Sunday Ratings: Close Game Scores Touchdown for FOX

The gridiron action between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings was just about the only thing people were dialing in to watch last night. (Repeats offered by the competitors helped paved the way.)

Yesterday’s tight game brought in a whopping 57.9 million viewers, a record for any NFC Championship Game ever held on FOX.

The Saints’ defeat over Brett Favre - which pulled in a 21.3 rating with the 18-49s - was also the most-watched event of the season.

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Sunday Ratings: FOX Gets ‘Giant’ Ratings From Football

The NFC title game between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers scored championship-sized numbers for FOX.

7pm

• The Giants/Packers game (18.6/40 in 18-49) averaged 48.6 million viewers between 7-10 PM Eastern.
• About 7.7 million warmed up to CBS’ Global Warming special (1.8/4).
• America’s Funniest Home Videos* (1.6/4) humored 6 million.
• Dateline (1.2/3) kicked off NBC’s evening with 4.6 million.
• Both CW Now (521,000, 0.2/0) and Aliens in America* (462,000, 0.1/0) turned in laughable performances.

8pm

• Approximately 9.7 million saw TK and Rachel win The Amazing Race (3.1/7 in 18-49).
• The first hour of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.3/7) drew 9.3 million.
• A 2nd hour of Dateline (1.3/3) signed off with 5.2 million.
• Life is Wild (800,000, 0.2/0) was a complete snore.

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