MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game - a Pittsburgh Steelers' 27-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans - helped ESPN win the night across all broadcast and cable networks among all key male and adult demos. The game was the top telecast across all networks in those same categories.
The game averaged an 8.1 household US rating; 9,446,000 households; and 12,766,000 viewers (P2+), according to Nielsen. The game peaked from 10:15-10:30 p.m. with a 9.0 rating and 14,106,000 viewers. In Pittsburgh, the game delivered a 12.8 rating on ESPN and a 25.5 on WTAE-ABC, for a combined 38.3 rating in the market. In Nashville, the game delivered a 9.5 rating on ESPN and a 17.0 on WKRN-ABC, for a combined 26.5 rating in the market. The top 10 metered markets (in addition to those of the competing teams) included: Las Vegas (14.4), New Orleans (13.4), San Diego (13.1), Sacramento (12.9), Baltimore (12.7), Norfolk (12.0), West Palm Beach (10.8), Seattle-Tacoma (10.6), Columbus (10.6), and Phoenix (10.5). Through the first 11 weeks (12 games), ESPN's MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL is averaging an 8.4 household US rating; 9,811,000 households; and 13,573,000 viewers. MNF on ESPN Deportes Last night's Steelers-Titans telecast on ESPN Deportes, ESPN's Spanish-language sports network, averaged a 0.3 Hispanic Household US rating with 49,000 Hispanic Household impressions, and 66,000 Hispanic P2+ impressions.Videos