The Vikings-Packers game was the most-watched and highest-rated “Sunday Night Football” game ever, the most-watched October primetime NFL game in 14 years, and viewership was up 71 percent from last year’s Week 7 game, according to official national data released today by The Nielsen Company.
Additionally, “Sunday Night Football” was the No. 1 show on Sunday night for the seventh consecutive week and the No. 1 show of the week among viewers, households and in the key advertising demographics and, is the No. 1 show of the season in all adult and male demographics.
- “Sunday Night Football,” featuring Vikings QB Brett Favre returning to Green Bay in a 28-24 loss, was seen by 25.7 million viewers (8:31-11:35 p.m.), the best ever in the history of “Sunday Night Football,” and a gain of 71 percent over last year’s Week 7 game (Cardinals-Giants, 15.0 million).
MOST WATCHED “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” GAMES:
1. 10/24/10, Vikings-Packers, 25.7 million (Favre Return to Lambeau II)
2. 9/12/10, Cowboys-Redskins, 25.3 million (SNF: Week 1)
3. 9/20/09, Giants-Cowboys, 24.8 million (Dallas Cowboys stadium debut)
T4. 09/19/10, Giants-Colts, 23.1 million (“Manning Bowl II”)
T4. 12/14/08, Giants-Cowboys, 23.1 million
6. 9/10/06, Colts-Giants, 22.6 million (Original “Manning Bowl”)
7. 11/15/09, Patriots-Colts, 22.4 million
8. 9/21/08, Cowboys-Packers, 22.2 million
T9. 11/8/09, Cowboys-Eagles, 21.9 million
T9. 11/5/06, Colts-Patriots, 21.9 million
*The NFL Kickoff Opener on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 between the Vikings and Saints generated an average viewership of 27.5 million people.
