NFL games top TV charts again — rank #1-2 for 13th time in 14 weeks

NFL Game Telecasts 24 of 25 Most-Watched TV Shows This Fall

NFL games were the two most-watched shows on TV last week (Dec. 3-9) with the FOX national telecast (mostly New Orleans Saints-New York Giants) topping all sports and entertainment competition with 24.5 million viewers followed by NBC’s Sunday Night Football (Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers) with 21.4 million viewers.

An NFL game has topped the viewership charts in all 14 weeks this season and 13 times in 14 weeks NFL games ranked 1-2 in viewership.

Locally, an NFL game was the highest-rated show in 29 of 30 NFL markets last week.

For the season, NFL games rank as 24 of the 25 most-watched TV shows since Labor Day. Following are the most-watched programs this fall:

Program	Viewers
1. FOX Thanksgiving Game (Redskins-Cowboys), 11/22	28.7 million
2. NBC Sunday Night Football (Steelers-Broncos), 9/9	27.6 million
3. CBS Thanksgiving Game (Texans-Lions), 11/22	27.3 million
4. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-Cowboys), 10/28	26.9 million
5. FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Packers), 9/9	26.4 million
6. FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Saints), 11/25	24.9 million
7. CBS Sunday National (mostly Broncos-Patriots), 10/7	24.5 million
8. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Giants), 12/9	24.5 million
9. FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Eagles), 11/11	24.3 million
10. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Giants), 11/4	24.2 million
11. CBS Sunday National (mostly Texans-Broncos), 9/23	24.0 million
12. NBC Wed. Night Kickoff Game (Cowboys-Giants), 9/5	23.9 million
13. CBS Sunday National (Indy-NE & SD-Den), 11/18	23.6 million
14. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Ravens), 12/2	23.0 million
15. CBS Sunday National (mostly Jets-Patriots), 10/21	23.0 million
16. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-49ers), 10/14	22.8 million
17. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Eagles), 9/30	22.8 million
18. NBC Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, 11/22	22.4 million
19. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Packers), 9/30	22.3 million
20. NBC Sunday Night Football (Cowboys-Falcons), 11/4	21.8 million
21. NBC Sunday Night Football (Lions-Packers), 12/9	21.4 million
22. NBC Sunday Night Football (Lions-49ers), 9/16	21.3 million
23. NBC Sunday Night Football (Patriots-Ravens), 9/23	21.3 million
24. NBC Sunday Night Football (Texans-Bears), 11/11	20.9 million
25. NBC Sunday Night Football (Packers-Giants), 11/25	20.9 million
26. CBS NCIS (Season Premiere), 9/25	20.5 million

Source: NFL & The Nielsen Company