Posted on 09/23/2016 6:48:42 AM PDT by C19fan
Primetime ratings for the opening weekend of the 2016 NFL season were not kind. Not only were they down across almost the entire board, Monday Night Football‘s numbers showed signs that last season’s slide might be continuing.
MNF averaged an 8.1 rating for the 2015 season while garnering an average viewership of 12.9 million, down two percent and three percent, respectively. In Week 1 of the 2016 season, the early game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins was the least watched MNF game since 2012 (7.7 rating, 13.0 million viewers), while the San Francisco 49ers – Los Angeles Rams follow-up was the least watched since 2008 (6.2 rating, 10.3 million viewers). Week 2’s showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears generated an 8.3 rating, which is off 11 percent from last year’s second-week match-up and is the lowest since “at least ’09, and likely further back.”
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I’m not, but I work with a couple and they thought so to.................
We’ll see, the Cowboys get the biggest ratings, so if rating for that game are down, the NFL has a real problem.
"My team was missing important players, down to their third string quarterback with nobody backing him up, an underdog in their own stadium on a national stage with everyone rooting against them, and they crushed their opponent in a shutout...I thought it was boring."
Not to say someone WOULDN'T say it, but I think it would be rare!
A fan wants to see a ‘game’ for the sake of the game. This was not a game. It was like watching a HS blowout. Texas had no game............
I understand I don’t have any impact on the ratings...
But not watching that crap and listening to the propaganda is good for my mental well-being and my sense of integrity.
The Cowboys viewership ratings are up over last year. +15% the first game, +12% the second game.
In my opinion, there is so much more to a game than the “game”. That is why a championship is so much more interesting and engaging to watch than nearly any game early in a season, or any two teams who have a particular rivalry.
There are plots, undercurrents, utilization of resources, planning, strategy, preparation, so much more to what makes a game interesting to watch than simply two teams lining up and running a play.
Most fans identify with one team or another, that is what makes it fun for many people. Of course, there are people who watch games with no “dog in the fight” and enjoy it, I do too, but...most people like watching a team they are rooting for. It is what makes it exciting and fun!
“...sunday nite it about to get bad - the Bears are on....”
The Dak Presott-led Cowboys will make their miserable season more miserable. It won’t be pretty, except to Cowboys fans.
For me, I’ll watch the Cowboys and a few others. The rest can suck eggs. Especially the PhonyWhiners.
great post. and what’s WRONG with wanting to watch american players!! it’s great!
no other country is expected to act like self hating @@@holes more than us.
Except Israel, except they give the middle finger to such nonsense
We’ve all been in fights, 6 million people with attitude can defeat 60 million losers!!
America!!!!
Israel!!!!!
Trump!!!!
to be frank, i admire Israel more than my own country right now and was tempted to put them first :) But i’m not quite there yet. I’ll give my country till 11.9
A little different in my case. I gave up fox over a year ago and it was great.
11 year old TBI. makes you lose interest in nearly everything.
I kind of fight to keep my interests in what few things still do.
They aren’t replaced with something else. Just deeper depression.
This is what 300k of our troops face every day, but worse injuries than mine.
That’s why Trump has to help them like yesterday!!! I DONT care about the money on this one as long is it is accounted for.
We’ve all been in fights, 6 million people with attitude can defeat 60 million losers!!
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I literally laughed out loud! That’s a great line.
*** The NFL and ESPN. Two birds with one stone” ***
Ditto and Preach on ... Never Again
Sorry to hear about your injury.
I agree, the vets should be at the head of the table for any government program. Trump has a deep empathy for them - it isn’t just words on a teleprompter.
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