Steelers Secure 15 Mil. MNF Viewers

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Always a reliable draw in its national TV appearances, the Pittsburgh Steelers this week did not disappoint, drawing 15 million viewers in their Monday Night Football clash with Cincinnati.

The Steelers’ 27-21 road win over basic-cable stars Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco now stands as ESPN’s fifth most-watched MNF broadcast of the season. (In what was the fourth most-viewed telecast in cable history, the Giants on Oct. 25 brought the curtain down on Dallas’ season, burying Jerry Jones’ Cowboys in front of a national TV audience of just under 18 million viewers.)

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