskins |
11/20/11 |
25.0 |
53 |
1 |
| Atlanta | Titans at Falcons |
11/20/11 |
22.3 |
36 |
1 |
| Charlotte | Panthers at Lions |
11/20/11 |
21.6 |
40 |
1 |
| St. Louis | Seahawks at Rams |
11/20/11 |
20.3 |
34 |
1 |
| San Fran-Oakland | Cardinals at 49ers |
11/20/11 |
19.7 |
46 |
1 |
| Seattle | Seahawks at Rams |
11/20/11 |
19.6 |
43 |
1 |
| New York | Eagles at Giants |
11/20/11 |
19.2 |
29 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh | Bengals at Ravens |
11/20/11 |
18.7 |
37 |
1 |
| Kansas City | Chargers at Bears |
11/20/11 |
17.6 |
28 |
1 |
| Miami | Bills at Dolphins |
11/20/11 |
17.3 |
39 |
1 |
| Jacksonville | Jaguars at Browns |
11/20/11 |
17.2 |
30 |
1 |
| Tampa | Buccaneers at Packers |
11/20/11 |
16.3 |
36 |
1 |
| Phoenix | Cardinals at 49ers |
11/20/11 |
16.0 |
29 |
1 |
| Houston | Eagles at Giants |
11/20/11 |
14.1 |
21 |
1 |
* Local affiliate & ESPN combined
** Local affiliate & NFLN combined
Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company
