Nielsen TV markets are used to rank sports market sizes. In 2011, the Twin Cities were 15th. [nospoiler=2011 Designated Market Areas][pre]2011 Rank Designated Market Area (DMA) Number of TV Households 1 New York 7,387,810 2 Los Angeles 5,569,780 3 Chicago 3,493,480 4 Philadelphia 2,993,370 5 Dallas-Ft. Worth 2,571,310 6 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose 2,506,510 7 Boston (Manchester) 2,379,690 8 Washington, DC 2,360,180 9 Atlanta 2,292,640 10 Houston 2,185,260 11 Detroit 1,842,650 12 Seattle-Tacoma 1,811,420 13 Phoenix 1,811,330 14 Tampa-St. Petersburg 1,788,240 15 Minneapolis-St.Paul 1,721,940 16 Miami-Ft.Lauderdale 1,583,800 17 Denver 1,548,570 18 Cleveland-Akron 1,514,170 19 Orlando-Daytona Beach 1,465,460 20 Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto 1,388,570 21 St.Louis 1,253,920 22 Portland, OR 1,190,010 23 Pittsburgh 1,171,490 24 Raleigh-Durham 1,143,420 25 Charlotte 1,140,900 26 Indianapolis 1,109,970 27 Baltimore 1,097,310 28 San Diego 1,077,600 29 Nashville 1,024,560 30 Hartford-New Haven 1,006,280 31 Kansas City 939,740 32 Columbus, OH 932,680 33 Salt Lake City 927,540 34 Milwaukee 907,660 35 Cincinnati 896,090 36 San Antonio 880,690 37 Greenville-Asheville 860,930 38 West Palm Beach 788,020 39 Birmingham 738,790 40 Las Vegas 737,300[/pre][/nospoiler]