A celebratory weekend of sports and pop culture ended with the sad news of the death of David Bowie.
I never really thought of David Bowie as mortal. I just assumed he would take on another persona and continue in a new direction.
— Duncan MacMaster (@FuriousDShow)
For some the Packer game and the Golden Globes were a seamless viewing event.
Others watched the ridiculous Globes on Twitter. I did both until my iPad died.
NBC’s telecast of the Globes earned an overnight rating of 10.3 on WTMJ-TV (Channel 4). Host Ricky Gervais was frequently bleeped. Here’s of what he said to Mel Gibson.
A local rating point is the equivalent of 8,822 television homes. You do the math. Final figures may change.
The Packer game is another story. It capped 3/4s of a great weekend of football. Though some might have been tempted to look away after that disheartening first quarter, the faithful were rewarded.
And we showed up in droves.
The Green Bay Packers v. Washington Redskins game earned an overnight 54.6 rating for WITI-TV (Channel 6). That is the equivalent of 481,681 local television homes.
This may be a season high rating for the Packers. Last week’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings earned a 51., 4 or the equivalent of 453,450 TV homes.
No surprise the Packer game was the highest rated playoff game of the weekend, with the Vikings game against Seattle not far behind:
– Chiefs v. Texans, Saturday 3:30 p.m. WISN-TV (Channel 12) – 15.1
– Steelers v. Bengals, Saturday 7 p.m., WDJT-TV (Channel 58) – 18.3
– Seattle v. Vikings, Sunday noon, WTMJ – 30.1
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