January 15, 2008
Giants are a national sensation
Apparently the secret about your Giants is out.
Their 21-17 win over the Cowboys in Texas on Sunday was apparently a national sensation. According to the NFL, the game had 40.1 million viewers, making it the most watched show on TV since the Academy Awards (40.2 million on Feb. 25) and the most watched NFL divisional playoff game since January, 1997 (Dallas at Carolina, 42.7 million).
I think it also makes it the second most popular show of the week on TV, right behind SNY's Friday edition of Daily News Live.
By the way, in case you want to relive the Giants-Cowboys game, the NFL Network will be airing a special, 90-minute NFL Replay version of the game on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
And that's not the only thing the NFL Network has for you this week:
On Friday, at times to be determined, they'll air all the traditional championship week press conferences – live from both Green Bay and Giants Stadium.
Also on Friday, at 10 p.m., they'll air a 30-minute NFL Films' show on the last Giants-Packers playoff tussle – "NFL's Greatest Games: 1962 NFL Championship – Packers at Giants" (I won't spoil the ending for you).
Finally, on Saturday at 8:30 p.m., while I'm freezing my rear off in Wisconsin, they will re-air the Packers-Giants Week 2 game in its entirety.
By Ralph Vacchiano