'Monday Night Football' scores lowest ratings since 2006

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While rookie quarterback Sam Darnold brought new hope to New York Jets’ fans, a couple of lopsided scores drove Week 1 ratings of “Monday Night Football” to their lowest level since ESPN acquired the NFL package in 2006. The Jets’ 48-17 annihilation of the Detroit Lions drew a 7.5 overnight Nielsen rating — down 4 percent from a 7.8 rating for the TV franchise’s early game a year ago.

The Los Angeles Rams’ 33-13 win over the Oakland Raiders earned a 7 rating — the same as the opening late game in 2017.

Their combined 14.5 rating, however, represented the lowest opening Monday for “MNF.” The only opening overnight lower than the 7 recorded for Monday’s Rams-Raiders matchup was a 6.8 rating in 2007, when the San Francisco 49ers eked out a win over the Arizona Cardinals.

This year’s results didn’t establish any viewing patterns. After swooning to a decade low on the opening Thursday game, ratings posted gains for three out of four NFL telecasts on Sunday — only to retreat again on Monday.

https://nypost.com/2018/09/11/monday-night-football-scores-lowest-ratings-since-2006/