Posted on 09/25/2017 10:46:25 AM PDT by EdnaMode
Preliminary television ratings for Sunday's NFL games finished lower as compared to the same week last year. CBS said its national games, which featured the Green Bay Packers' 27-24 win over the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs' 24-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, were down 1 percent in the overnight ratings as compared to its Week 3 national games for the 2016 season.
Fox's game, which featured the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Eagles in many markets, was down 16 percent, compared to Week 3 of last season, which featured the Giants playing the Washington Redskins.
Sunday Night Football's decline was more drastic, as Sunday's game between the Redskins and the Oakland Raiders was the lowest-rated Week 3 game, from metered markets, since 2006.
Ratings for the game were down 9 percent versus last week (Packers-Falcons) and 11 percent versus last year's Week 3 game.
For comparison's sake, all three games were relative blowouts, though the previous games featured teams that generally draw more interest -- the Green Bay Packers last week and the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears last year.
The Packers- Falcons game from last week still soundly beat the Redskins-Raiders game, even though it was going up against the Primetime Emmy Awards.
There seemed to be more public attention being paid to the ratings, as President Donald Trump exerted pressure on the league and its players to stand during the national anthem.
"NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN," Trump tweeted Sunday morning. "Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country. League should back U.S."
Approximately 180 players didn't stand for the anthem during Sunday's games, not including the three teams -- the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks -- that did not come out onto the sidelines for the song.
Ratings have a chance to rebound on Monday night, as the league has its ratings juggernaut, the Dallas Cowboys, playing the Arizona Cardinals on ESPN.
On Monday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said on CNBC that he has expected television ratings, across all sports, to decline due to cord-cutting and streaming, but that sports as compared to other programming is still in a better position.
"If you look at the NFL as well, they may be down versus last year," he said, "but when you compare them to hit shows, you'll see those other shows are probably down more."
Television ratings for NFL regular-season games last year were down 8 percent, which the league attributed to presidential election coverage, among other factors.
my gues is that there were many non sports fans tuned in and that will mean another 5-10 percent drop next week when the y don’t tune in for the protest.
Ratings have a chance to rebound on Monday night, as the league has its ratings juggernaut, the Dallas Cowboys, playing the Arizona Cardinals on ESPN.Of course they will, however, what the LYING, FAKE media will not tell you is the real reason behind this are the actions of the Coach of the Cowboys declaring that if any of his players take part in this ill-tempered, unpatriotic, temper-tantrum of a protest will not be playing.
Next Sunday will be epic.
I quite the NFL and NBA a long time ago. But, what I saw this weekend in two different airports I doubt seriously if the NFL is going to suffer much. Sure, there will those of us who will not support the thugs who play football. But, there are many who talk the talk, but will not walk the walk.
Mt. Lebo born(Pittsburgh suburb), Mark Cubanic, in denial. Bye, bye, Mavericks.
Well... now there's a bit of ESPN bias and position showing for all to see. It is no longer the National Anthem.... it's just a song.
“Ratings have a chance to rebound on Monday night, as the league has its ratings juggernaut, the Dallas Cowboys, playing the Arizona Cardinals on ESPN.”
You mean that racist ESPN who celebrates “Black Women In Media and Entertainment” promoting Jemele Hill’s “Trump Derangement Syndrome. https://blackwomeninmedia.com/tag/espn/
The REAL hit is going to come for the pre/post game shows.
I also suspect Christmas will be a telling time.
Hit shows????????
I liked “Last Man Standing” and boy, oh boy..... it’s been cancelled.
Otherwise you are correct. Stop feeding us gay, lesbian, modern mixed up families, etc.
The NFL has to decide if patriotism has merit.
I was in Vegas yesterday and didn’t care. My Seahawks didn’t come out so they’re not my team anymore which is run by a billionaire lib Dummycrat.
Try the first 3 seasons of TURN on AMC. About the first American spy network that operated during the War of Independence.
The so-called hit shows are down, cause no one wants to watch the lefty, gender confused, no morality, garbage on TV. Basically people are turning off the media. Good riddance. Money tree will soon be cut off, and the actors and writers will be reduced to buskers on street corners.
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