Which teams played in tonights Monday Night Football game?
The November 2 “Monday Night Football” game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons caused local TV-ratings-watchers to wonder if there’d ever been a larger local audience for a single TV event. New Orleans Saints QB Drew brees congratulates Marques Colston after he scores a TD in the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots in the Louisiana Superdome, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.The game, which the Saints won, did a 63.9 overnight local Nielsen rating, with each rating point representing about 6,340 homes. Monday’s (November 30) Saints-New England Patriots match-up, also won by the Saints, pushed the new standard even higher. Though further ratings data will come in later in the day, a preliminary report from ESPN on Tuesday morning put the Saints-Patriots local rating at 66.7. By way of comparison, the local TV rating for the 2009 Super Bowl – traditionally the largest TV rating of the year – was 45.7. The game broadcast was split between originating ESPN (23.3 rating) an
It’s one of the toughest tests of the season. The Pats take on the undefeated Saints. Watch Monday Night Football on WCVB Channel 5. SportsCenter 5 kicks off pregame live at 8pm in New Orleans. Mike lynch heads up New England’s most connected sports team. Then at 8:30, watch ESPN coverage in high definition. SportsCenter 5 is back with all the post-game reaction immediately after. Watch the Pats take on the Saints. Sources: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/21756098/detail.
