NFL Championship Games Garner Solid Audiences

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Sunday night’s NFC Championship game on Fox is on track to be the highest-rated NFL playoff broadcast since 1995, as the New Orleans Saints-Minnesota Vikings melee notched a 33.3 Nielsen overnight/48 share and drew an estimated 57.9 million viewers.

In a postseason marked by blowouts, the Saints and Vikings gave football fans a night to remember. Facing third-and-15 from the Saints’ 38 with the game tied 28-28 and less than a minute to go in regulation, Vikings QB Brett Favre tossed an errant pass that was picked off by corner Tracy Porter.

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