GB/Dallas was the highest-rated divisional round game on any network in 20 years

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That was proven true again on Sunday evening, as not only was the Cowboys’ last-second divisional round loss to the Green Bay Packers the highest-rated game of the four NFL playoff games this weekend, it was the highest-rated divisional round game on any network in 20 years.

Per Fox Sports the Green Bay Packers down-to-the-wire win over the Dallas Cowboys averaged a 28.2/48 overnight rating/share. That just means on average 28.2% of the households in the 56 metered markets were tuned-in to the game and on average 48% of the people watching TV in those markets at the time were watching the game.

Even more impressive: Cowboys-Packers drew more eyes than Game 7 of the World Series in November, when the Chicago Cubs broke their 108-year championship streak. That game, with the Cubs beating the Cleveland Indians, drew a 25.2 rating.

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UPDATE: The final numbers are out and they are truly amazing. First, the Packers-Cowboys game drew the best viewership for a television program since Super Bowl 50 last February. From Fox’s Mike Mulvihill, the averaged a huge viewership peaking over 60 million: Follow Michael Mulvihill @mulvihill79 Packers-Cowboys averaged 48.5 million viewers and peaked at 62.4 million.

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