Live sports, especially the NFL, continues to dominate ratings in an age of DVRs and in which the media is becoming more fragmented.
According to Nielsen’s year-end report, nine of the top 10 highest rated programs this year were NFL games. The Oscars telecast was the only non-NFL event that made the list.
|
Rank |
Telecast |
Originator |
Date Aired |
Persons 2+ Rating |
Average # of Viewers |
|
1 |
SUPER BOWL XLVII |
CBS |
02/03/2013 |
37.6 |
108,693,000 |
|
2 |
SUPER BOWL XLVII-DELAY |
CBS |
02/03/2013 |
36.8 |
106,556,000 |
|
3 |
SUPER BOWL XLVII PST-GAME |
CBS |
02/03/2013 |
21.9 |
63,260,000 |
|
4 |
SUPER BOWL KICK-OFF |
CBS |
02/03/2013 |
21.8 |
63,003,000 |
|
5 |
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP ON CBS |
CBS |
01/20/2013 |
16.5 |
47,707,000 |
|
6 |
FOX NFC CHAMPIONSHIP |
FOX |
01/20/2013 |
14.5 |
41,974,000 |
|
7 |
THE OSCARS |
ABC |
02/24/2013 |
14.0 |
40,376,000 |
|
8 |
FOX NFC WILDCARD GAME |
FOX |
01/06/2013 |
13.2 |
38,088,000 |
|
9 |
AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF-SU |
CBS |
01/13/2013 |
13.0 |
37,657,000 |
|
10 |
AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF-SA |
CBS |
01/12/2013 |
12.2 |
35,274,000 |