The Rams performed only slightly better in the television ratings Sunday in the market they returned to this season, Los Angeles, than they did in the one they abandoned, St. Louis.
Nielsen, which tabulates viewership, says the team’s lopsided loss at New England was seen in 9.7 percent of homes with a TV in the LA market with the rating at 8.4 in St. Louis. And that St. Louis rating figured to be higher if Fox didn't pull local affiliate KTVI (Channel 2) out of the last half hour of the game, which the Patriots won 26-10, to show the conclusion of the more competitive Detroit-New Orleans contest.