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ESPN sees significant decline in CFP semis viewership on New Year’s Eve
Sports Illustrated ^ | January 1, 2016 | Richard Deitsch

Posted on 01/02/2016 7:29:44 AM PST by C19fan

The college football public has spoken loudly: New Years Eve is not a popular choice for the College Football Playoff semifinals.

ESPN drew 18,552,000 viewers for its Cotton Bowl broadcast of Alabama’s 38–0 win over Michigan State, while the Orange Bowl matchup featuring Clemson’s 37–17 victory over Oklahoma drew 15,640,000 viewers. Both playoff games last year drew just over 28 million viewers. The first playoff semifinal was down 45% in viewership versus last year; the late semifinal was down 34.4%.

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TOPICS: Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: college; football
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To: C19fan
Football – along with “professional” wrestling – is the Heavyweight Division of the Celebrity Worship Club where watching 300 pound men being paid 6 and 7 figure salaries to knock the piss out of one another will somehow make the lives of those who witness this activity better and more worthwhile.

The Beautiful People Division, which serves a similar purpose (generally sans the violence) is currently headed by some Armenian American Princess named Kim Kardashian. She is known for the substantial size of her gluteus maximus muscles, so large they have been assigned their own zip code and are believed to have an independent weather system. As is the case with the Heavyweight Division, watching and reading about the comings and goings of the members of this division is also believed to enhance the lives of the average citizen.

In the early days of the American Republic, there was also a Political Division. It was disbanded due to loss of interest after the election of “progressive” hero Woodrow Wilson, father of the One World forerunner of the beloved United Nations, the League of Nations, the Federal Reserve and – drumroll, please – THE INCOME TAX!

Want to do something that might actually have some impact on YOUR LIFE more important than watching those 300 pounders beat the crap out of each other? You can start by visiting this site and learning how YOUR rep and senators are screwing you and your kids and grandkids out of their birthright: www.gradegov.com

21 posted on 01/02/2016 8:29:10 AM PST by Dick Bachert (This entire "administration" has been a series of Reischstag Fires. We know how that turned out!)
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To: C19fan

Tell espn: I......DON’T......CARE.

There, I fell better.


22 posted on 01/02/2016 8:30:30 AM PST by biff
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To: C19fan

What was wrong with New Year’s Day? I was out at a party on NYE, and put the games on DVR, although the 2nd one was over before the half. I am a big time CF fan, but I am not going to change social plans to stay home for it. ONLY the Super Bowl deserves that — it IS a social occasion.


23 posted on 01/02/2016 8:30:41 AM PST by montag813
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To: PAR35

Yeah, the games were uninteresting.
The commentators could have helped if they were outstanding, but they were far from that.


24 posted on 01/02/2016 8:38:54 AM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: C19fan
Eat it raw(numbers)ESPN

...heres YOUR courage award.

25 posted on 01/02/2016 8:47:46 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Political Correctness is a kool-aid drinking suicide cult)
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To: oh8eleven

Bingo.


26 posted on 01/02/2016 8:49:37 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: C19fan

ESPN is the most PC liberal sports broadcaster possible. The evil empire of sports will do its best to ruin football and any other contact sport. They’ll have michael Sams kissing other players between plays as they adjust their balloon suits and flags! When they kicked off a commentater for telling a basic truths about muslims, that’s all I need to know.


27 posted on 01/02/2016 8:50:04 AM PST by 2nd Amendment (Proud member of the 48% . . giver not a taker)
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To: oh8eleven

Bingo.


28 posted on 01/02/2016 8:50:47 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: oh8eleven
Tired of watching spoiled, ungrateful thugs; tired of watching all the "look at me" nonsense; tired of all the hype as if any of this means something.

I can't disagree. I've been a fan all my life, but have grown bored with it lately for the reasons you posted.

29 posted on 01/02/2016 8:53:14 AM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: 2nd Amendment
Did ESPM report the truth about muslims? They kill Christians, they kidnap and rape women and children, they sell women into sex slavery, they behead people, they stone gays to death. If they didn't then it's the same story as Bruce Jenner is a woman. A lie!!!
30 posted on 01/02/2016 9:21:41 AM PST by Kozy
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To: C19fan

I agree, I do not understand why they scheduled the games for NYE. I remember seeing an article last summer where they were trying to reschedule the games but the BCS committee would not allow it.


31 posted on 01/02/2016 9:22:43 AM PST by martinidon
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To: RayChuang88

“, but move up the start time slightly earlier than 5 pm EST. “

That’s not going to happen. An earlier start would interfere with that little parade that is Pasadena’s other main attraction. Traffic is tough enough without a breather between the two.


32 posted on 01/02/2016 9:36:08 AM PST by Pelham (Muslim immigration...the enemy is inside the wire.)
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To: C19fan

33 posted on 01/02/2016 9:37:27 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: C19fan

Flow here attributing this to everything from Brice Jenner to decline of football to cable cutting, but this is simply stupidity on display putting two critical games on a night when people are doing things other than sitting on the couch. Many are working at 4pm central on NYE or getting ready for parties, nights out, early events with kids, etc. on a year where New Years was a Friday and with an open day on Saturday, this was simply terrible, terrible planning by college football. They could have had two full days of nonstop big games yesterday and today.


34 posted on 01/02/2016 10:01:16 AM PST by ilgipper
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To: ilgipper

‘Flow’ equals ‘folks’ above. Damn autocorrect.


35 posted on 01/02/2016 10:03:11 AM PST by ilgipper
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To: SoCal Pubbie

Really?? I thought the Rose Bowl would be on Monday January 2nd in years where New Year’s Day in a Sunday? Interesting scheduling.


36 posted on 01/02/2016 10:56:28 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

So did I but when I did a search that’s what I found.


37 posted on 01/02/2016 11:36:25 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: OL Hickory

Bob Cost as works for NBC dumbass.


38 posted on 01/02/2016 5:15:46 PM PST by Steven Scharf
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