Posted on 07/14/2021 2:06:30 PM PDT by ZagFan
Tuesday’s telecast delivered 8.24 million viewers, about 100,000 more than the 2019 game’s 8.14 million. (Last year’s All-Star Game was canceled due to the pandemic.) It’s also worth noting that the Nielsen figures for Tuesday include out of home viewing and 2019’s do not. Still, the audience for the All-Star Game is in keeping with both improved ratings for baseball this season — including Monday’s Home Run Derby on ESPN — and a general uptick for sports following last year’s pandemic-snarled calendar.
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Weak. But woke.
Only because of Shohei Ohtani.
Had it been in Atlanta……? But mlb has really jumped the shark.
I remeber hearing that back in the 1970s, about 50 million people watched the All Star Game. It was one of the highlights of the baseball season. Now, far fewer watch it.
I know there are far more TV channels and entertainment options nowadays. Just an observation, I suspect even many baseball fans don’t care about the All Star Game anymore.
Not since they started Inter-League Play.
They should have reported that this years game had 8.24 million more viewers, than last years.
I'm 71 and when I grew up EVERYONE (more or less) played baseball. I like baseball, but I won't watch now. If MLB apologizes for allowing the players to disrespect the flag and veterans, and then creates a policy that players who do not respect the flag and veterans will be dismissed, then I'll watch again.
Scum.
National sports has gone to the wayside at least for me.
I watch a few things now but not much.
I didn’t watch but I heard that no one took a knee.
So they’ve got that going for them.
Exactly, the numbers are probably way down. Screw MLB.
“It’s also worth noting that the Nielsen figures for Tuesday include out of home viewing and 2019’s do not.”
The numbers I saw say 5 million viewers after numbers in the 17 - 20 range ipuntil the woke 2000s.
So it is at 1/4 of its height by any measure.
I would assume many fans were turned off a few years ago when the All-Star game ended in a tie, which doesn’t exist in baseball.
Just curious. Is that the away or batting practice uniform for the Yankees?
I did not watch any of it but when did the Yankees change their uniform?
Their colors are not blue and red? What is that giant red exclamation mark on the front jersey? Is that real?
Quick! We need a lockdown and force people indoors to increase ratings at all costs.
They moved out of Atlanta to support the Democrats.
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