Pregame
Fox continues to triumph over CBS before the opening kick. Fox NFL Sunday topped The NFL Today by a tally of 3.3 to 2.6. Fox has beaten CBS in the pregame battle all seven weeks this season.
Fox (Regional Window)
Fox had a pretty lousy regional slate on Sunday, led by Cowboys-Eagles and Bears-Redskins, with a lot of markets (including New York) stuck with a late 49ers-Titans game. The network drew an 11.8 overnight, down seven percent from last season's 12.8. That window was led by RGIII's coming out party against Eli and the then division-leading Giants. How times change.
Top 10 local markets for Fox's regional window
Market | Game | Rating |
1. Philadelphia | Dallas vs. Philadelphia | 29.9/59 |
2. Chicago | Chicago vs. Washington | 29.3/60 |
3. Washington | Chicago vs. Washington | 25.5/53 |
4. Dallas | Dallas vs. Philadelphia | 25.4/54 |
5. Charlotte | St. Louis vs. Carolina | 24.2/48 |
6. Nashville | San Francisco vs. Tennessee | 23.4/39 |
7. San Antonio | Dallas vs. Philadelphia | 20.2/44 |
8. Sacramento | San Francisco vs. Tennessee | 18.6/40 |
9. Atlanta | Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay | 17.4/37 |
10. Milwaukee | Chicago vs. Washington | 17.3/35 |
CBS (1 p.m. ET Window)
The Eye Network showed massive improvements in the early window, with a slate led by a controversial Patriots-Jets OT thriller leading CBS to a a 10.7 overnight, up 48 percent from last year's lackluster 7.2 in the window. New York and other large markets were blacked out of a slate led by Texans-Ravens and Colts-Browns.
Top 10 local markets for CBS' 1 p.m. ET window
Market | Game | Rating |
1. Buffalo | Buffalo vs. Miami | 36.0/64 |
2. Cincinnati | Cincinnati vs. Detroit | 34.3/58 |
3. Boston | New England vs. NY Jets | 31.2/64 |
4. Providence | New England vs. NY Jets | 26.1/48 |
5. Dayton | Cincinnati vs. Detroit | 25.3/45 |
6. Detroit | Cincinnati vs Detroit | 24.6/51 |
7. San Diego | San Diego vs. Jacksonville | 22.1/51 |
8. Miami | Buffalo vs. Miami | 18.1/40 |
9. Nashville | New England vs. NY Jets | 17.2/32 |
10. Jacksonville | San Diego vs. Jacksonville | 17.0/33 |
CBS ("America's Game of the Week" Window)
CBS had a really good slate in this window, but kind of got caught valuing old rivalries over new. The network sent more of the country to a dull a Ravens-Steelers game (43%) than the 7-0 Chiefs taking on the moribund Texans (38%). There was also a Browns-Packers game mixed in there that drew pretty well locally. However, CBS finished with a 15.2 overnight, down six percent from last year's Jets-Patriots OT game leading this window.
Top 10 local markets for CBS' 4:25 p.m. ET window
Market | Game | Rating |
1. Kansas City | Houston vs. Kansas City | 48.2/73 |
2. Milwaukee | Cleveland vs. Green Bay | 42.2/69 |
3. Pittsburgh | Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh | 41.0/65 |
4. Baltimore | Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh | 35.8/59 |
5. Houston | Houston vs. Kansas City | 27.4/53 |
6. Cleveland | Cleveland vs. Green Bay | 26.4/48 |
7. Denver | Houston vs. Kansas City | 22.0/45 |
8. Dayton | Cleveland vs. Green Bay | 21.8/36 |
9. Cincinnati | Cleveland vs. Green Bay | 21.4/36 |
10. Buffalo | Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh | 19.6/33 |
NBC (Sunday Night Football)
NBC got what they wanted with Peyton Manning's return to Indianapolis. The somewhat close, but always entertaining game drew a 17.3 overnight. Not only was that up 47 percent from Steelers-Bengals last year, it was the fourth-highest overnight ever for SNF on NBC. It was also the highest-rated October game in primetime since 1998. Good news for the Peacock after several weeks of down ratings.
Market | Rating |
1. Denver | 49.6/71 |
2. Indianapolis | 49.1/71 |
3. Kansas City | 26.7/42 |
4. New Orleans | 26.1/36 |
5. Albuquerque | 25.1/37 |
6. Las Vegas | 23.7/37 |
7. Sacramento | 22.2/35 |
8. San Diego | 22.0/37 |
9. Richmond | 22.0/33 |
10. Nashville | 21.8/31 |
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