Posted on 10/26/2017 7:47:11 PM PDT by Beave Meister
TV network executives are scrambling to solve the NFL ratings decline and are looking to possibly cut games on Thursday to prevent “over-saturation.”
According to Sports Business Journal, there are talks to cut “Thursday Night Football” from 18 games a season to eight games. The report states there is a plan to pull games played in the UK back to 1 p.m. ET, or 6 p.m. London time.
“Ten years ago, the NFL had 32 game windows through week six,” the publication said. “This year, it is up to 39, a 22 percent increase. It’s even more crowded in college, where the 2007 windows to this point added up to 105. This year, it’s at 179, up a whopping 71 percent.”
“So far this season, fans have been able to watch games on Thursday nights, Sunday mornings, Sunday afternoons, Sunday nights and Monday nights. Later in the season, games will be available on Saturdays,” it added.
Some executives haven’t ever warmed to 18 Thursday games on the NFL Network, CBS, and NBC—after the format was expanded from eight to 18 several years ago.
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Just cancel them all! That will fix it!
Over saturation....yeah, that’s the reason
How about using High School fields so the crowds look bigger.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
More room for old TV reruns. Much better.
Mor winning.
Lot of meat processing plants in Iowa and Nebraska are hiring if you lose that sweet football gig.
Tonight it’s 2 SJW teams, Miami and Baltimore.
I had it on a second to try & look at crowd size, but they didn’t show it.
Should read “TV execs looking to cut their losses. “
They could do luxury Uber driving with their Maybachs and Escalades...
Sure, NFL. Cut your sacred cow in half with a machine gun and hand him a band-aid. It’s all slipping away.
Thursday prime time...the old Seinfeld time slot. Valuable TV real estate.
The NFL is anti-American, any exposure is oversaturation.
Aren’t the Chargers playing in a especially small capacity venue, and I’m pretty sure they’re having trouble with attendance all the same.
Yes you are correct
Rearranging the chairs on the deck of the titanic....
How about getting out the checkers, monopoly, etc. and have some quality time with the kids rather than watching these NFL bozos.
One quarter of one game is over saturation.
Oil based vs latex paints. Drying time is fascinating and fun to watch.
Just temporary, I’m sure.
How many knees do they need before they nearly figure it out?
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