NBC sent a news release today trumpeting its overnight ratings for Sunday night, in which it attracted 12.3 percent of households in major markets for the Bears-Packers game, compared to 10.8 percent for "Desperate Housewives'' on ABC.
The rating in Milwaukee was a mind-boggling 46.1, with 63 percent of the sets actually in use turned to the game.
Many New Yorkers were busy watching baseball at the time. We ranked dead last among the 56 measured markets with 5.7 percent watching the football game. Hartford was 55th at 5.8 and Boston was 54th at 6.0.