Pregame
In one of the closer gaps of the year, Fox NFL Sunday only beat CBS' The NFL Today by a count of 2.9 to 2.5. Fox is usually well into the mid-3 range. CBS was also down a tick or two with a lighter Sunday than usual.
Fox (Regional Window)
Fox had a pretty weak regional slate, with not even a real lead game in most markets, perhaps Arizona-Philadelphia. They drew a 10.8 overnight in the regional window, down 20 percent from the similar window last year.
Ironically enough, Buffalo led the way for the Bills home game played in Toronto.
Market | Game | Rating |
1. Buffalo | Atlanta vs. Buffalo | 33.3/50 |
2. Minneapolis | Chicago vs. Minnesota | 32.2/65 |
3. Chicago | Chicago vs. Minnesota | 28.5/56 |
4. Charlotte | Tampa Bay vs. Carolina | 27.8/54 |
5. Philadelphia | Arizona vs. Philadelphia | 27.4/51 |
6. Bay Area | St. Louis vs. San Francisco | 21.4/51 |
7. Phoenix | Arizona vs. Philadelphia | 20.6/42 |
8. Sacramento | St. Louis vs. San Francisco | 20.4/39 |
9. Greensboro | Tampa Bay vs. Carolina | 18.9/34 |
10. Milwaukee | Chicago vs. Minnesota | 18.0/39 |
CBS (1 p.m. ET Window)
CBS drew a 12.0 overnight for a regional window featuring New York, New England, Indianapolis and serving as the lead-in to a really popular game. That was CBS' best 1 p.m. ET window since November of 2011. They were up 17 percent from last year's window.
Market | Game | Rating |
1. Indianapolis | Tennessee vs. Indianapolis | 35.7/61 |
2. Boston | New England vs. Houston | 33.9/63 |
3. Providence | New England vs. Houston | 30.2/46 |
4. Cleveland | Jacksonville vs. Cleveland | 29.5/54 |
5. Houston | New England vs. Houston | 24.7/51 |
6. Nashville | Tennessee vs. Indianapolis | 23.6/41 |
7. Jacksonville | Jacksonville vs. Cleveland | 22.1/38 |
8. Buffalo | Miami vs. NY Jets | 18.4/36 |
9. West Palm Beach | Miami vs. NY Jets | 18.2/36 |
10. Kansas City | New England vs. Houston | 17.1/35 |
CBS ("America's Game of the Week" Window)
CBS rode Peyton Manning's Broncos and the Chiefs to their highest rating of the season, with a 17.4 overnight. The window (which also featured Bengals-Chargers) was up 13 percent from a Steelers-Ravens-led window in 2012.
Rating | Game | Market |
1. Kansas City | Denver vs. Kansas City | 51.2/77 |
2. Denver | Denver vs. Kansas City | 45.8/78 |
3. Cincinnati | Cincinnati vs. San Diego | 36.8/56 |
4. Dayton | Cincinnati vs. San Diego | 28.8/45 |
5. Indianapolis | Denver vs. Kansas City | 27.9/44 |
6. Nashville | Denver vs. Kansas City | 24.2/38 |
7. Norfolk | Denver vs. Kansas City | 23.5/33 |
8. Providence | Denver vs. Kansas City | 23.0/34 |
9. Baltimore | Denver vs. Kansas City | 22.9/39 |
10. Knoxville | Denver vs. Kansas City | 22.8/34 |
NBC (Sunday Night Football)
NBC got knocked quite a bit for sticking with the Giants and Washington on Sunday night, but they still drew a hefty 12.1 rating. That was higher than the number their Thanksgiving night game between the Steelers and Ravens hit (11.8) and only down 10 percent from last season's Eagles-Cowboys game.
Market | Rating |
1. Washington | 25.0/40 |
2. Richmond | 23.4/33 |
3. New Orleans | 19.5/27 |
4. Norfolk | 18.3/27 |
5. Las Vegas | 17.5/27 |
6. Baltimore | 16.8/26 |
7. Greensboro | 15.5/22 |
8. Seattle | 15.1/25 |
9. Indianapolis | 14.6/22 |
10. Sacramento | 14.4/24 |
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