Bengals and Steelers: Third most watched television program last week
by Josh Kirkendall on Oct 1, 2009 12:05 PM EDT
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PrintNot only was Paul Brown Stadium rocking during the Bengals 23-20 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the game was the third most watched television program for the entire week, drawing in 18.2 million viewers. Two different versions of NCIS, whatever that is, won the top spots. In the Cincinnati market, the game had a household rating of 35.8 and a share of 57. Pittsburgh's market was dominated by the Steelers game, with 48.2 rating and a share of 72.
In 26 of 30 NFL markets, NFL games dominated last week, proving that the NFL is the most popular sport and television program going today.
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Week of 9/21 -9/27 |
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HH |
HH |
RTG |
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Market |
Game |
Date |
RTG |
SHR |
Rank |
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Pittsburgh |
Steelers at Bengals |
9/27/09 |
48.2 |
72 |
1 |
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New Orleans |
9/27/09 |
41.7 |
59 |
1 |
|
|
Indianapolis |
9/27/09 |
39.4 |
53 |
1 |
|
|
Cincinnati |
Steelers at Bengals |
9/27/09 |
35.8 |
57 |
1 |
|
Milwaukee |
9/27/09 |
32.4 |
62 |
1 |
|
|
Minneapolis |
9/27/09 |
31.1 |
63 |
1 |
|
|
Buffalo |
Saints at Bills |
9/27/09 |
30.4 |
52 |
1 |
|
Denver |
9/27/09 |
29.8 |
58 |
1 |
|
|
San Diego |
9/27/09 |
29.8 |
57 |
1 |
|
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Baltimore |
9/27/09 |
28.7 |
55 |
1 |
|
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Jacksonville |
9/27/09 |
28.6 |
47 |
1 |
|
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Chicago |
9/27/09 |
27.7 |
52 |
1 |
|
|
Boston |
9/27/09 |
26.8 |
55 |
1 |
|
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Nashville |
9/27/09 |
26.0 |
47 |
1 |
|
|
Philadelphia |
9/27/09 |
25.4 |
47 |
1 |
|
|
Kansas City |
Chiefs at Eagles |
9/27/09 |
24.5 |
52 |
1 |
|
Phoenix |
Colts at Cardinals |
9/27/09 |
23.8 |
39 |
1 |
|
Washington, DC |
9/27/09 |
22.1 |
48 |
1 |
|
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Miami* |
Colts at Dolphins |
9/21/09 |
21.8 |
33 |
1 |
|
Seattle |
Bears at Seahawks |
9/27/09 |
21.7 |
48 |
1 |
|
Tampa |
Giants at Buccaneers |
9/27/09 |
21.4 |
40 |
1 |
|
Cleveland |
Browns at Ravens |
9/27/09 |
21.3 |
46 |
1 |
|
Atlanta |
Falcons at Patriots |
9/27/09 |
19.8 |
39 |
1 |
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Houston |
Jaguars at Texans |
9/27/09 |
16.6 |
34 |
1 |
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San Fran-Oakland |
49ers at Vikings |
9/27/09 |
15.8 |
43 |
1 |
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Dallas |
Colts at Cardinals |
9/27/09 |
13.1 |
21 |
1 |
* Local affiliate & ESPN combined
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