Like attendance, Pittsburgh dwarfs L.A. in ratings for Steelers-Chargers
Much has been made about the high ratio of Pittsburgh Steelers fans to the “home” team Los Angeles Chargers during Sunday night’s game at Dignity Health Sports Park.
The television ratings tell a similar story.
Looks like the entire stadium was Steelers fans or at least the Steelers side was full while the Chargers side looked pretty bare...?♂️ pic.twitter.com/dFQw6eVpPY
— zakary wright (@zwright81) October 14, 2019
According to NBC, Pittsburgh by far was the top-rated market for the Steelers’ 24-17 victory broadcast on its network. Pittsburgh households delivered a 41.9 rating (percentage of the entire market watching) and 61 share (percentage of households with TV sets in use).
Los Angeles? The hometown team didn’t even register among the top 10 markets. (The caveat being that southern California neighbor San Diego – the longtime home of the Chargers until three years ago – indeed was the second-highest rated market at 17.3 with a 34 share.
Top markets for @steelers vs. @Chargers on NBC's Sunday Night Football pic.twitter.com/o54kLxNDGF
— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) October 15, 2019
Las Vegas, Milwaukee and Indianapolis round out the top five for the game.
Sunday was the second appearance of the season for the Steelers on “Sunday Night Football.” They will be making their second appearance on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” for their next game Oct. 28. The Steelers are also scheduled for a Week 11 “Thursday Night Football” game Nov. 14 at the Cleveland Browns.
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Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has covered primarily the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 following two seasons on the Penn State football beat. A Western Pennsylvania native, he joined the Trib in 2012 after spending a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other outlets. He can be reached at cadamski@triblive.com.
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