Peyton Manning (18) of the Denver Broncos throws a pass in the first quarter. The Denver Broncos played the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional Round Playoff Game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, CO on January 17, 2016. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post)
The Broncos scored on TV, too. The telecast of the Broncos-Steelers playoff game scored predictably ginormous ratings in the winning team’s home state: Colorado sets were tuned to CBS4. Nationally, it was the highest-rated AFC divisional playoff game in 21 years, CBS said, as well as the highest-rated game of the 2015-16 season on any network in the metered markets.
The averaged an 83 share of total households and an 84 share of adults 25-54. That means 83 percent of households watching TV in this market were watching the game.
Denver Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe (95) wraps up Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) for a sack during the second quarter January 17, 2016 in the Divisional Round Playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium. (Photo By Helen Richardson/The Denver Post)
Afterward, during the 6 p.m.hour, the station averaged a 24 rating/39 share in total households, and in the adults 25-54 demo (the standard news audience) the average was a 14 rating/33 share.
Nationally, Sunday’s game did better than last year’s Indianapolis-Denver game. It scored an average overnight household rating/share in the metered markets of 26.2/44, up +3% from last year’s 25.4/41.
The national ratings peaked at a 29.7/46 at 5:30-6:00 p.m. local time.
