Ratings - Colts-Seahawks Matchup Ranks #1 in Sunday Primetime Overnights

[10/02/17 - 07:14 AM] Colts-Seahawks Matchup Ranks #1 in Sunday Primetime Overnights NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, October 1.

[via press release from NBC]
Here are "Sunday Night Football" ratings notes from NBC Sports... In metered-market results, NBC Sports coverage of the "Sunday Night Football" game featuring the Indianapolis Colts at the Seattle Seahawks, a 28-point victory for the Seahawks, averaged an 11.0 rating, 19 share in metered-market households from 8:30-11:30 p.m. ET, once again making "SNF" Sunday's top primetime show. Live streaming is not included in these NFL overnights - full Total Audience Delivery (TAD) will be issued later and throughout the season. The 11.0/19 overnight for Indianapolis-Seattle matches the 11.0/18 for Chiefs-Steelers in Week 4 of the NFL season last year. Last night's overnight rating for the Colts-Seahawks game peaked at an 11.7/19 from 9:30-10 p.m. ET (during the second quarter). The 11.0/19 for Colts-Seahawks tops by +22% last year's Colts Sunday NBC game (9.0/15 in a Week 6 overtime loss to Houston). Highest-rated markets for last night's Colts-Seahawks game on NBC were: Seattle 42.5/68; Indianapolis 21.0/33; Portland 18.9/34; New Orleans 16.4/23; Milwaukee 15.3/25; Norfolk 14.3/23; Richmond 14.3/22; Denver 13.7/23; Buffalo 13.7/21; and Kansas City 13.3/22. NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.

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