Led by the Giants-Cowboys on Fox, which averaged 40.1 million viewers, last weekend was the most-watched NFL Divisional Playoff weekend since ‘96. An average of 32.7 million viewers watched NFL games last weekend, up 8.6% from 30.1 million viewers for last season’s Divisional games. Giants-Cowboys also ranked as the most-watched program on television since the Academy Awards in February ’07. The following lists final Nielsen ratings for last weekend’s NFL Divisional playoff games, with comparisons to ’07 ( THE DAILY ).
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'08 NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAMES
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DAY
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TIME
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NET
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MATCHUP
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RAT/SH
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'07 MATCHUP
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NET
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'07 RAT/SH
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% +/-
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Sat.
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4:30-7:30pm
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Fox
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Seahawks-Packers
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17.0/34
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Colts-Ravens
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CBS
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16.4/32
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3.7%
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Sat.
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8:15-11:00pm
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CBS
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Jaguars-Patriots
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17.9/30
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Eagles-Saints
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Fox
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16.3/27
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9.8%
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Sun.
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1:00-4:15pm
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CBS
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Chargers-Colts
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20.2/41
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Seahawks-Bears
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Fox
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19.9/39
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1.5%
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Sun.
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4:45-8:00pm
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Fox
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Giants-Cowboys
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23.6/40
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Patriots-Chargers
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CBS
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20.6/35
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14.6%
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