On a night when the NFL competed against the 2021 Emmy Awards, which ended a seven-year ratings slide, NBCs Sunday Night Football came out on top for the television audience. The most-watched Sunday prime-time game was when the Washington Football Team and Dallas Cowboys battled for the NFC East title in Week 17 of the 2012 campaign. Only Fox has seen a decline down 13% to. The Broncos do have to see Mahomes and the Chiefs twice, but they play only four top-10 FPI teams and get the extra home game for being in the AFC. (The obvious follow-up: what were the other 10 percent doing?). All rights reserved. could be on its way to solving its local TV problems in the countrys second-biggest media market. Nielsen universe estimates for the 2022-23 TV season were not immediately available, but Nielsen estimated that there were 122.4 million TV homes in the 2021-22 season. Combined, the two games averaged 49.6 million viewers across TV and digital streaming, according to an NFL announcement. Houston -- 12.2628. The latest personnel hires and promotions, plus exclusive ratings and research from the sports industry. 2023 Leaders Group. Its a slight dip from the 1.89 million that ESPN2 pulled in Week 3 (1.89 million), but greater than what ESPN2 would bring in on a normal night. The 2021 NFL season continues to pull in excellent numbers, even when the matchups arent ideal from a fan-interest perspective. Spot TV is inclusive of Nielsen's top 10 Hispanic DMA's based on TV Households. For each category, an NFL team average was calculated and the relative scores of each NFL team were indexed against the average. NFL Media announced that its nationally-broadcasted games are averaging 17.3 million viewers per game (TV and digital), a 17% increase from the 2020 season. Same time period in 2019: 957.0M, 7.3% decrease through the first 11 weeks in viewers from 2019. The NFL national window hit a season-low and posted its first year-over-year decline of the season in Week 9, as the solo Rams-Buccaneers game was no match for Packers-Chiefs a year ago. When I click on Load Comments button on the NFL ratings page, the only comments that show up are three of my old ones from last season. Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. The Week 1 average was 17.4 million viewers, up 7% from a season ago. Washington Examiner. NFL TV ratings, a look forward: The 2022 NFL season is officially underway and the television ratings from the top games showed football is as popular as ever. 100 million viewers tuned in during the three-day opening slate. This comes after the Los Angeles Lakers 2020 NBA Finals win over the Miami Heat drew a record low average of 7.45 million viewers in the Orlando Bubble. LA Chargers -- 8.4931. In the final minutes of the Chiefs' 42-36 overtime slaying of the Bills, 90 percent of the TVs turned on in Kansas City and Buffalo were watching the game. 2020 against the previous low year of 2017, there is a YTD increase of 0.1% [total difference is 0.5M]. As for the comments, not sure why that is happening. NFL TV ratings were a mixed back throughout the 2020 season. TV ratings of major. and if you know any other sources tat have every game per week ? Minnesota -- 28.8911. 2021 against the previous low year of 2017, there is a YTD increase of 8.0%. While the COVID-19 pandemic forced many postponed games in 2020 and cost the NFL billions in revenue, outbreaks across the league arent having the same impact in 2021. While three games were postponed to later dates in the Week 15 schedule, the NFL still finished with strong ratings. Whether football fans love them or hate them, the Cowboys generate attention and they will be a focus of nationally-televised games in 2023. Strong performances for Bills-Chiefs on CBS and Cowboys-Eagles on NBC led Week 6 of the NFL season, while Amazon Prime saw another low for a second-straight snoozer. Continued interest in the NFL Draft is a great thing for the league. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Even on a Championship Sunday without Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and even the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL TV ratings from the conference championship matchups exploded. Its another win for the NFL, which continues to see its TV ratings steadily climb this season. Highest total # of viewers thru week 11 since 2016. In comparison, many of the World Series games on FOX have struggled to match or top regular-season NFL games. After NBC cashed in with a massive audience for the NFL Kickoff Game, its numbers dipped on Sunday Night Football. However, intrigue when it came to the San Francisco 49ers trading up to No. [stnvideo key="IAwLfFE38G . Using the average # of MNF viewers from other weeks [excluding opening week] as a substitute for those negatively impacted weeks, the total viewing numbers would be around 4M higher. With an unusually strong slate of games, the NFL TV ratings on Thanksgiving provided even stronger returns than some might have expected. Its just part of the reason the NFL generated record-setting national revenue this past year. On Monday night, ESPNs broadcast and stream pulled in 12.52 million viewers (SportsMediaWatch). Notably, Amazon is still excited about its partnership with the NFL. Unsurprisingly, the NFL TV ratings are easily outpacing anything Major League Baseball is generating in terms of viewership. NFL games accounted for 75 of the top 100 television broadcasts in the U.S. last year, according to Sports Business Journal, and the league has managed to buck the trend of declining ratings for . Its not close. To put this into perspective, the 2021 NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns drew an average of 9.91 million viewers (more on that later). "This year's schedule, highlighted by an enhanced regular season featuring 17 games, gave our broadcast partners the ability to provide fans with more football and incredible matchups than ever. The game did 41.5 million viewers across CBS and Nickelodeon. Media is more complex than ever. Cord-cutting might play one factor in the declining ratings across television. While NFL TV ratings increased during the 2021 season, the league didnt see that upward trajectory continue with the 2022 NFL Draft. https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nfl-tv-schedule-2021-fox-nbc-cbs-espn-tnf-snf-mnf/, Ratings: NASCAR, college hoops, soccer, NHL, XFL sees big drop in Week 2, but on par with last years USFL, LeBron injury ill-timed as Lakers continue to draw, Small sampling for LIV; PGA Tour wins head-to-head in rout. For the first time, each NFL team played 17 regular season games, providing fans with an extra week of regular season NFL action. Twenty-five points scored after the final 2-minute warning. For the Dallas Cowboys, individual rankings didnt matter much, as the team finished no less than second in four out of five categories (with a field goals worth of No. The pandemic coupled with an election year and political divisiveness around the United States played a major role in this. Said game peaked at 50.23 million viewers toward the end. These are the highest NFL TV ratings on Championship Sunday in nine years. Cord-cutting has resulted in an estimated 12.82 million cable subscriptions since 2019, per MoffettNathanson, and its estimated 27 million households have cut since 2014. The NFL has owned Thanksgiving for years, becoming part of the tradition for families on Thursday. According to the source, the sporting event of 2020 with the highest TV rating of 41.6 was Super Bowl 54, which drew in over 100 million viewers in the United States. So much interest. After missing out on Tony Romo, Peyton Manning and even Sean McVay, ESPN settled on its backup plan. Monday Night Football was already the lesser football package for NFL games and the decline in viewership didnt help in 2020. The only exception was the series finale of M.A.S.H. Tampa Bay -- 21.7619. That's a 38% decrease . Perhaps, fans were not excited to see Tom Brady play in his 10th Super Bowl. 101.1 million television viewers tuned in on NBC and Telemundo. The NFL TV ratings during the regular season once again prove that football is the most popular thing on television. The game also came to a culmination on this touchdown pass from Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in overtime. Award-winning original reporting, with in-depth profiles, timely research and expert opinions on the biggest issues and stories in sports business. It is the second-least watched Hall of Fame Game in a decade, but theres a reason for it. In other words, it was a raging success. As reported by Sports Media Watch, the Week 7 TNF clash between the New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals averaged just 7.82 million viewers for Amazon Prime. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the NFLs four divisional round matchups averaged 37.1 million viewers. It marks a 14% increase from the total viewership from last years Week 3 game. You can see the full list of games on the NFL TV schedule here: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nfl-tv-schedule-2021-fox-nbc-cbs-espn-tnf-snf-mnf/, Simplistic view, thru week 11, 2021 using Mr. Ps numbers. 101.1 million television viewers tuned in on NBC and Telemundo. San Francisco -- 18.6924. The second most-watched was Super Bowl XLVII between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos in February of 2014. The Nielsen Media Exposure ranking measured all 32 teams in five categories during the 2015-16 season: local TV ratings, national TV ratings, national appearances, social impressions (Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings) and monthly unique audience to official team websites. It was the largest season-opening audience for TNF since 2017, when 8.08 million people watched the Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals. Of course, that money will be passed on to those competing on the field and thats why you see contracts for the highest paid NFL players skyrocketing. Whether football fans love them or hate them, the Cowboys generate attention and they will be a focus of nationally-televised games in 2023. The NBA and its players were the most active in calling for systemic change in the United States and supporting the Black Lives Matter message last year. Minnesota -- 28.89 11. Nielsen also releases viewership figures that include three, seven and even 35 days of DVR viewing, but those are not shown here as they are not particularly relevant for sporting events. According to statistics, The 1991 Redskins are ranked as the top team by Football Outsiders (from 1986 to the present). While it was a dip from the Bills-Chiefs Week 5 game, that is partially due to the absence of Russell Wilson. Even on a Championship Sunday without Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and even the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL TV ratings from the conference championship matchups exploded. The Nielsen ratings from Sunday night, per Variety.com, revealed that the Week 2 clash between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs averaged 16.1 million viewers and received a 4.8 demo rating. On the NFL's 100th anniversary list of the 100 greatest teams in NFL history, the club came in at number 15. That specific Super Bowl matchup saw Joe Montana and the 49ers defeat John Elways Denver Broncos by the score of 55-10, the biggest blowout in the history of the big game. The NFLs three Thanksgiving Day games delivered record audiences (with the caveat that out-of-home viewing was not tracked prior to two years ago), led by Giants-Cowboys at more than 42 million viewers on FOX. It was the most-anticipated game of the young NFL season with Tom Brady bringing his Tampa Bay Buccaneers into Gillette to take on his former New England Patriots squad. Thats what happens when you pit the GOAT QB in Brady against the NFLs highest-paid player in 2021 in Prescott, who also happens to play for the most valuable sports franchise. Historically, big market teams post smaller ratings than smaller market franchises, so its not surprising to see the four New York and Los Angeles teams bunched up at the bottom of the ratings chart. With Christmas Eve on Saturday and Christmas Day on Sunday in Week 16, the NFL TV ratings proved once again no other American sport touches pro football. Exclusively broadcasted on NFLF Network and its streaming services, the Colts-Cardinals broadcast averaged 12.62 million viewers. The Nielsen ratings from Sunday night, per Variety.com, revealed that the Week 2 clash between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs averaged 16.1 million viewers and received a 4.8 demo rating. Philadelphia -- 25.4116. Nielsen uses a separate total viewing figure to estimate how many viewers watched at least six minutes of any given telecast. Those close to this situation called it unheard of. Some of the broadcast networks, such as CBS and Fox, even considered having advertisers pay less than what they had originally pledged to air ads during NFL games. It was the most-watched Week 4 MNF game since 2018. NFL TV ratings were a mixed back throughout the 2020 season. Its a brilliant move by Amazon, keeping football fans at home to buy things via Amazon Prime instead of going out to the store. Cowboys-49ers topped Divisional Round weekend with more than 45 million viewers, the second-largest audience on record for a Divisional Round game. According to Sports Media Watch, the broadcast on NBC averaged 5.48 million viewers with a total of 5.7 million when Including streaming services not accounted for by Nielsen. Its a brilliant move by Amazon, keeping football fans at home to buy things via Amazon Prime instead of going out to the store. Much of the revenue for the NFL is generated by its TV contracts. In comparison, many of the World Series games on FOX have struggled to match or top regular-season NFL games. The Saturday night game increased 41% from last year, the Sunday night game rose 20% and the Saturday afternoon game increased 16%. Sure all comparisons are to the similar weekend last season. New York and Los Angeles occupy the final four spots, seemingly indifferent to football (or at least to their local teams) compared to the rest of the country. TV networks are feeling the strains of disappointing NFL ratings, as they are forced to restructure deals with advertisers to make up for the smaller audience, and their opportunity to make money off remaining games during the lucrative holiday season narrows, the Wall Street Journal reported this past weekend. Its a steep fall from the historic pull generated by Tom Bradys return to Gillette Stadium, but NBC and the NFL continue to dominate whenever games are broadcasted. Explore what consumers are watching, playing and listening to around the world. It marked the smallest audience for Rounds 2-3 since the 2018 NFL Draft (4.79 million). While NFL TV ratings increased during the 2021 season, the league didnt see that upward trajectory continue with the 2022 NFL Draft. Will be updated as the season progresses. According to Fox Sports, the 113 million that tuned in to watch the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles was the most-watched Super Bowl in six years. Unsurprisingly, the best NFL television ratings of the year came with millions of people sitting down on Thanksgiving to watch football. Packers-Cowboys delivered what was (at the time) the largest audience of the NFL season with more than 29 million viewers on FOX. NBC averaged 22.8 million viewers for its two games, an increase of 11% from last season. CBS topped the charts in Week 2 of the NFL season with more than 27 million viewers for its late Sunday window, the NFLs largest Week 2 audience since at least 2000. You have 2 All Access articles remaining this month. Held in Las Vegas and viewed as a great event for those in attendance, it wasnt nearly as big of a hit for everyone at home. The Week 1 average was 17.4 million viewers, up 7% from a season ago. To put this into perspective, the 2021 NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns drew an average of 9.91 million viewers (more on that later). I feel bad . Among the NFL teams that appeared in the top 100 with the greatest frequency were Green Bay, Dallas, Tampa and Kansas City. NBC announced its Sunday Night Football Week 3 broadcast averaged 21.1 million viewers across NBC TV, Peacock, and the NBC and NFL digital platforms. If the league is looking for positives, Day 3 on Saturday averaged 2.78 million viewers and that is an improvement over previous years. Meanwhile, the game drew a record streaming audience of 11.2 million through Peacock and other streaming services. Unfortunately for the network, in a year that saw the company lay off 300-plus employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NFL ratings took a major hit. The 2021 debut of Thursday Night Football, a matchup between the New York Giants and Washington Football Team, likely delivered even better ratings than NFL Network hoped for in Week 2. Okay cool thank you! Two notes: Continued interest in the NFL Draft is a great thing for the league. This article was originally published on Sportsnaut.com and is republished here with permission. Seattle -- 31.419. 4 seed in the playoffs. Here are the NFL's television ratings from the 2022 regular season, focusing on total viewership from Weeks 1-18, along with the average audience size and the most watched games. On the down side, the Bills-Rams Kickoff Game declined double-digits with Buffalo winning in a rout. An evening broadcast of the Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers clash at Lambeau Field averaged 28.59 million viewers. The Chargers were knocked out of playoff contention in the seasons final game. All rights reserved. Dont expect this to change in 2022 with the draft heading to Las Vegas. Just a season ago, when the Cowboys failed to make the playoffs, Dallas had the leagues 17th-highest rating. Total viewers across 57 network televised games, cumulative through week 11, 2020: 887.3M According to the Hollywood Reporter, the NFLs four divisional round matchups averaged 37.1 million viewers. Week 4 concluded with ESPNs Monday Night Football broadcast, which averaged 12.6 million (Sports Media Watch) to watch the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers. Now consider the following: the Super Bowl -- the biggest cultural phenomenon we have in this country -- draws a rating in the mid-to-low 40s. Joe Montana, Roger Craig, Steve Young, Jerry Rice, and Ronnie Lott all played on the 1989 team. Pittsburgh -- 36.24 6. Upgrade your subscription to get all the news you need: Adding SBJ weekly content will give you the comprehensive view of sports business with: Adding SBJ daily content will give you the comprehensive view of sports business with: The Chargers just missed making the playoffs, but local ratings for the teams games still rose 25% over the previous season. Thats what happens when you pit the GOAT QB in Brady against the NFLs highest-paid player in 2021 in Prescott, who also happens to play for the most valuable sports franchise. The entire NFL Playoffs have been a huge draw, averaging 36.3 million viewers. 49 print issues delivered to your home or office. It was an ugly game, but the intrigue and the close score kept an audience around. CBS announced that its broadcast of the Week 3 preseason game between the Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers was the most-watched NFL preseason game in the NFL this year and its most-watched exhibition NFL game in 9 years. The Charlie Baker era begins; UFC/PBR fuel Endeavor; Add OKC to markets eyeing new venue; Disney doubles down on F1 and people on the move. Below, we look at NFL TV ratings from the 2021 and 2022 seasons with the latest updates on Super Bowl LVII. Register for a free SBJ account to unlock one extra article per month. With the league struggling revenue-wise due to COVID-19, seeing one of the lowest-rated Super Bowls in NFL history cant be seen as a great thing. Meanwhile, Amazons Thursday Night Football saw an uptick with Tom Brady and the Buccaneers on schedule. The Las Vegas Raiders stunning and drama-filled win over the Baltimore Ravens represented the most-watched Week 1 Monday Night Football Game since all the way back in 2013. The largest Week 1 total since 2016. But the Cowboys werent the only team to prove that there are other box scores where teams can put up points. NFL Team Rankings More Rankings. There wasnt a ton of drama atop the 2021 draft with the Jacksonville Jaguars eyeing Trevor Lawrence at one and the New York Jets linked to BYUs Zach Wilson with the second selection. But if the league can grow ratings by 10% in these two market which is not a stretch in New York, which regularly hit those figures a decade ago it could add a full percentage point to its national viewership and would affect TV network revenue by tens of millions of dollars, TV network executives have said. This comes after the Los Angeles Lakers 2020 NBA Finals win over the Miami Heat drew a record low average of 7.45 million viewers in the Orlando Bubble. Last season, the NFL made $14 billion in total revenue, which was over $900 million more than they made the season before and a $6 billion increase from 2010. The Rams also showed a lot of local TV strength this season, as their games posted a 14% ratings jump over last season. NFL TV ratings, a look forward: The 2022 NFL season is officially over and the television ratings from the top games showed football is as popular as ever. Its the second-most watched Championship Sunday since 2015 and both broadcasts are the most-watched programs since Super Bowl LV. Well, all the local teams except the Jets. Unsurprisingly, it created ratings gold for NBC and the NFL once again. As for NBCs Sunday Night Football, it drew its smallest audience in terms of average NFL TV ratings in three years for a Week 16 game. Monday night in week 1 had only one game vs the usual two MNF games in week 1. So many storylines. For comparison, the 2020 TNF opener between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals averaged 6.68 million viewers. Green Bay Packers (1966) Overall Record: 14-2; Pro Bowlers: 8; Super Bowl I champion After a strong start for the network to open the 2022 NFL season, things are steadily trending down. According to SportsTVRatings, ESPN averaged 11.189 million viewers for its primary Monday night broadcast of the New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks contest. Buffalo -- 47.16 2. The NFL TV ratings should climb nicely during the regular season. Dallas -- 29.5510. The NFL scored across-the-board increases for its Sunday games in Week 13 of the season, while Thursday Night Football neared the ten million viewer mark for Bills-Patriots. New York and Chicago the countrys largest and third-largest TV markets present a different story. The Steelers usually post local ratings well over 40. The Sunday day games are about 3.0% higher in 2020 compared to 2017. Below, we look at NFL TV ratings from the 2021 and 2022 seasons with the latest updates on Super Bowl LVI and the Los Angeles Rams winning their first-ever title in Southern California, to the massive numbers in the early week of the new season. After seeing its viewership drop during the 2020 season, the National Football League is faring much better this fall. But its evident fans just arent interested in watching an exhibition game with players understandably giving zero effort. Already a subscriber? In doing so, the league announced that it was the second most-watched Super Bowl in league history with 112.3 million viewers tuning in throughout the NBC broadcast and on streaming services. According to SportsMediaWatch, the Thursday Night Football opener averaged an estimated 7.33 million viewers on the NFLs exclusive TV network. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Leaders Group. NFL TV ratings for the 2022 season. Meanwhile, the game drew a record streaming audience of 11.2 million through Peacock and other streaming services. Baltimore opened up a 14-0 lead in the first half before the Raiders came storming back. Top 10 single telecast TV programs in the U.S. 2020; . On NBC in Week 6, the SNF broadcast averaged `6.28 million viewers with a 9.0 rating. NFL total viewers 2022: 185 million viewers. Whether its the ongoing pandemic or something else, said decline forced networks to scramble and strengthen relationships with sponsors. This is especially significant in that the preseason game went up directly against MLBs Field of Dream Game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox, which also drew historical ratings from a television perspective. Required fields are marked *. The NFL scored across-the-board increases for its Sunday games in Week 13 of the season, The NFLs three Thanksgiving Day games delivered record audiences, hit a season-low for an unappealing NFC South dud, and posted its first year-over-year decline of the season, each scored strong numbers in Week 5 of the NFL season, topped the charts in Week 4 of the NFL season, FOX and ESPN/ABC both scored multi-year highs in Week 3 of the NFL season, the NFLs largest Week 2 audience since at least 2000, with Titans-Bills the least-watched game ever in the MNF package, Amazon started its Thursday night run with a stronger audience than expected, Buccaneers-Cowboys was easily the top ratings draw in Week 1 of the NFL season. The three most-watched drafts in NFL history have occurred in the last three years: 2019 (6.2 million), 2020 (8.3 million), 2021 (6.1 million).. More than two decades of archival stories, profiles, research and data. With Patrick Mahomes headed to the AFC Championship Game and a Rams vs 49ers matchup in the NFC title bout, ratings will likely be through the roof. In an ever-changing world, were here to help you stay ahead of whats to come with the tools to measure, connect with, and engage your audiences. What we do know is that the 2021 NBA Finals between the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks and upstart Phoenix Suns did not draw great ratings. For programs on ESPN and ESPN2, streaming through the ESPN app and ESPN.com is also included. Bottom line, cant see all of the 200+ comments from long ago. Not much of that had to to with networks and their relationships with sponsors as a decline became obvious around around the football world. The simulcast featuring Peyton and Eli Manning, broadcasted on ESPN2 and ESPN+, averaged 1.606 million viewers. Keep in mind these are average ratings. FOX and ESPN/ABC both scored multi-year highs in Week 3 of the NFL season, with FOX scoring the largest Week 3 audience on any network since 2014 and ESPN/ABC drawing the top Week 3 Monday night audience since 2000. The Chiefs-Ravens game drew a 10% spike in viewership compared to the preliminary numbers for the SNF debut. It marks a 14% increase from the total viewership from last years Week 3 game. It was TV you couldn't stop watching if you tried, played by the two most-fervently watched teams in football. The lowest since 2007. Here are the full ratings and viewership numbers for the primetime games in Week 9. By comparison, the Emmys drew 7.4 million viewers to CBS. Other teams heavily rooted in their communities held top spots in the local rankings as well. NFL Games Ranked as 48 of the Top 50 Shows on TV During 2021 Regular Season, 370 Billion Total Minutes Consumed Throughout 2021 Regular Season . 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