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NFL            1/3/02

 

 

 

NFL GAMES TOPS IN 24 NFL MARKETS

 

NFL fans continue to make NFL games appointment TV on Sunday and Monday nights.

 

Following are the NFL markets where NFL games were the top-rated program for the week of December 24-30 (other NFL markets where NFL football was ranked #2 or #3 are not listed):

 

ATLANTA

MILWAUKEE

#1  Atlanta @ Miami - 16.1 rating/32 share

#1  Minnesota @ Green Bay - 44.3 rating/74 share

#2  Ch 2 Action news

#2  Fox postgame show - 17.8 rating/34 share

#3  ABC World News

#3  Fox Pregame show - 15.8 rating/38 share

 

 

BALTIMORE

MINNEAPOLIS

#1  Sat MNF Baltimore @ Tampa Bay - 22.6 rating/38 share

#1  Minnesota @ Green Bay - 30.3 rating/64 share

#2  CSI

#2  60 Minutes

#3  Buffalo @ NY Jets - 14.1 rating/29 share

#3  Survivor Africa 

 

 

BUFFALO

NEW ORLEANS

#1  Buffalo @ NY Jets - 32.5 rating/50 share

#1  Washington @ New Orleans - 28.6 rating/39 share*

#2  News 4 Buffalo

#2  Eyewitness News 10

#3  News 4 Noon

#3  Eyewitness News 6

 

 

CHICAGO

NEW YORK

#1  Chicago @ Detroit - 29.4 rating/56 share

#1  Buffalo @ NY Jets - 13.2 rating/28 share

#2  ABC7 news

#2  Law & Order SVU

#3  Bears postgame - 13.1 rating/25 share

#3  NY Giants @ Philadelphia - 12.5 rating/22 share

 

 

CLEVELAND

PHILADELPHIA

#1  Cleveland @ Tennessee- 27.3 rating/54 share

#1  NY Giants @ Philadelphia - 31.4 rating/48 share

#2  Oakland @ Denver - 15.6 rating/27 share

#2  Futurama

#3  60 Minutes

#3  CSI

 

 

DALLAS

PHOENIX

#1  San Francisco @ Dallas - 25.2 rating/50 share

#1  Oakland @ Denver - 12.6 rating/27 share

#2  5th Quarter

#2  Arizona @ Carolina - 11.9rating/26 share

#3  Ch8 News at 6

#3  Law & Order

 

 

DENVER

PITTSBURGH

#1  Oakland @ Denver - 34.7 rating/66 share

#1  Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati - 43.5 rating/71 share

#2  60 Minutes

#2  Oakland @ Denver - 22.4 rating/39 share

#3  Indianapolis @ St. Louis - 13.0 rating/29 share

#3  Sat MNF Baltimore @ Tampa Bay - 19.9 rating/34 share

 

 

DETROIT

ST. LOUIS

#1  Chicago @ Detroit - 21.9 rating/42 share

#1  Indianapolis @ St. Louis - 34.0 rating/66 share

#2  Law & Order

#2  Friends

#3  News 4

#3  Law & Order SVU

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS

SAN DIEGO

#1  Indianapolis @ St. Louis - 19.5 rating/39 share

#1  Seattle @ San Diego - 21.4 rating/48 share

#2  CSI

#2  Survivor Africa

#3  60 Minutes

#3  60 Minutes

 

 

JACKSONVILLE

SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND

#1  Oakland @ Denver - 17.2 rating/30 share

#1  San Francisco @ Dallas - 24.6 rating/54 share

#2  Atlanta @ Miami - 17.0 rating/34 share

#2  Oakland @ Denver

#3  Survivor Africa

#3  60 Minutes

 

 

KANSAS CITY

TAMPA

#1  Kansas City @ Jacksonville - 30.5 rating/55 share

#1  Sat MNF Baltimore @ Tampa Bay - 30.9 rating/50 share

#2  Oakland @ Denver - 22.4 rating/40 share

#2  Atlanta @ Miami - 18.1 rating/37 share

#3  60 Minutes

#3  Oakland @ Denver - 15.1 rating/27 share

 

 

MIAMI

WASHINGTON, D.C.

#1  Atlanta @ Miami - 17.1 rating/38 share

#1  Washington @ New Orleans - 21.6 rating/36 share**

#2  60 Minutes - 11.2/19

#2  Buffalo @ NY Jets - 12.0 rating/27 share

#3  60 Minutes II - 10.7/16

#3  NY Giants @ Philadelphia - 11.5 rating/22 share

 

The five highest local NFL ratings for the week were: Milwaukee 44.3 (Minnesota @ Green Bay), Pittsburgh 43.5 (Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati), Denver 34.7 (Oakland @ Denver), St. Louis 34.0 (Indianapolis @ St. Louis) and Buffalo 32.5 (Buffalo @ NY Jets). 

 

MNF stands for Monday Night Football

*Combined WUPL & ESPN ratings

**Combined WJLA & ESPN ratings

Source: Nielsen Media Research