Eagles-Giants Pulls In Big Ratings

Posted by Tim McManus on October 1, 2012 at 12:47 pm | 0 Comments

Sunday night’s Eagles-Giants tilt pulled in the highest overnight rating for a Week 4 NFL primetime game in 16 years, according to an NBC Sports press release.

The Eagles’ 19-17 win over New York registered a 15.6 overnight rating and a 25 share. That is the best in Week 4 since September of 1996, when the Colts and Dolphins fetched a 19.1 rating on ABC.

Sunday night’s rating were 23 percent higher than last year’s Week 4 matchup between the Jets and Ravens.

These teams also met in Week 4 of the 2007 season on Sunday Night Football. That game drew a 10.8 rating and 17 share, down 44% from Sunday night’s game.

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