Despite a late-second quarter 17-0 lead for the San Francisco 49ers, NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL drew an average of 22.2 million viewers for the Chicago Bears' come-from-behind 28-20 victory - marking the most-watched Sunday primetime NFL regular-season matchup ever played on the West Coast.
The
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL telecast, in which Bears QB Jay Cutler threw three fourth-quarter scoring passes to spoil the 49ers' regular-season debut in their new Levi's Stadium, also topped by 8% viewership for last year's Week 2 SNF game (49ers-Seahawks, 20.5 million).
The Bears-49ers game - which aired from 8:31-11:40 pm ET - is the most-watched Sunday primetime NFL game played on the West Coast (since the advent of the People Meter in 1987). The NFL began a regular Sunday night TV schedule in 1987. The previous high was 21.3 million for Lions at 49ers on
NBC in 2012 (Sept. 16).
Additional
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ratings notes:
Sunday Night Football (12.9/22 national household rating) led
NBC to a decisive Sunday win in all key measures, taking the night among ABC, CBS,
NBC and
FOX by an 89 percent margin in Adults 18-49 (7.2 vs. 3.8 for #2 CBS).
Through three NFL telecasts,
NBC is averaging 24.2 million viewers - the fifth consecutive year with a 23+ million average at this point in the season, and up slightly from last year at this time (23.9 million viewers).
The 12.9/22 national rating was the best for a Bears regular-season primetime game in 17 years (15.0/26 for Bears-Packers, 9/1/97 on ABC).
Sunday's game marked the 49ers' best local regular-season primetime rating (27.0/51) in 11 years, since Steelers-49ers on 11/17/03 (27.2/42 on ABC).
TOP METERED MARKETS FOR BEARS-49ERS:
| 1. Chicago |
31.8/49 |
| 2. Sacramento |
28.6/47 |
| 3. San Francisco |
27.0/51 |
| 4. Las Vegas |
20.9/33 |
| 5. San Diego |
19.9/35 |
| 6. Milwaukee |
19.2/31 |
| 7. Phoenix |
18.5/31 |
| 8. Indianapolis |
18.4/31 |
| 9. Richmond |
16.1/26 |
| 10. Albuquerque |
15.8/25 |
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