NFL, Olympics most popular sports events of past year
My Tuesday newspaper column includes a chart showing six of the eight most-viewed NFL games of last season featured the Patriots - and all eight featured the Pats, the Giants, or both - which is why the league and its TV partners are sad to see Tom Brady go.
Click below for a list of every sports event over the past 12 months that attracted 30 million or more American viewers, all of which are from the NFL or the Olympics.
Telecast Average Audience
FOX: SBXLII (NYG vs NE) – 2/3/08 97.5 million
FOX: NFC Championship (NYG@GB) – 1/20/08 53.9 million
CBS: AFC Championship (SD@NE) – 1/20/08 44.8 million
FOX: NFC Divisional Playoff (NYG@DAL) – 1/13/08 40.1 million
NBC: Beijing Opening Ceremonies – 8/8/08 34.9 million
NFLN, CBS, NBC: Regular Season simulcast (NE@NYG) 12/29/07 34.5 million
NBC: Beijing Olympics – 8/12/08 34.0 million
CBS: Regular Season (NE@IND) 11/4/07 33.8 million
NBC: Beijing Olympics – 8/10/08 32.3 million
NBC: Beijing Olympics – 8/16/08 31.6 million
CBS: AFC Divisional (JAX@NE) – 1/12/08 30.9 million
CBS: CBS Regular Season (PIT@NE) – 12/9/07 30.3 million
NBC: Beijing Olympics – 8/11/08 30.2 million
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Comments (2)
Slightly off topic, Neil, what over-the-air stations will air the Jets and Giants MNF football games this year? Is it still WPIX and WWOR, respectively? Thanks.
Umm . . . don't know. I think maybe WPIX. Will inquire.