Saints-Cowboys Brought in Biggest TNF TV Rating Ever
The Saints-Cowboys TNF game brought in the biggest TV Rating of all time for Thursday nights.
Not only was the New Orleans Saints-Dallas Cowboys game extremely entertaining, it also brought home the biggest audience in Thursday Night Football history.
According to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal, the overnight TV rating for the Cowboys 13-10 victory came in at a 14.6.
By comparison, the previous high for the 2018 season, not even all-time, was in Week 11 when the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers brought in an 11.9 mark.
Huge Thursday Night Football TV numbers last night: 14.6 overnight translates to the top overnight rating in "Thursday Night Football" history.
— John Ourand (@Ourand_Puck) November 30, 2018
Additionally, the New Orleans market had a 58.5 rating which is the best number for any individual market this year.
Last night's 58.5 rating in New Orleans, America's best football market, is the highest in any market for any NFL game this year.
— Michael Mulvihill (@mulvihill79) November 30, 2018
Amazon Prime, FOX, and the NFL Network aired the game with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Erin Andrews serving as the broadcast team.
This coming week, Thursday Night Football will feature Jacksonville against division-rival Tennessee at Nissan Stadium in Nashville at 8:20 P.M ET.