TV Ratings: Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears Score for ESPN

Leon Halip/Getty Images Early ratings for Monday Night Football's Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears are in.our editor recommends'Monday Night Football' Pre-Season Continues With Jets vs. TexansESPN Drops Hank Williams, Jr. Opening From 'Monday Night Football' (Video) In Chicago, the game delivered a 18.7 household rating on ESPN, and a 13.3 household for WCIU, for a combined 32.0 rating in the market. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Fantasy Football Fans In Detroit, the game rated a 10.7 household on ESPN and 25.7 on WXYZ, with a combined 36.4 ratting in the market. The Lions beat the Bears 24-13. The average metered market rating was 11.3. If that holds after final numbers are in, it will be the second best rated game of the year for ESPN, behind Washington - Dallas two weeks ago. PHOTOS: 10 Broadcast and Cable TV Show Most Watched By Men It beats the season opener of New England - Miami, which rated a 10.6 household. Monday Night Football