NFL Network tops primetime cable ratings for week
Published: December 23rd, 2009 | Tags: Thursday Night Football
NFL Network earned the highest average primetime cable rating among all ad-supported cable networks last week (Dec. 14-20), led by a pair of exciting “Unbeaten Week” Thursday Night Football games — Indianapolis-Jacksonville and Dallas-New Orleans.
NFL Network averaged a 2.77 primetime cable rating, ahead of ESPN’s 2.18 and USA’s 2.15. In addition, the 2.77 was the highest weekly average in NFL Network’s history, topping the previous best 2.31 for the week of Dec. 15-21, 2008. More …