Sunday Ratings: Brady Loses in Front of Largest Crowd Ever
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Specials, Sports, FOX, House, Ratings,
Although there were other things on last night that didn’t involve football, it’s really pointless to mention them this time around. So let’s just focus on the nuts and bolts of the New York Giants/New England Patriots match-up:
- Super Bowl XLII averaged 97.5 million viewers overall. This put the the contest ahead of the 1996 game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers (94.1 million).
- In addition to being the most-watched Super Bowl, the event came in 2nd for total television viewership ever. The M.A.S.H. finale still holds the top honor even after 25 years. (A whopping 105.9 million said goodbye to that series in 1983.)
- At its peak, the game drew in nearly 107 million viewers. (They were all tuning in to see if Tom Brady would cry.)
- As a result of it’s humongous lead-in, a post-game episode of House drew 29 million viewers. That was easily its largest audience ever.
Variety
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Three Networks to Broadcast Patriots Game
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Sports, CBS, NBC, Announcements, Cable/Satellite,
If you were to look up the word ‘overkill’ in the dictionary, I’m sure some reference to an event this weekend would be in there.
For the first time since Super Bowl I, more than one network will be simulcasting the same football game. And we haven’t even reached the playoffs yet.
The 15-0 New England Patriots will be working to complete the first perfect NFL season since 1972’s Miami Dolphins (14-0). In order to accomplish this, they will need to finish off the New York Giants (10-5) in Giants Stadium this Saturday. To appease all the Brady-haters and lovers - and members of Congress - who are highly interested in this game, the NFL Network is agreeing to let this one matchup be seen outside of its borders. Now football fans who are not also subscribers of the channel will have access to the same feed via CBS or NBC. (Yes, this does also mean we’ll be getting three times the Bryant Gumbel as well.)
Oh - and in case you are still having trouble figuring out how to see the game, know that it is on starting @ 8pm EST.
Variety
Tom Brady Outscores ‘High School Musical 2’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Prime Time, Sports, Cable, ESPN-HD, Ratings,
Monday night’s game between the undefeated New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens earned stellar numbers for ESPN—and record numbers for cable overall.
The Monday Night Football game drew 17.5 million viewers. This total, just like the score of the game (27-24), narrowly beat the record set by High School Musical 2 for the most-watched cable telecast ever. (The musical’s August premiere rounded up an impressive 17.2 million for The Disney Channel.)
Assuming QB Tom Brady brings his undefeated team all the way to this year’s championship game, we can expect insane viewing numbers and advertising dollars for FOX.
The Super Bowl, featuring Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is scheduled for Feb. 3rd.
Variety
Sunday Ratings: New England Patriots Score Ratings Victory
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazing Race, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
It’s not enough for Tom Brady to dominate the gridiron, he has to take the television spotlight too. Last night’s Patriots/Eagles game was a ratings victory for NBC.
8pm
- The Sunday Night Football game, which ran from 8:30-11:30 EST, was estimated to have 22.5 million viewers overall.
- Thanks to a lengthy football game, 60 Minutes (3.9/9) drew in 15.5 million at 8pm EST.
- Approximately 14.9 million watched the 100th episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (5.0/11).
- The Simpsons (9.03 million, 4.1/10) was down over 1 million from last week; King of the Hill lost about 700,000 thousand.
9pm
- Desperate Housewives (6.9/15 in 18-49 demo) brought in a healthy 18.5 million.
- The Amazing Race (12.2 million, 3.5/8) was about even with last Sunday.
- Family Guy (9.6 million, 4.7/10) lost about 900,000 while American Dad (8.42 million, 4.0/9) saw a slight increase.
10pm
- About 12.5 million saw Chevy Chase guest star on Brothers & Sisters (4.8/11 in 18-49 demo).
- Cold Case (12.3 million, 3.1/7) was down about 1.5 million from its previous performance.
Variety
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