The Washington Examiner reports today about last night’s 45-12 win by the New York Giants over the Washington Redskins. Redskins Win TV Ratings Battle But Lose the Game.
In Washington, D.C., the game delivered a 16.53 rating on ESPN and a 6.86 rating on WDCA, for a combined 23.4 rating in the market. In the Big Apple not a bad night for football either. In New York, the game delivered a 9.03 rating on ESPN and a 3.93 rating on WWOR, for a combined 13.0 rating in the market.
So this means that in a major blow-out, there were nearly twice as many DC fanatics watching MNF on television than there were for the victors. That’s very hard to believe, both in general and especially when the team is 4-10. I’ve always said that the Washington Redskins are a religion in this city. These ratings prove the point.