Ratings

"THE NFL ON CBS" WEEK 17 DOUBLEHEADER COVERAGE SEES RATINGS INCREASES OF +66% AND +19% IN GAME WINDOWS

       THE NFL ON CBS’s Week 17 doubleheader coverage on Sunday, Jan. 3 earned ratings increases of +66% for its Regional game window and +19% for its National game window. 

       The Regional window, which earned an average household rating/share of 11.1/19, +66% from last year’s 6.7/12, was the highest-rated CBS Regional game in the metered markets in Week 17 of the NFL regular-season since the NFL went to both CBS and Fox having doubleheaders on the final week of the season in 2006.

       The National window earned an average HH rating/share of 12.8/25, +19% from last year’s 10.8/22.

       Games featured in the National window (1:00 PM, ET) were N.Y. Jets-Buffalo, Pittsburgh-Cleveland, Jacksonville-Houston, New England-Miami and Tennessee-Indianapolis.  Games in the Regional window (4:25 PM, ET) included San Diego-Denver and St. Louis-San Francisco.

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CBS Sports Contacts: Jen Sabatelle              212/975-4120              jsabatelle@cbs.com

                                  Robin Brendle             212/975-1533              rlbrendle@cbs.com

                                  Jerry Caraccioli           212/975-7466              gwcaraccioli@cbs.com