TV Basics: Top Sports Shows, Past Five Years - Adults 25-54

  Rank Program Network Date A25-54
Rating*
  1 Super Bowl XXXVII ABC 1/26/03 38.2  
  2 Super Bowl XXXVIII CBS 2/1/04 38  
  3 Super Bowl XL ABC 2/5/06 37.7  
  4 Super Bowl XLI CBS 2/4/07 37.2  
  5 Super Bowl XXXIX FOX 2/6/05 35.6  
  6 Super Bowl Kick-Off III ABC 1/26/03 25.6  
  7 Super Bowl Kick-Off CBS 2/1/04 24.8  
  8 FOX Super Bowl Kickoff 3 FOX 2/6/05 23.8  
  9 Super Bowl Kick-Off III ABC 2/5/06 22.6  
  10 Super Bowl Post Game ABC 1/26/03 21.8  
  11 Super Bowl Kick-Off CBS 2/4/07 21.4  
  12 AFC Championship on CBS CBS 1/21/07 19.6  
  13 AFC Championship on CBS CBS 1/23/05 19.5  
  14 FOX NFC Championship FOX 1/23/05 19.0  
  15 FOX NFC Championship FOX 1/18/04 18.3  
  16 AFC Championship on CBS CBS 1/19/03 18.1  
  17 FOX NFC Championship FOX 1/21/07 17.9  
  18 FOX NFC Playoff-Sun FOX 1/11/04 17.8  
  19 AFC Championship on CBS CBS 1/18/04 17.4  
  20 FOX NFC Championship FOX 1/19/03 16.8  
  21 AFC Divisional Playoff-Su CBS 1/16/05 16.7  
  22 AFC Championship on CBS CBS 1/22/06 16.4  
  23 AFC Divisional Playoff-Su CBS 1/12/03 15.9  
  24 FOX NFC Championship FOX 1/22/06 15.7  
  25 AFC Divisional Playoff-Su CBS 1/14/07 14.2  
  26 FOX NFC Playoff-Sun FOX 1/15/06 14.2  
  27 AFC Divisional Playoff-Su CBS 1/15/06 14.2  
  28 Super Bowl Today-5 CBS 2/1/04 14.1  
  29 Rose Bowl ABC 1/4/06 14.0  
  30 FOX NFC Wildcard Game FOX 1/9/05 13.7  
  31 Super Bowl Kick-Off II ABC 1/26/03 13.6  
  32 FOX NFC Wildcard Game FOX 1/4/04 13.5  
  33 AFC Divisional Playoff-Su CBS 1/11/04 13.4  
  34 AFC Wildcard Playoff CBS 1/8/06 13.3  
  35 FOX NFC Wildcard Game FOX 1/5/03 13.3  
  36 FOX MLB ALCS Game 7 FOX 10/20/04 13.2  
  37 FOX NFC Playoff-Sun FOX 1/16/05 13.2  
  38 Sum Olym Thu Prime 1 NBC 8/19/04 13.1  
  39 FOX NFC Playoff-Sun FOX 1/14/07 13.0  
  40 AFC Divisional Playoff-Sa CBS 1/11/03 12.8  
  41 AFC Divisional Playoff-Sa CBS 1/15/05 12.6  
  42 FOX NFC Playoff-Sun FOX 1/12/03 12.6  
  43 Super Bowl Today-5 CBS 2/4/07 12.5  
  44 FOX NFC Wildcard Game FOX 1/7/07 12.5  
  45 AFC Wildcard Playoff CBS 1/4/04 12.1  
  46 Sum Olym Tue Prime 1 NBC 8/17/04 12.0  
  47 Fiesta Bowl ABC 1/3/03 12.0  
  48 AFC/NFC Playoff Gm2 ABC 1/8/05 11.9  
  49 AFC Wildcard Playoff CBS 1/5/03 11.9  
  50 FOX MLB ALCS Game 7 FOX 10/16/03 11.7  
             
   
Source: 1/1/03-12/31/07 Nielsen Galaxy Lightning estimates.

*Effective January 2006, numbers Live+SD

Ranked by average audience % (ratings); in the event of a tie, impressions (000's) are used as a tiebreaker.

Programming under 25 minutes excluded

 

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