Cowboys Dominate TV Ratings Once Again With 4 Of Top 6

Jan 04, 2013 at 06:03 AM

Nick Eatman

DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer / Senior Manager, Digital Media

The Cowboys-Redskins rivalry probably never left, but it's certainly at the top of its peak after this season.

The Cowboys, once again, were one of the most-watched teams in the NFL, including the top two rated games of the season – both against the Redskins.

In fact, last Sunday's season finale showdown in Washington was the most-watched primetime game in NFL regular-season history with an average of 30.3 million viewers.

Obviously, it was the No. 1 watched game of the entire football season but the second spot went to the Cowboys-Redskins game on Thanksgiving with 28.7 million viewers.

The Cowboys played in four of the top six viewed games this year. Fifth on the list was Giants-Cowboys on Oct. 28 with 26.9 million. Sixth was Cowboys-Steelers on CBS on Dec. 16 with 26.9 million.

Overall, the Cowboys played in six of the 25 most-watched games of the 2012 season.

Here's a list of the top 25 games viewed this season.

1. NBC Sunday Night Football (Cowboys-Redskins), 12/30	*30.3 million*
*2. FOX Thanksgiving Game (Redskins-Cowboys), 11/22*	*28.7 million*
*3. NBC Sunday Night Football (Steelers-Broncos), 9/9*	*27.6 million*
*4. CBS Thanksgiving Game (Texans-Lions), 11/22*	*27.3 million*
*5. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-Cowboys), 10/28*	*26.9 million*
*6. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Cowboys), 12/16*	*26.9 million*
*7. FOX Sunday National (mostly Packers-Vikings), 12/30*	*26.4 million*
*8.FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Packers), 9/9*	*26.4 million*
*9. FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Saints), 11/25*	*24.9 million*
*10. CBS Sunday National (mostly Broncos-Patriots), 10/7*	*24.5 million*
*11. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Giants), 12/9*	*24.5 million*
*12. FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Eagles), 11/11*	*24.3 million*
*13. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-Ravens),12/23*	*24.2 million*
*14. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Giants), 11/4*	*24.2 million*
*15. CBS Sunday National (mostly Texans-Broncos), 9/23*	*24.0 million*
*16. NBC Wed. Night Kickoff Game (Cowboys-Giants), 9/5*	*23.9 million*
*17. CBS Sunday National (Indy-NE & SD-Den), 11/18*	*23.6 million*
*18. NBC Sunday Night Football (49ers-Patriots), 12/16*	*23.2 million*
*19. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Ravens), 12/2*	*23.0 million*
*20. CBS Sunday National (mostly Jets-Patriots), 10/21*	*23.0 million*
*21. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-49ers), 10/14*	*22.8 million*
*22. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Eagles), 9/30*	*22.8 million*
*23. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Packers), 9/30*	*22.3 million*
*24. NBC Sunday Night Football (Cowboys-Falcons), 11/4*	*21.8 million*
*25. FOX Sunday Single (mostly NYG-ATL & GB-Chi), 12/16*	*21.4 million*

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