| Vwrs (000) |
Change |
||
| Lst Wk | Lst Yr | ||
 |
#1 |
= |
= |
|
3048 |
-0% |
-12% |
|
 |
#2 |
= |
= |
|
1183 |
-6% |
+23% |
|
 |
#3 |
= |
= |
|
836 |
+113% |
-5% |
|
 |
#4 |
= |
= |
|
213 |
-11% |
-26% |
|
 |
#5 |
= |
+1 |
|
176 |
-11% |
+100% |
|
 |
#6 |
= |
-1 |
|
153 |
+47% |
0% |
|
 |
#7 |
+1 |
= |
|
88 |
+13% |
+6% |
|
 |
#8 |
-1 |
+1 |
|
72 |
-15% |
+6% |
|
 |
#9 |
= |
-1 |
|
58 |
-17% |
-24% |
|
 |
#10 |
= |
= |
|
49 |
+40% |
+36% |
|
| Vwrs (000) |
Change |
||
| Lst Wk | Lst Yr | ||
|
#1 |
= |
= |
|
1226 |
-4% |
-11% |
|
|
#2 |
+1 |
= |
|
370 |
+25% |
-6% |
|
|
#3 |
-1 |
= |
|
313 |
-3% |
+18% |
|
|
#4 |
= |
= |
|
161 |
-10% |
-17% |
|
|
#5 |
= |
= |
|
94 |
-45% |
-17% |
|
|
#6 |
= |
+3 |
|
84 |
-2% |
+53% |
|
|
#7 |
= |
-1 |
|
71 |
0% |
0% |
|
|
#8 |
+1 |
-1 |
|
59 |
+18% |
-5% |
|
|
#9 |
-1 |
-1 |
|
52 |
-15% |
-15% |
|
|
#10 |
= |
= |
|
32 |
+52% |
+45% |
|
This post is a week late because TV Media Insights didn’t have its numbers for last Sunday until today, and TVbytheNumbers never put up Saturday numbers at all, which is okay because TVMI included several college football games from the afternoon. If I had numbers from Sports Media Watch for daytime broadcast games, I’d roll this post into this week. I did incorporate household ratings (and in one case, all the numbers) for cable college football games from the weekly Awful Announcing posts. Numbers for ABC and Fox primetime college football games from the weekend I’m only certain of to the ten thousands place, as TV Media Insights listed all shows on the Big Four networks Saturday with a multiple of ten thousand viewers.
NFL Network seems to be seeing some lasting impact from CBS’ coverage of Thursday Night Football. Both of the NFLN-exclusive games we’ve seen so far improved on the same week last year and Chiefs-Raiders did not, so take this with a grain of salt, but NFLN has seen year-on-year gains in primetime of at least 23% and total day of 18% each of the past two weeks.
Finally, I went with a Top 25 for this week’s month-old ratings in part because I wasn’t quite sure what parts of HBO’s boxing card to include. UniMas actually attracted more viewers than ESPN for the USA-Honduras friendly, surprising for a match involving the US but not Mexico.
Click here to learn more about how to read the charts.
Weekend Broadcast Primetime and Top Cable Sports Ratings for November 22-23
All information from TVByTheNumbers and TV Media Insights.
| Vwr (mil) | HH | 18-49 | Time | Net | |
| NFL: Dolphins @ Broncos or Redskins @ 49ers |
26.364 |
15.5 |
8.2 |
11/23 4:25 PM |
CBS |
| Sunday Night Football: Cowboys @ Giants |
22.384 |
13.1 |
8.1 |
11/23 8:30 PM |
NBC |
| CFB: USC @ UCLA |
4.85 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
11/22 8:00 PM |
ABC |
| CFB: Minnesota @ Nebraska |
3.362 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
11/22 12:00 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: Missouri @ Tennessee |
3.318 |
1.9 |
1 |
11/22 7:15 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: Oklahoma State @ Baylor |
2.17 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
11/22 7:30 PM |
FOX |
| CFB: Arizona @ Utah |
1.226 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
11/22 3:30 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: Miami (FL) @ Virginia |
1.125 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
11/22 7:00 PM |
ESPN2 |
| Liga MX |
1.074 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
11/22 5:55 PM |
Univ. |
| CFB: Penn State @ Illinois |
0.977 |
0.7 |
11/22 12:00 PM |
ESPN2 | |
| CFB: Samford @ Auburn |
0.818 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
11/22 7:00 PM |
ESPNU |
| CFB: Boise State @ Wyoming |
0.556 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
11/22 10:15 PM |
ESPN2 |
Weekend Broadcast Daytime Overnight Sports Ratings
These numbers only incorporate data from the 56 metered markets and should not be used to infer precise final ratings. Events will generally finish in the same order, but not always. All information from Sports Media Watch.
| HH | Time | Net | |
| NFL: Regional coverage (or 4 PM ET) |
12.9 |
11/23 1:00 PM |
FOX |
| NFL: Regional coverage |
10.3 |
11/23 1:00 PM |
CBS |
| CFB: Regional coverage |
3.6 |
11/22 3:30 PM |
ABC |
| CFB: Louisville @ Notre Dame |
2.2 |
NBC | |
| CFB: Mississippi @ Arkansas |
1.9 |
11/22 3:30 PM |
CBS |
| English Premier League: Arsenal v. Manchester United |
0.9 |
NBC |
Sports Ratings Highlights for Week of November 10-16
In addition to the sources for the Weekend Sports Ratings, this chart contains additional information from Awful Announcing and Sports Media Watch, as well as occasional other sources.
| Vwr (mil) | HH | 18-49 | Time | Net | |
| NFL: Eagles @ Packers or Lions @ Cardinals |
26.5 |
15.1 |
8.4 |
11/16 4:25 PM |
FOX |
| Sunday Night Football: Patriots @ Colts |
20.82 |
12.4 |
7.1 |
11/16 8:30 PM |
NBC |
| NFL: Regional coverage (or 4 PM ET) |
17.9 |
10.7 |
11/16 1:00 PM |
CBS | |
| NFL: Regional coverage |
13.9 |
8.3 |
11/16 1:00 PM |
FOX | |
| Monday Night Football: Panthers @ Eagles |
11.995 |
7.6 |
4.1 |
11/10 8:15 PM |
ESPN+ Locals |
| CFB: Mississippi State @ Alabama |
10.27 |
6.4 |
11/15 3:30 PM |
CBS | |
| CFB: Florida State @ Miami (FL) |
8.738 |
5.4 |
3.0 |
11/15 8:00 PM |
ABC |
| Thursday Night Football: Bills @ Dolphins |
8.352 |
5.1 |
2.8 |
11/13 8:30 PM |
NFLN+ Locals |
| CFB: Ohio State @ Minnesota |
5.73 |
3.7 |
11/15 12:00 PM |
ABC | |
| NASCAR |
5.223 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
11/16 3:00 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: Auburn @ Georgia |
4.613 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
11/15 7:15 PM |
ESPN |
| CFB: Nebraska @ Wisconsin |
4.03 |
2.4 |
11/15 3:30 PM |
ABC | |
| CFB: Northwestern @ Notre Dame |
3 |
1.8 |
NBC |
Top 25 Most-Viewed Sports Events for Week of October 13-20
These numbers are delayed a month to wait for SportsBusiness Daily’s ratings roundup to come out of the paywall. Other numbers from the same sources as before. Numbers in gray interpolated based on the rest of the chart.
| Vwr (mil) | HH | 18-49 | Time | Net | ||
|
1 |
NFL: Giants @ Cowboys or Cardinals @ Raiders |
26.976 |
15.6 |
8.8 |
10/19 4:25 PM |
FOX |
|
2 |
Sunday Night Football: 49ers @ Broncos |
23.792 |
13.8 |
8.2 |
10/19 8:30 PM |
NBC |
|
3 |
Thursday Night Football: Jets @ Patriots |
16.094 |
10.1 |
5.4 |
10/16 8:25 PM |
CBS+ NFLN |
|
4 |
NFL: Regional coverage (or 4 PM ET) |
15.35 |
9.2 |
10/19 1:00 PM |
CBS | |
|
5 |
NFL: Regional coverage |
14.204 |
8.5 |
10/19 1:00 PM |
FOX | |
|
6 |
CFB: Notre Dame @ Florida State |
13.251 |
7.9 |
4.2 |
10/18 8:00 PM |
ABC |
|
7 |
Monday Night Football: 49ers @ Rams |
12.712 |
7.9 |
4.6 |
10/13 8:15 PM |
ESPN |
|
8 |
ALCS Game 3: Royals @ Orioles |
6.02 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
10/14 8:00 PM |
TBS |
|
9 |
NLCS Game 4: Cardinals @ Giants |
5.092 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
10/15 8:00 PM |
FS1 |
|
10 |
NLCS Game 5: Cardinals @ Giants |
4.891 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
10/16 8:00 PM |
FS1 |
|
11 |
NASCAR: Geico 500 |
4.757 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
10/19 2:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
12 |
CFB: Texas A&M @ Alabama |
4.204 |
2.8 |
10/18 3:30 PM |
CBS | |
|
13 |
ALCS Game 4: Orioles @ Royals |
3.991 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
10/15 4:00 PM |
TBS |
|
14 |
CFB: Regional coverage |
3.802 |
2.4 |
10/18 3:30 PM |
ABC | |
|
15 |
CFB: Kansas State @ Oklahoma |
3.392 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
10/18 12:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
16 |
NLCS Game 3: Cardinals @ Giants |
2.779 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
10/14 4:00 PM |
FS1 |
|
17 |
CFB: Tennessee @ Mississippi |
2.699 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
10/18 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
18 |
CFB: Michigan State @ Indiana |
2.173 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
10/18 3:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
19 |
PBR: Monster Energy Bulls on/Beach (opposite NFL singleheader) |
1.716 |
1.1 |
10/19 5:00 PM |
CBS | |
|
20 |
CFB: Baylor @ West Virginia |
1.642 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
10/18 12:00 PM |
FS1 |
|
21 |
CFB: Fresno State @ Boise State |
1.623 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
10/17 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
22 |
Friendly: United States v. Honduras |
1.448 |
0.8 |
10/14 8:00 PM |
ESPN+ UniMas |
|
|
23 |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Fred’s 250 |
1.402 |
1.0 |
10/18 1:15 PM |
FOX | |
|
24 |
CFB: Virginia Tech @ Pittsburgh |
1.358 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
10/16 7:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
25 |
CFB: Stanford @ Arizona State |
1.314 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
10/18 10:30 PM |
ESPN |