Nielsen: Football Ratings Off 11 Percent this Year Prison Planet.com Posted on September 27, 2017 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with U.S. News AP | Through three weeks, viewership for national telecasts of NFL games is down 11 percent this season compared to 2016, the Nielsen company said on Tuesday. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email