Posted on 01/15/2018 12:31:38 PM PST by smartyaz
According to Sports Media Watch, all four games were down substantially in overnight ratings from the comparable window last January, and several of them hit their lowest mark in years. Saturday afternoon’s Falcons-Eagles game on NBC drew a 17.4 overnight rating, down 5 percent from last year and 12 percent from 2016. It was the lowest for the early Saturday time slot since 2009. The Patriots-Jaguars matchup Sunday night on CBS was the lowest-rated game of the weekend, with a 16.6 overnight. That was down 9 percent from last year and 18 percent from 2016 and was also the worst performance in that window since 2009. The Jaguars-Steelers contest in the early window Sunday on CBS pulled a 20.4 overnight, down 12 percent from 2016. (Last year’s game in that slot was moved to primetime due to weather.) That was the lowest mark in its window since 2002. Finally, the Vikings-Saints duel Sunday afternoon on Fox drew the best overnight rating of the weekend (21.8) but was still down 23 percent from last year and 17 percent from 2016.
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If it’s Minnesota-Jacksonville in the Super Bowl, it’s going to be a disaster for local vendors. Of all the teams in the NFL, Jacksonville would probably be the team that would have the least amount of fans going to Minneapolis for the game. And of course Vikings fans won’t have to travel and stay in the hotels.
You could sneak a peek of the last 10 minutes of the Vikings’ game on You Tube,or someplace-—— worth it.
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well, it’s bad news for the NFL, but exactly what they deserve.
well, it’s bad news for the NFL, but exactly what they deserve.
The game can be great, now kick out everyone associated with the League front office and bring in people like Iron Mike, who love the game, the competition, the comraderie and discipline.
Stopped watching football back in the 80’s when unsportsman like conduct became the norm and actually even encouraged. All the gyrating and dancing around like jackasses when one them scores a touchdown. What the behavior has evolved into 30 years later is beyond the pale and just vindicates my decision to forsake the NFL. I guess I was ahead of the curve.
You do know that advertising revenue for the networks is up during NFL games right?
The fact of the matter is we’re going through a sea change in how people consume entertainment. ALL the ratings are down across the industry. Meanwhile the NFL is still consistently the highest rated thing out there.
The NFL doesn’t have to convince the players to take pay cuts. For one thing NFL revenue is UP. For another the cap is tied to a percentage of revenue so IF revenue drops (which it isn’t) the pay cuts are automatic. The NHL went through all that to get to a hard cap like the NFL. The NFL has had a hard cap for a quarter of a century.
Huh? Out of the 4 teams that won last weekend, only one started a really top notch QB.
However, I will agree that the QB is the single most critical player on any team. No one else handles the ball as much, and he’s the “general” on the field, on offense, even tho’ most plays are called by the coaches.
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