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The following is Nielsen television ratings, share, and total televison households, all-time Related content:


| Year |
Network |
Rating |
Share |
Households |
Diff Rating |
Diff Households |
| 2012 |
FOX |
6.8 |
12 |
7,800,000 |
-0.1 |
-149,000 |
| 2011 |
FOX |
6.9 |
12 |
7,949,000 |
-0.6 |
-686,000 |
| 2010 |
FOX |
7.5 |
13 |
8,635,000 |
-1.4 |
-1,531,000 |
| 2009 |
FOX |
8.9 |
15 |
10,166,000 |
-0.4 |
-275,000 |
| 2008 |
FOX |
9.3 |
16 |
10,441,000 |
0.9 |
1,083,000 |
| 2007 |
FOX |
8.4 |
15 |
9,358,000 |
-0.9 |
-890,000 |
| 2006 |
FOX |
9.3 |
16 |
10,248,000 |
1.2 |
1,370,000 |
| 2005 |
FOX |
8.1 |
14 |
8,878,000 |
-0.7 |
-626,000 |
| 2004 |
FOX |
8.8 |
15 |
9,504,000 |
-0.7 |
-633,000 |
| 2003 |
FOX |
9.5 |
17 |
10,137,000 |
0 |
114,000 |
| 2002 |
FOX |
9.5 |
17 |
10,023,000 |
-1.5 |
-1,219,000 |
| 2001 |
FOX |
11 |
19 |
11,242,000 |
0.9 |
1,061,000 |
| 2000 |
NBC |
10.1 |
18 |
10,181,000 |
-1.9 |
-1,747,000 |
| 1999 |
FOX |
12 |
22 |
11,928,000 |
-1.3 |
-1,106,000 |
| 1998 |
NBC |
13.3 |
25 |
13,034,000 |
1.5 |
1,588,000 |
| 1997 |
FOX |
11.8 |
21 |
11,446,000 |
-1.4 |
-1,213,000 |
| 1996 |
NBC |
13.2 |
23 |
12,659,000 |
-0.7 |
-601,000 |
| 1995 |
ABC |
13.9 |
25 |
13,260,000 |
-1.8 |
-1,530,000 |
| 1994 |
NBC |
15.7 |
28 |
14,790,000 |
0.1 |
240,000 |
| 1993 |
CBS |
15.6 |
28 |
14,550,000 |
0.7 |
830,000 |
| 1992 |
CBS |
14.9 |
27 |
13,720,000 |
-2.5 |
-2,480,000 |
| 1991 |
CBS |
17.4 |
32 |
16,200,000 |
1.2 |
1,260,000 |
| 1990 |
CBS |
16.2 |
33 |
14,940,000 |
-2 |
-1,510,000 |
| 1989 |
NBC |
18.2 |
33 |
16,450,000 |
-2.2 |
-1,620,000 |
| 1988 |
ABC |
20.4 |
33 |
18,070,000 |
2.2 |
2,160,000 |
| 1987 |
NBC |
18.2 |
37 |
15,910,000 |
-2.1 |
-1,530,000 |
| 1986 |
ABC |
20.3 |
35 |
17,440,000 |
-0.2 |
40,000 |
| 1985 |
NBC |
20.5 |
36 |
17,400,000 |
0.4 |
560,000 |
| 1984 |
ABC |
20.1 |
35 |
16,840,000 |
-1.4 |
-1,070,000 |
| 1983 |
NBC |
21.5 |
39 |
17,910,000 |
-3.5 |
-2,470,000 |
| 1982 |
ABC |
25 |
44 |
20,380,000 |
4.9 |
4,740,000 |
| 1981 |
NBC |
20.1 |
36 |
15,640,000 |
-6.7 |
-4,810,000 |
| 1980 |
ABC |
26.8 |
46 |
20,450,000 |
2.4 |
2,270,000 |
| 1979 |
NBC |
24.4 |
45 |
18,180,000 |
-1.7 |
-850,000 |
| 1978 |
ABC |
26.1 |
47 |
19,030,000 |
1.6 |
1,590,000 |
| 1977 |
NBC |
24.5 |
45 |
17,440,000 |
-2.6 |
-1,240,000 |
| 1976 |
ABC |
27.1 |
53 |
18,680,000 |
5.6 |
3,950,000 |
| 1975 |
NBC |
21.5 |
41 |
14,730,000 |
-1.9 |
-760,000 |
| 1974 |
NBC |
23.4 |
44 |
15,490,000 |
-0.4 |
70,000 |
| 1973 |
NBC |
23.8 |
45 |
15,420,000 |
0.9 |
1,200,000 |
| 1972 |
NBC |
22.9 |
43 |
14,220,000 |
-4.1 |
-2,010,000 |
| 1971 |
NBC |
27 |
50 |
16,230,000 |
-1.5 |
-440,000 |
| 1970 |
NBC |
28.5 |
54 |
16,670,000 |
13.4 |
8,060,000 |
| 1969 |
NBC-d |
15.1 |
42 |
8,610,000 |
-10.7 |
-5,840,000 |
| 1968 |
NBC |
25.8 |
49 |
14,450,000 |
0.2 |
400,000 |
| 1967 |
NBC |
25.6 |
50 |
14,050,000 |
25.6 |
14,050,000 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Legend:
- Year – Year of game
- Network – Network broadcasting game
- Rating – As based on Nielsen ratings number
- Share – As based on Nielsen ratings number
- Households – Total number of television households viewing
- Diff Rating – The difference in ratings, plus or minus, from the year prior
- Diff Households - The difference in TV housholds, plus or minus, from the year prior
- d – Day Game
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