NFL ratings, Week 4: Peyton Manning continues to draw awesome numbers

Peyton has gotten the highest rating for CBS, Fox and NBC so far this season.

By Steve Lepore Sep 30, 2013, 2:13pm EDT

Here's your weekly look at NFL ratings, which shows the pure dominance of the league from a local and national level. Pregame ratings for The NFL Today on CBS were unavailable.

CBS (Regional Window)

National overnight ratings for The NFL on CBS were unavailable, so we're left with local numbers. This week, instead of what I usually do -- posting the top 10 markets -- I'll take a look at what each particular local market involved with a CBS game rated.

Local markets for CBS 1 and 4 p.m. ET regional window

Market	Game	Rating
Indianapolis	Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville	34.0/57
Minneapolis	Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota	33.2/67
Buffalo	Baltimore vs. Buffalo	32.6/63
Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota	31.0/59
Baltimore	Baltimore vs. Buffalo	30.1/58
Cincinnati	Cincinnati vs. Cleveland	29.2/51
Nashville	NY Jets vs. Tennessee	28.5/44
Cleveland	Cincinnati vs. Cleveland	27.6/56
Jacksonville	Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville	16.4/33
New York	NY Jets vs. Tennessee	9.9/20

Fox (1 p.m. ET Window)

Fox drew a 10.2 rating in the 1 p.m. ET window with four regional telecasts, with Seattle-Houston airing in most of the country, but also featuring games involving the Giants and Bears. This was up 4.1 percent from last year's window, which was headlined by the Jets and San Francisco playing a terrible game. Worth noting: despite their horrendous record, the Giants are still easily outrating the Jets.

Local markets for Fox 1 p.m. ET window

Market	Game	Rating
Kansas City	NY Giants vs. Kansas City	39.0/71
Seattle	Seattle vs. Houston	36.1/68
Detroit	Chicago vs. Detroit	32.2/56
Chicago	Chicago vs. Detroit	29.9/60
Houston	Seattle vs. Houston	27.3/55
Tampa Bay	Arizona vs. Tampa Bay	20.3/39
Phoenix	Arizona vs. Tampa Bay	19.5/40
New York	NY Giants vs. Kansas City	14.9/34

Fox (America's Game of the Week Window)

Fox split the nation into three NFC East vs. AFC West showdowns, with most of the country (69 percent) seeing the Eagles get blown out by Peyton Manning and the Broncos. The window drew an 18.5 rating, up 24.2 percent from last year's window, which featured Saints-Packers in most of the nation. Manning has now led Fox, CBS and NBC to their highest ratings of the season. Also, note the absurd local numbers in Denver.

Local markets for the Fox 4:25 p.m. ET window

Market	Game	Rating
Denver	Philadelphia vs. Denver	39.8/77
Washington	Washington vs. Oakland	29.0/51
San Diego	Dallas vs. San Diego	27.5/55
Dallas	Dallas vs. San Diego	26.8/48
Philadelphia	Philadelphia vs. Denver	26.2/44
Bay Area	Washington vs. Oakland	12.3/33

NBC (Sunday Night Football)

Despite taking on the Breaking Bad finale, the Homeland premiere and the return of primetime programming on ABC, CBS and Fox, Sunday Night Football won the night. That said, Patriots-Falcons still took a 12 percent drop from last year's Giants-Eagles broadcast, despite hitting massive ratings in Boston.

Top 10 local markets for Sunday Night Football

Market	Rating
1. Boston	35.3/55
2. Providence	28.1/41
3. Atlanta	26.5/40
4. New Orleans	25.5/35
5. Richmond	18.1/26
6. Sacramento	17.7/31
7. San Diego	16.4/28
8. Las Vegas	16.0/26
9. Charlotte	15.8/26
10. Norfolk	15.3/23