'NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL' BEATS 'HOUSEWIVES'

SNF Bears-Packers 12.3 Overnight Rating, up 19%, Powers NBC to Sunday Night Victory

NEW YORK � Oct. 8, 2007 � "NBC Sunday Night Football" featuring the Chicago Bears 27-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers earned a 12.3 overnight rating and 20 share (8:30-11:45 p.m., ET), a 19% jump over last season's Steelers-Chargers game (10.3/16 on 10/8/06).

� "NBC Sunday Night Football" was the No. 1 program of the night for the fourth time this season.

� Defeated ABC's "Desperate Housewives" by 12% (12.3 vs. 10.8).

� SNF powered NBC to a Sunday night victory.

� The rating peaked between 9:30 and 10 p.m. ET at a 13.1/20

TOP TEN METERED MARKETS FOR BEARS-PACKERS:
1. Milwaukee 46.1/63
2. Chicago 30.9/46
3. Minneapolis 20.5/33
4. Norfolk 15.4/23
T-5. Austin 15.2/23
T-5 Dallas 15.2/23
7. Jacksonville 15.1/23
8. Nashville 15.0/22
T-9 Sacramento 14.6/25
T-9. Indianapolis 14.6/21