Buffalo takes 4th in Super Bowl ratings

[Officer Joseph J Whitestick]

Here are the top 25 markets that pulled the highest rating shares for the Super Bowl as provided by NBC. Buffalo is right near the top in 4th with a fat 50.4 rating and 68 share. Pathetic that Phoenix isn’t in the top 3.

One writer from the Baltimore Sun suspects that Norfolk ranked so high because Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is from the area.

1. Pittsburgh 53.6/79
2. Norfolk 52.6/72
3. Jacksonville 50.6/71
4. Buffalo 50.4/68
5. Richmond 49.3/67
6. Tampa 49.2/70
7. Ft. Myers 48.1/68
8. Cleveland 47.7/69
9. Phoenix 47.5/80
10. Indianapolis 47.4/65
11. Nashville 47.2/66
12. Washington D.C. 46.7/70
13. Columbus 46.5/67
14. Orlando 46.4/66
15. Memphis 46.3/63
16. Philadelphia 46.2/65
17. New Orleans 45.7/63
18. Knoxville 45.2/58
19. Baltimore 45.0/63
T20. Denver 44.7/76
T20. Las Vegas 44.7/68
T20. Greensboro 44.7/63
T23. Charlotte 44.6/63
T23. Greenville 44.6/60
25. St. Louis 44.5/69

http://blogs.buffalobills.com/

[slowpokemcgee]

Wow, Jacksonville gets a 50 share but can't sell 70K seats to any of there games.

[Officer Joseph J Whitestick]

Wow, Jacksonville gets a 50 share but can't sell 70K seats to any of there games.

Winter Buffalonians.

[calr]

I was going to brag about how great Buffalo fans are, then I saw Jacksonville -- which, as poke said, can't sell out games. How the hell did they get in there?

And how is NYC not in the top 25?

[LALALALALALAFONTAINE]

Phoenix's share is 80, which is #1. It's rating is lower, relatively.

What the hell is the difference between the two?

[Jiggle Billy]

Correct me if I'm wrong guys, but I believe that the first rating is the percentage of those households with televisions who were tuned into the game, whether or not the tvs were on or off. The second rating is the percentage of households with TV's on who were watching the game.

[Jiggle Billy]

ie: 9. Phoenix 47.5/80

47.5% of Phoenician households with televisions were tuned into the game.
80% of Phoenician households with TV's on were tuned into the game.