Broncos-Patriots game: second highest TV rating in 27 years

[Colorado Media Newsroom]

From The Denver Post:


“The NFL on CBS” on Sunday scored the second highest rating for an AFC Championship game in 27 years. Per CBS, the: average overnight household rating of 29.5 and 52 share share (52 percent of the viewing audiences was watching the Broncos beat the Patriots), is the second-highest rating in the metered markets for an AFC Championship in 27 years. The record was set 1/11/87, in another Broncos victory, with a 31.9 household rating; in that year, Denver beat Cleveland in overtime, telecast on NBC.
In Denver, no surprise, Sunday’s win in the championship game was seen by 92 percent of viewing adults 25-54. The broadcast garnered an 88 share of total Denver market households.


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