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NFL-46               9/9/03

 

 


NFL KICKOFF 2003 = TV RATINGS TOUCHDOWN;

NFL TOPS RATINGS IN RECORD 28 LOCAL MARKETS

Beginning with the Thursday night season-opener, football fans across the country continue to tune their televisions at impressive rates to NFL games. 

NFL games topped the local ratings in a record 28 NFL markets.  The top ranking in 28 markets (up from 22 on last year’s Kickoff Weekend) is the best ever for a Kickoff Weekend and ties Week 2 of 2002 for the most top local rankings ever.

The combined overnight rating for Thursday and Sunday’s NFL games on ABC, CBS, FOX and ESPN was a 57.2 – a 10 percent increase from the 2002 season’s opening weekend (Thurs.-Sun.) (52.2).

Following are the NFL markets where football was the top-rated program for the week of September 1-7:

Week of 9/1 - 9/7

 

 

HH

HH

RTG

Market

Game

Date

RTG

SHR

Rank

Nashville*

Raiders @ Titans

9/7/03

48.4

67

1

Minneapolis

Vikings @ Packers

9/7/03

39.5

77

1

Buffalo

Patriots @ Bills

9/7/03

37.5

68

1

Pittsburgh

Ravens @ Steelers

9/7/03

36.6

70

1

Milwaukee

Vikings @ Packers

9/7/03

34.3

67

1

New Orleans

Saints @ Seahawks

9/7/03

33.7

52

1

Washington, D.C.

Jets @ Redskins

9/4/03

31.3

48

1

St. Louis

Rams @ Giants

9/7/03

30.1

61

1

Kansas City

Chargers @ Chiefs

9/7/03

29.4

60

1

Denver

Broncos @ Bengals

9/7/03

28.5

57

1

Dallas

Falcons @ Cowboys

9/7/03

26.8

50

1

Jacksonville

Jaguars @ Panthers

9/7/03

25.5

47

1

Detroit

Cardinals @ Lions

9/7/03

25.2

53

1

Atlanta

Falcons @ Cowboys

9/7/03

23.7

39

1

Miami

Texans @ Dolphins

9/7/03

23.6

42

1

Cleveland

Colts @ Browns

9/7/03

23.5

51

1

Baltimore

Ravens @ Steelers

9/7/03

22.7

45

1

San Diego

Chargers @ Chiefs

9/7/03

22.2

48

1

San Francisco*

Raiders @ Titans

9/7/03

22.0

37

1

Chicago

Bears @ 49ers

9/7/03

20.7

38

1

Indianapolis

Colts @ Browns

9/7/03

20.4

46

1

Tampa

Falcons @ Cowboys

9/7/03

20.2

37

1

Boston

Patriots @ Bills

9/7/03

20.0

46

1

Houston

Texans @ Dolphins

9/7/03

19.9

35

1

Cincinnati

Broncos @ Bengals

9/7/03

18.1

42

1

Charlotte

Jaguars @ Panthers

9/7/03

17.0

34

1

Philadelphia

Jets @ Redskins

9/4/03

15.7

24

1

New York

Jets @ Redskins

9/4/03

14.1

22

1

            * Local affiliate & ESPN combined

Source: NFL & Nielsen Media Research