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Television ratings for the AFC and NFC Championship games this weekend are in and of course they're huge. So much so that it's tied with 2011 as the most-watched conference championship Sunday in more than 30 years with an average of 53.7 million viewers.
But guess what little nugget I discovered! The Saints vs. Vikings NFC Championship game in 2010 is still the most-watched NFL Conference Championship game in more than a quarter-century and the second-most watched in NFL history. So we got that going for us, which is nice.
Most-Watched NFL Conference Championship Games
|
Date |
Network (Game) |
Viewers |
|
Jan. 10, 1982 |
68.7 million |
|
|
Jan. 24, 2010 |
FOX (Vikings at Saints-OT) |
57.9 million |
|
Jan. 22, 2012 |
FOX (N.Y. Giants at 49ers-OT) |
57.6 million |
|
Jan. 15, 1995 |
FOX (Cowboys-49ers) |
56.8 million |
|
Jan. 19, 2013 |
FOX (49ers-Seahawks) |
55.9 million |
