DMN Blog: Cowboys-Steelers: No. 1 - highest rated game of the season

[WoodysGirl]

Cowboys-Steelers: No. 1

3:26 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink
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Let's just start with this: The Cowboys-Steelers earned a 15.6 national rating (25.7 milion viewers) to rank as the highest-rated and most watched NFL telecast of the season. And I won't even remind you that I predicted it last week.

And now this: I'm worried about my friends at Fox. Here's how their news release on the subject began: "Once again demonstrating the incredible audience reach of premier events on broadcast television..."

That's a shot at cable's ESPN, which outbid Fox for the next BCS contract. Broadcast television outdraws cable every time. It's in more homes. We get it. But Fox for now seems intent on reminding folks they reach more homes and draw higher ratings. But the reason ESPN got the BCS is the same reason that Fox took the NFC from CBS back in 1994. It's all about the rights fees. Leagues and organizations will sacrifice eyeballs for dollars every day of the week and twice on Sundays. Let it go Foxies. Let it go.

Most viewed NFL telecasts this season

25.7 mil: Cowboys/Steelers, Fox, (12/7, 3:15 pm)
25.5 mil: Patriots/Steelers and Jets/Broncos, CBS, (11/30, 3:15 pm)
25.4 mil: Jets/Patriots, CBS, (9/14, 3:15 pm)
23.6 mil: Cowboys/Cardinals, Fox (10/12, 3:15 pm)
23.3 mil: Cowboys/Giants, Fox, (11/2, 3:15 PM)
23.3 mil: Giants/Cardinals, Fox, (11/23, 3:15 PM)

 

[ajk23az]

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[DaBoys4Life]

All of cowboys games are highly rated.

 

[Don Corleone]

This would be one heck of a rematch...in Tampa. The NFL needs high profile teams in this year's super bowl because revenue is hurting.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Damn. Anyone notice all of our highest games are losses? Giants and Cowboys should murder those numbers though.

 

[viman96]

Damn. Anyone notice all of our highest games are losses? Giants and Cowboys should murder those numbers though.

I agree. And if the Philly game has meaning for both teams then it should draw big numbers as well. The Ravens game will not have a big draw because it is on the NFL Network.

 

[TheCount]

Who cares.

 

[bootsy]

Unfortunately all of those games involving us were losses.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I agree. And if the Philly game has meaning for both teams then it should draw big numbers as well. The Ravens game will not have a big draw because it is on the NFL Network.

Ahh damn. That's a NFL Network game? The NFL does so many things right but that channel isn't one of them. And I too agree. I don't know if the Eagles game will beat the Cowboys and Giants game but if its a must-win for both teams it may just do it. It sure as hell will beat that Cardinals game. I don't know why that is even ranked that high.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Unfortunately all of those games involving us were losses.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The NFL does so many things right but that channel isn't one of them.

I completely disagree. That is the best channel on TV. What's not to like?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I completely disagree. That is the best channel on TV. What's not to like?

The channel itself isn't the problem. The games are. Visually its almost unwatchable and audio wise its even worst. I hope they've gotta better analysts because Bryant Gumbel is the worst thing to ever happen to the NFL. Fox does it well. CBS and ESPN does it to. But the channel the NFL actually owns fails miserably.