St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 18, 2019
LA rates last among NFL playoff markets
Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley scores, past Dallas Cowboys cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, during the first half in an NFL playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Astonishingly, that contest drew a better television rating in St. Louis, which they had jilted, than their new home town. Nielsen reported that 10.9 percent of homes with a TV in LA market tuned in, while the rating in St. Louis was 13.3.
But Los Angeles turned the corner for the Rams’ playoff game Saturday as it generated a 23.4 rating, an NFC semifinal matchup with the Cowboys, while the figure in St. Louis was 18.5.
