NEW YORK (AP) -The NFL’s conference championship games drew the most viewers in 28 years.
The two games Sunday averaged 52.9 million viewers, up 34 percent from last season.
The dramatic NFC championship attracted 57.9 million viewers, the most since San Francisco beat Dallas on “The Catch” in 1982. New Orleans’ overtime victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Fox was the most watched non-Super Bowl program since the series finale of “Seinfeld” 12 years ago.
The fast national rating of 30.6 was the highest for a conference championship game since Packers-Cowboys in 1996.
The Indianapolis Colts’ win over the New York Jets on CBS drew 46.9 million viewers, the most for an AFC title game since Patriots-Dolphins in 1986.
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