The NFL Wild Card games put up really big numbers in viewers in Orlando over the weekend.
The Green Bay Packers’ win over the Washington Redskins on the late Sunday game on FOX topped the viewers in Orlando with 419,587 viewers according to Nielsen, making it the most watched NFL game in Orlando this season.
The Green Bay-Washington game had the desired late Sunday window which helped the big number. Also helping the interest in Orlando was the tie Orlando has with Washington coach Jay Gruden, who was a former player and head coach for the Orlando Predators.
The Seattle Seahawks’ win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday ranked second among the weekend games and was the third most-watched NFL game in Orlando this season with 395,447 viewers on NBC.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday night on CBS garnered 299,644 viewers.
Rounding out the Wild Card games, The Kansas City Chiefs’ dominating win over the Houston Texans on Saturday afternoon pulled in 195,071 viewers on ABC with an additional 77,205 on ESPN for 272,276 total viewers.
Overall more people in Orlando watched NFL Wild Card games this weekend than did last year.
The four games this weekend averaged 346,378 viewers up from last year when an average of 321,318 viewers in Orlando watched the four wild card games.
Look for the numbers to increase as the NFL playoffs continue.
Among the four NFL Divisional Playoff games, look for the the Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos on late Sunday afternoon on CBS to be the most-watched NFL game in Orlando. Earlier this season, the Steelers’ come-from-behind win over the Broncos on Dec. 20 was the most watched sporting event of that week in Orlando with 258,470 viewers. That game was a regular season game that did include Peyton Manning, who historically has been a big TV draw in Orlando.
Manning will start for the Broncos this Sunday.
The game that could challenge the Steelers-Broncos for most Orlando viewers could be Saturday’s Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots game. The Patriots have been a big draw in Orlando this season as seen below being involved in four of the top ten most watched NFL regular season games.
Top 10 Most Watched NFL Regular Season Games in 2015 season in Orlando
- Week 10- New England Patriots at New York Giants: 398,496 viewers (4:25 p.m. start on CBS)
- Week 12- Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys: 377,237 viewers (4:25 p.m. start on CBS)
- Week 7- Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants: 323,255 viewers (4:25 p.m. start on FOX)
- Week 12 – Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions 314,193 viewers (12:30 p.m. start on CBS)
- Week 8- Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys: 302,867 viewers (4:25 p.m. start on FOX)
- Week 12- Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks: 297,089 viewers (4:25 p.m start on CBS)
- Week 8- Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots: 289,175 viewers (Thursday Night on CBS/NFL Network)
- Week 1 – New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys: 286,485 viewers (Sunday Night Football on NBC)
- Week 1 — Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots: 286,106 viewers (Thursday Night on NBC)
- Week 6 — New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts: 285,356 viewers (Sunday Night Football on NBC)
Here is NFL playoff schedule for this weekend
Saturday
4:35 p.m. on CBS: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
8:15 p.m. on NBC: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals
Sunday
1:05 p.m. on Fox: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
4:40 p.m. on CBS: Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
