via press release:
DIVISIONAL WEEKEND AVERAGES 34 MILLION VIEWERS
FOR RECORD THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
RAVENS-BRONCOS ON CBS MOST-WATCHED
SATURDAY AFC DIVISIONAL IN 26 YEARS
7 NFL GAMES RANK AS ONLY TV SHOWS WITH 30 MILLION VIEWERS
SINCE SUMMER OLYMPICS
For a record third consecutive year, the four Divisional Playoff games averaged more than 34 million viewers and accounted for the four most-watched shows on television last week (chart below).
Saturday night’s Baltimore Ravens-Denver Broncos game on CBS drew 35.3 million viewers ranking as the most-watched AFC Saturday Divisional Playoff since at least 1987.
Since the Summer Olympics, seven NFL games have accounted for the only programs on television to reach 30 million viewers – four Divisional playoff games, two Wild Card playoff games, and the final Sunday Night Football game.
Most-Watched Shows on Television, Week of Jan. 7-13, 2013
| Program | Average Viewers |
| 1. CBS Sunday Divisional Playoff (Texans-Patriots) | 37.7 million |
| 2. CBS Saturday Divisional Playoff (Ravens-Broncos) | 35.3 million |
| 3. FOX Sunday Divisional Playoff (Seahawks-Falcons) | 32.1 million |
| 4. FOX Saturday Divisional Playoff (Packers-49ers) | 30.9 million |
| 5. ESPN BCS Championship (Notre Dame-Alabama) | 26.4 million |
| 6. NCIS | 21.1 million |
| 7. Big Bang Theory | 20.0 million |
| 8. Golden Globe Awards | 19.7 million |
| 9. NCIS: Los Angeles | 17.9 million |
| 10. Person Of Interest | 15.7 million |
Wow The Patriots/Texans did much better than i thought. It wasn’t even close.