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"THE NFL ON CBS" WEEK 9 BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTED BY INDIANAPOLIS-PHILADELPHIA GAME AVERAGES NEARLY 28 MILLION VIEWERS

November 9, 2010

Indy-Philly Also Rates with 38% Increase

                                                                       

THE NFL ON CBS's Week 9 broadcast highlighted by the Indianapolis-Philadelphia game in its national window of the Network's doubleheader averaged 27.789 million viewers.  The 27.789 million viewers makes it the sixth highest number of average viewers for a regular-season NFL ON CBS game since the Network re-acquired NFL broadcast rights in 1998.

 

The Eagles', 26-24, win over the Colts earned a preliminary national household rating/share of 16.3/29, up 38% from last year's 11.8/22.

 

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