NFL Action Still Tops the Ratings
For the 11th consecutive week, NFL games were the most watched television program.
CBS’ national telecast (Colts/Patriots or Chargers/Broncos) was the number one program with an audience of 23.6 million viewers. The NBC Sunday Night telecast of Ravens/Steelers was second with 18.2 million viewers.
28 of the 30 local NFL markets also had NFL actions as their number one show. Here is the list:
| Week of 11/12-18 |
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HH |
HH |
RTG |
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| Market | Game |
Date |
RTG |
SHR |
Rank |
| Pittsburgh | Ravens at Steelers |
11/18/2012 |
47.5 |
66 |
1 |
| New Orleans | Saints at Raiders |
11/18/2012 |
46.4 |
66 |
1 |
| Boston | Colts at Patriots |
11/18/2012 |
43.1 |
65 |
1 |
| Milwaukee | Packers at Lions |
11/18/2012 |
42.5 |
71 |
1 |
| Baltimore | Ravens at Steelers |
11/18/2012 |
39.0 |
54 |
1 |
| Denver | Chargers at Broncos |
11/18/2012 |
36.9 |
68 |
1 |
| Indianapolis | Colts at Patriots |
11/18/2012 |
36.7 |
57 |
1 |
| Buffalo | Dolphins at Bills |
11/15/2012 |
31.1 |
45 |
1 |
| Cleveland | Browns at Cowboys |
11/18/2012 |
28.9 |
54 |
1 |
| Kansas City | Bengals at Chiefs |
11/18/2012 |
28.6 |
52 |
1 |
| San Diego | Chargers at Broncos |
11/18/2012 |
26.8 |
50 |
1 |
| Houston | Jaguars at Texans |
11/18/2012 |
26.5 |
53 |
1 |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth | Browns at Cowboys |
11/18/2012 |
26.3 |
52 |
1 |
| Cincinnati | Bengals at Chiefs |
11/18/2012 |
25.6 |
47 |
1 |
| Detroit | Packers at Lions |
11/18/2012 |
24.9 |
48 |
1 |
| Atlanta | Cardinals at Falcons |
11/18/2012 |
24.1 |
46 |
1 |
| Charlotte | Bucs at Panthers |
11/18/2012 |
23.9 |
44 |
1 |
| Washington, DC | Eagles at Redskins |
11/18/2012 |
23.3 |
48 |
1 |
| Philadelphia | Eagles at Redskins |
11/18/2012 |
22.0 |
43 |
1 |
| Minneapolis | Packers at Lions |
11/18/2012 |
21.0 |
51 |
1 |
| Jacksonville | Jaguars at Texans |
11/18/2012 |
21.6 |
35 |
1 |
| Phoenix | Cardinals at Falcons |
11/18/2012 |
18.9 |
40 |
1 |
| Nashville | Chargers at Broncos |
11/18/2012 |
18.1 |
26 |
1 |
| St. Louis | Jets at Rams |
11/18/2012 |
18.0 |
37 |
1 |
| Tampa | Bucs at Panthers |
11/18/2012 |
17.4 |
35 |
1 |
| New York | Jets at Rams +bonus coverage |
11/18/2012 |
14.7 |
29 |
1 |
| Miami | Dolphins at Bills |
11/15/2012 |
12.3 |
19 |
1 |
| San Fran-Oakland | Ravens at Steelers |
11/18/2012 |
10.0 |
19 |
1 |
