NFL ON CBS Broadcast is Highest-Rated Game of Season on Any Network
By: Caryn Robbins Jan. 18, 2016
THE NFL ON CBS's broadcast of the Pittsburgh-Denver AFC Divisional Playoff game on Sunday, Jan. 17 (4:45-8:00 PM, ET) is the highest-rated Sunday AFC Divisional Playoff game in 21 years on any network in the metered markets.
Pittsburgh-Denver also is the highest-rated game of the 2015-16 season on any network in the metered markets. The AFC Divisional Playoff game on Sunday scored an average overnight household rating/share in the metered markets of 26.2/44, up +3% from last year's 25.4/41 (Indianapolis-Denver, 4:45-8:00 PM, ET; 1/11/15). Yesterday's 26.2/44 ties (N.Y. Jets-New England, 1/16/11, CBS) as the highest-rated Sunday AFC Divisional Playoff game in 21 years (26.8/46; Miami-San Diego; 1/8/1995; 4:00-7:30 PM, ET; NBC) in the metered markets. The rating/share for the Broncos-Steelers game peaked with a 29.7/46 (7:30-8:00 PM, ET).Videos