Being liberals they will probably demand legislation that has the govt pick up the losses. Or maybe force people to watch. You have to report your NFL viewing to your newly appointed block warden.
Nazi Germany had a state-approved radio which only broadcast state-approved programming (to keep people from tuning in to enemy broadcasts)- we have tvs which have 500 channels of the same thing.
Add to this the fact people are finding out with free weekends what they can do that’s actually productive, including church, exercise, time with friends and family.
Do people really want to vote with their hard-earned $$$ to support communists and thugs?
College sports are also going to tank as teams go ‘on strike’ until one demand after another is met.
The weak link in American sports was easy to manipulate athletes. But the Left wants to destroy sports and everything that is American. So, they view all this as a win/win.