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This robust postseason NFL bears no resemblance to the dampened league seen at the top of the season. Sunday’s playoff games were huge, for Fox and NBC, with Fox’s earlier showing on track to be the biggest U. S. telecast since the Super Bowl.
The Green Bay Packers put an end to the Dallas Cowboys’ NFC ambitions in a stunning 11th hour victory, and audiences stuck around. The game averaged a 28.2 overnight rating among households. That’s a stunning 12 percent boost from even Game 7 of the World Series, which ultimately swung 40 million viewers.
The primetime showing on NBC was almost as sweet, and also set a record. With a 21.9 overnight rating among households, it proved to be the best primetime showing on record for a NFL Wild Card or Divisional Playoff Game.
Both the NFC and AFC showings bode well for the rest of this especially strong postseason.
