Tuesday, September 12, 2023

2023 NFL Week One Ratings Report

  • One good window on Sunday:  The CBS National window, which led with Eagles-Patriots (the Eagles and the Tom Brady number-retirement ceremony).  10.1 rating, 21.35 million viewers, up 21% rating, 28% viewer for the best CBS Week 1 national window in eight years.
  • Everything else sank:  The FOX National window, largely Packers-Bears, 8.0 rating, 16 and a quarter million viewers, down 13% rating, 12% viewers.
  • 40-0 hurts:  Sunday Night lost 15% ratings, 13% viewers on NBC.  10.4, 21.8 million.
    • The source material for this post, Sports Media Watch, notes it was the most lopsided shutout in SNF history.
  • CBS Regional:  (Cincinnati-Cleveland in half the markets)  6.5, 12.8 million, about a quarter down from last year.
  • FOX Regional:  (49ers-Steelers in 3/4 of the markets)  5.3, 10.2 million, with that being about a sixth down from last year.
  • EDIT TO ADD 8 PM PDT 9/13/23:  Monday Night:  Best Monday Night Football game -- ANY MNF game since at least 2000.  22.64 million, barely ekeing out a 2005 Steelers/Colts tilt.  12.5 rating.
    • So the MNF game was the most-watched of the week this week.

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