Steelers-Jags lead to record ESPN rating
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ESPN's Monday night NFL game was watched by more viewers than any show in cable TV history except a 1993 debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.
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A record 97.5 million Americans tuned in to Sunday's upset victory by the New York Giants over the New England Patriots, marking the biggest TV audience in Super Bowl history and the second most-watched U.S. telecast ever.
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Very preliminary findings from 49 of the nation's biggest markets showed that ratings for the New York Giants' thrilling Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots were up 9 percent over last year's big game, according to Nielsen Media Research on Monday.
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The much-heralded Christmas Day matchup between Kobe Bryant&#39;s Los Angeles Lakers and Shaquille O&#39;Neal&#39;s Miami Heat was the highest-rated regular season basketball game on television in nearly seven years, broadcaster ABC said on
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Monday's Game 5 of the Red Sox-Yankees series showed an interesting ratings pattern. The window from 5:15-8 p.m., the time allotted for the telecast, did a 42.2 rating and 66 audience share in Boston. Those are terrific numbers for any market. The better news for Fox was that the game was only half-over at that point.
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The Patriots weren't the only ones seeking history on Super Bowl Sunday. Fox hoped New England's pursuit of an undefeated season, coupled with the underdog New York Giants, would break the record 94.08 million viewers who watched the 1996 Super Bowl.
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Red Sox plus Yankees equals big TV ratings in both Boston and New York. Friday night's series opener at Fenway Park earned a 21.6 rating (35 audience share), the best number a Channel 38 Red Sox telecast has earned during &quot;the modern era&quot; of cable.
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ESPN analyst Merril Hoge took a look at the game film to break down the Pittsburgh Steelers&#39; vaunted run game. It&#39;s time for the Battle of Pennsylvania!
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Heat center Shaquille O'Neal's much hyped matchup with former Laker teammate Kobe Bryant on Christmas gets the highest rating in six years for a regular season game.
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Lists remain in vogue these days, even the venerable Top Tens. And when it comes to TV ratings, the Patriots are on a lot of them in the wake of Sunday night's 24-21 victory over the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX.
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Antwaan Randle El and Jerome Bettis gave the host Pittsburgh Steelers just enough offense for a 16-7 win at home against the Washington Redskins yesterday, and to keep their longest winning streak in 28 years going.
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Sunday's Ravens-Patriots game, which was seen in 75 percent of the country, highlighted CBS's late-afternoon NFL coverage (other games in that window were Jets-Cardinals, Dolphins-49ers, and Bills-Seahawks). Nationally, those games generated a 15.4 overnight rating (27 share) in the 56 metered markets. It was the best rating for a CBS window in 2004 and a 14 percent increase over the ...
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The Red Sox and Fox rhymed beautifully in the ratings last week when Boston's stunning comeback in the American League Championship Series and wins in the first two World Series games at Fenway Park propelled the network to its highest numbers in more than 2-1/2 years.
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Ben Roethlisberger passed for 183  yards and two touchdowns, Hines Ward scored twice and the  Pittsburgh Steelers rolled to a convincing 27-3 victory over  Philadelphia on Sunday for their second straight win against an  undefeated opponent.
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In the NFL, however, the theory doesn&#39;t always apply, especially when talking about the Philadelphia Eagles&#39; road clash today with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1 pm, Channels 29, 42).
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Willie Parker ran for a team record 223 yards to help the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers crush the Cleveland Browns 27-7 on Thursday to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
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Disney&#39;s ABC and ESPN outlets will likely grab big ratings with a Detroit-Indiana/Miami-Los Angeles Lakers NBA doubleheader Christmas Day, which says something about what can sell sports.