NFL Playoff Ratings Continue To Plummet During Divisional Round Matchups
The NFL has suffered with ratings throughout the duration of the 2020 regular season and the playoffs have been no exception. The divisional round saw three matchups fall to multi-year lows in viewers and ratings.
“Last Sunday’s Buccaneers-Saints NFL Divisional Round game averaged an 18.1 rating and 35.46 million viewers on FOX, down 10% in ratings and 5% in viewership from Seahawks-Packers last year (20.0, 37.24M),” reported Sports Media Watch. “Tampa Bay’s win was the least-watched in the window since 2009 (Chargers-Steelers: 34.11M) and the lowest rated since at least 1998.”
The matchup between the Ravens-Bills did not fare any better either.
“Shifting to the previous day’s games, NBC averaged a 13.7 (-15%) and 26.24 million (-11%) for Ravens-Bills (27.1M including streaming) — the NFL’s least-watched primetime Divisional Round game since 2009 (Cardinals-Panthers: 23.78M) and lowest rated since the league began scheduling primetime playoff games in 2002,” continued the report by Sports Media Watch.
The worst matchup was between the Rams-Packers as they were the least watched Divisional Round game since 2009.
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