Posted on 09/25/2017 1:38:48 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Ratings tumble: NFL's Sunday Night Football sees an eight percent decline in viewers following a weekend of criticism from President Donald Trump
The NFL’s Sunday Night Football ratings were down again after a weekend in which President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the league’s players for kneeling during the national anthem.
On a day when around 200 NFL players engaged in some form of protest against racial inequality in America by kneeling, sitting, locking arms, or raising a fist during the playing of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ the league endured its worst ratings for Sunday Night Football this season. The Washington Redskins’ 27-10 win over the visiting Oakland Raiders netted an 11.6 rating, which is the worst of the three Sunday night games this season, according to Deadline.com.
That’s down eight percent from the Week 2 Sunday night matchup between Atlanta and Green Bay and down 10 percent from the NFL’s Week 3 game a year ago.
The Raiders-Redskins game peaked with a 12.5 in the second quarter, according to Deadline.com.
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Oh yeah. The couple of small-time advertisers dropping is nothing compared to what’s coming. I’d bet anything that advertisers are already consulting lawyers and taking a hard look at options. By the time the NFL brass come out of their fog of denial, it will be far too late.
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