Following are the 10 most-watched regular-season games in 2006:
Date Program (Game) Viewers
Dec. 3 FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Giants) 27.6 million
Nov. 26 FOX Sunday National (mostly Bears-Patriots) 24.2 million
Nov. 23 FOX Thanksgiving Day (Bucs-Cowboys) 23.8 million
Nov. 19 CBS Sunday National (mostly Colts-Cowboys) 23.4 million
Dec. 25 NBC Christmas Day (Eagles-Cowboys) 23.2 million
Sept. 10 FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Jaguars) 22.7 million
Sept. 10 NBC Sunday Night (Colts-Giants) 22.6 million
Oct. 8 FOX Sunday National (Cowboys-Eagles) 22.1 million
Oct. 29 CBS Sunday National (mostly Colts-Broncos) 21.97 million
Nov. 5 NBC Sunday Night (Colts-Patriots) 21.95 million
Source: NFL, Nielsen Media Research, 9/7/06-12/31/06
Here's another source --
http://sportsbiznews.blogspot.com/2006_12_03_archive.html
The FOX Sunday national game this past Sunday December 3 (mostly Cowboys-Giants) was viewed by 27.6 million people, ranking as the most-watched NFL regular-season game since the 1999 Dolphins-Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game on CBS.
