Arizona Cardinals set record local TV ratings through Week 2
Sep 22, 2016, 1:32 PM
(AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
(AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
The Arizona Cardinals set records for local television viewership in each of their Week 1 and Week 2 games.
In a 23-21 loss to the New England Patriots, Arizona reached 562,000 homes and had a 30.4 rating, both club records. That game ranks eighth all-time for viewership of a Cardinals regular season broadcast.
When Arizona beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40-7 on Sunday, it set the record for the most-viewed Week 2 game. According to the NFL and The Nielsen Company, the Cardinals appeared in 435,000 homes in the Valley, a 6-percent increase from the previous record set in 2015, a 48-23 win against the Chicago Bears.
The two broadcasts were the most-watched programs in the Phoenix market during their week.
