The ratings for “Sunday Night Football” declined on Oct. 8, according to a report.
This week’s NBC‘s “SNF,” which showed the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Houston Texans, saw a 3 percent declined compared to last week’s “SNF” game, which saw the Seattle Seahawks beat the Indianapolis Colts.
But, the Oct. 9, 2016, game was up against Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton town hall debate.
“Last week’s 8:30-11:45 PM ET SNF went on to snag a 5.8/21 among adults 18-49 and 16.73 million viewers, which was down from the week before. The Giants-Packers game last year eventually drew a 5.9/16 in the key demo and an audience of 16.62 million,” Deadline reported.
The poll found that favorable ratings for the NFL dropped from 57 to 44 percent from the end of August to the end of September. It has the worst unfavorable rating among major U.S. sports---including baseball and basketball---at 40 percent.