via press release:
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23.9 MILLION WATCH "NFL KICKOFF" ON NBC; 3RD MOST-WATCHED “NFL KICKOFF” GAME IN 11-YEAR HISTORY |
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Last Night's Game Dominated Primetime Competition Which Included the Democratic National Convention on Multiple Channels Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants Game Ranks Among Top-10 of the 105 NBC Primetime NFL Broadcasts Since 2006 |
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| NEW YORK – September 6, 2012 – Last night’s ‘NFL Kickoff’ was the third-most watched “NFL Kickoff” game in the 11-year history of The Event, according to fast national data released today by The Nielsen Company. While facing strong competition from the Democratic National Convention, which aired on multiple broadcast and cable networks, The Game dominated the night in primetime more than doubling the combined delivery of ABC and CBS.
The NFL East rivalry, won by the Cowboys 24-17 over the Giants in the first NFL game played on a Wednesday since 1948, was seen by 23.9 million viewers (8:41-11:30 p.m. ET), the third-most watched “NFL Kickoff” game, only surpassed by last year’s Saints-Packers thriller, a match-up of the two previous Super Bowl winners (27.1 million), and the 2010 opener (Vikings-Saints, 27.5 million) which featured an NFC Championship Game rematch between the Minnesota Vikings, led by quarterback Brett Favre, and the then-defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. Last night’s game had a national household rating of 14.7/23, the third-highest rated NFL Kickoff game behind only the last two years (16.5/28 in 2010 and 16.0/26 in 2011). NBC DOMINATES PRIMETIME: The NFL game on NBC faced strong competition from the Democratic National Convention on CBS and ABC, as well as on multiple cable news networks. The 14.7 rating and 23.9 million for The Game more than doubles the night’s primetime averages of ABC and CBS combined, according to preliminary fast-affiliate averages for those networks (3.3/5 in households and 5.1 million viewers overall for CBS from 8-11 p.m. ET, and 2.5/4 and 3.6 million for ABC). NFL KICKOFF VIEWERSHIP: (All Games on Thursday Night Except for Last Night’s)
** Wednesday Night Game (First Wednesday NFL game since 1948) * Early start due to Republican National Convention TOP METERED MARKETS FOR COWBOYS-GIANTS:
NOTE: New Orleans market, the No. 1 SNF market in 2011 is excluded from metered market averages due to Hurricane Isaac. |
Interesting breakdown of the metered markets. Did not expect Norkfolk to be second
Down here, All we get are NFC east games, and Steeler games.
Well at least some of us have our priorities right!
@PHIL Norfolk is almost always in Top 10 for SNF. They have a strong NBC affiliate, which helps.
Third most watched game since they started the kickoff game in 2002 is impressive since this was on a Wednesday night basically a new night for NFL games.
America’s Team is back! Dallas is in a frenzy right now!
Let’s Go Cowboys!
#America’sTeam
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