NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Wins the Night
By: Caryn Robbins
NBC Sports coverage of last night's Denver Broncos-Detroit Lions "Sunday Night Football" game averaged a 13.8 rating, 23 share in metered-market households, with NBC winning the night in the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters.
The 13.8/23 for Broncos-Lions is up +12% from last year's comparable matchup during the NFL's Week 3 (12.3/20 for Steelers-Panthers). Top local ratings for the Broncos-Lions game on NBC were: 1. Denver, 44.8/69; 2. Detroit, 28.2/42; 3. Las Vegas, 20.0/31; 4. Indianapolis,19.8/34; 5. Milwaukee, 19.7/30; 6. Albuquerque, 19.1/31; 7. Richmond, 17.9/27; 8. New Orleans, 17.8/25; 9. Memphis, 17.4/26; 10. Nashville, 16.2/24. NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.Videos