Bears-Packers Game Earns Cables Highest Rating in 2010 with 17.5 Million Viewers

ESPN is reporting that the Bears-Packers Monday Night Football game brought in 17.5 million viewers. I am very happy that a large amount of people were able to see the Bears pull off a win against a huge rival. Hopefully the numbers can compare to this Sunday night vs the New York Giants.

NEW YORK — Monday night’s game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears was the highest-rated cable telecast of the year.

ESPN says “Monday Night Football” had an estimated 17.5 million viewers, making it the fifth-most watched cable program ever — behind a Monday night game from last season featuring the Packers against former quarterback Brett Favre.

The network said Monday night’s 12.5 rating was well over the season average so far of 10.9.