Weekly sports ratings: NFL season-high, SEC, NASCAR finale and more

Throughout the week, sporting events across the NFL, NCAA, and NASCAR have drawn in record audiences and contributed to heightened interest and excitement across the sports community. The NFL’s recent national window on FOX garnered a whopping 13.3 rating and an audience of 27.14 million, marking it as the highest rated and most-watched television program since the Super Bowl. Additionally, the SEC on CBS dominated viewership in college football, with 8.82 million tuning in for LSU-Alabama and 7.00 million for Missouri-Georgia. On a less optimistic note, NASCAR ended its season on a quiet note as the season finale from Phoenix garnered the smallest audience for a Cup Series finale since at least 2001.

Weekly sports ratings, October 30-November 5

Sunday, November 5

Sunday’s national window marks the fourth NFL telecast this season to average at least 25 million viewers (per Nielsen), the most at this point of a season since 2015.

Saturday, November 4

The LSU-Alabama matchup set a new record, making it the most-watched primetime edition of the SEC on CBS in three years.

Friday, November 3

The NBA In-Season Tournament received an impressive turnout, averaging an audience 35% larger than ESPN’s Friday night games last November.

Thursday, November 2

Thursday Night Football experienced a notable double-digit increase in viewership last week.

Wednesday, November 1

The World Series ended with a bang as the Rangers’ Game 5 win drew in an impressive audience of 11.48 million viewers.

Tuesday, October 31

Game 4 of the World Series set an all-time record-low for the fourth-straight game in the series, averaging fewer than nine million viewers.

Monday, October 30

Monday Night Football outperformed Game 3 of the World Series on October 30, with even the ABC portion alone surpassing the Fall Classic.