Article: SPORTSDAY Favre remains a ratings hit

Brett Favre interest was strong among local television viewers last Sunday.

How strong?

The audience for the Denver Broncos at New York Jets telecast late Sunday afternoon was bigger than the audience for the Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings telecast Sunday night. The Bears-Vikings game was for the lead in the NFC North Division, the Packers' division.

Broncos at Jets on WDJT-TV (Channel 58) had a rating of 17.5 or 158,436 households. Bears at Vikings on WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) had a rating of 15.3 or 138,518 households, the highest-rated show in primetime on local TV Sunday night.

The Carolina Panthers victory over the Packers, carried on WITI- TV (Channel 6) in Milwaukee, had a local rating ...

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