New Orleans again top-rated market for Sunday Night Football

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(Edited from NBC news release)

Sunday Night Football on NBC is expected to be the top-rated primetime show for a record 12th consecutive year, and again this year, New Orleans has played a big part.

For the fifth consecutive year, and eighth time (2010, 2011 and 2013) in 13 seasons, New Orleans was the top-rated SNF market. Milwaukee was the top-rated SNF market in 2017 and 2012, while Denver ranked #1 for three consecutive seasons from 2014-16.

New Orleans, through the Week 17 game, averaged a 20.2 rating and 32 share. One rating point equals one percent of homes with televisions in the market, while a share point is one percent of TVs in use.

Making the statistic all the more notable is that the Saints did not appear on Sunday Night Football in 2022.

A full list of the top markets in the nation.

1. New Orleans* 20.2/32
2. Buffalo* 18.8/37
3. Kansas City 18.6/39
4. Milwaukee 15.9/34
5. Cincinnati 14.0/31
6. Albuquerque* 13.6/30
7. Dallas 13.5/33
T8. Pittsburgh 13.1/29
T8. Sacramento 13.1/35
T10. Minneapolis 12.8/32
T10. Las Vegas 12.8/35
12. Baltimore 12.7/31
13. Richmond* 12.2/28
14. Philadelphia 12.1/28
T15. Nashville 11.8/27
T15. San Diego 11.8/35
17. Norfolk 11.7/29
18. Denver 11.5/31
T19. Providence 11.3/28
T19. Austin 11.3/31

*through Week 17

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