The Kansas City Chiefs took the field last Sunday Night without their injured starting quarterback, and even though they put up quite the fight, they still lost a close game to the Green Bay Packers. That particular contest was also a blowout in the ratings.
Going head to head against Game 5 of the World Series on Fox, the Chiefs’ game averaged 18.3 million TV-only viewers on NBC, while Astros-Nationals World Series had 11.4 million TV viewers, making it the best showing ever by “Sunday Night Football” against the World Series.
NBC also noted that the Chiefs-Packers game beat the WS coverage in 38 of 42 metered markets.
According to NBC, these are the best “Sunday Night Football” showings against the World Series:
Sunday: Chiefs vs. Packers, 18.3 million viewers (61% advantage over World Series)
2014: Packers vs. Saints, 18.8 million (49% over World Series)
2015: Broncos vs. Packers, 23.0 million (34% over World Series)
Football remains king in the United States, no matter what sport is on or how big the game is.
