And they still can’t figure out why.
LOL
Considering they were down last year too.. ya.. it’s bad.
Damn. But ... How ‘bout them Cowboys!
The NFL’s highest rated TV window got off to its worst start in more than a decade, though breaking weather coverage may have played a role.
The Week 1 NFL national window, featuring Seahawks-Packers in 89% of markets, had a 12.7 rating and 22.8 million viewers on FOX Sunday afternoon — down 18% in ratings and 17% in viewership from last year (15.5, 27.5M) and down 6% and 2% respectively from 2015 on CBS (13.5, 23.3M). Last year’s window featured Giants-Cowboys and the 2015 telecast featured Ravens-Broncos.
The 12.7 rating is the lowest for the Week 1 NFL national window in 14 years, since FOX posted a 12.5 for coverage featuring Falcons-Cowboys in 2003. The previous low over that span was a 13.0 for coverage featuring Cowboys-Browns in 2008, also on FOX. It was the least-watched Week 1 national window since that 2008 telecast, which had 20.9 million. Earlier in the day, regional action featuring Philadelphia-Washington in 51% of markets had a 6.6 rating and 11.3 million viewers — down 28% in both measures from last year (9.2, 15.8M) and down 27% and 24% respectively from 2015 on CBS (9.0, 14.9M). It was the lowest rated and least-watched Week 1 NFL telecast — in any window — since the first half of that 2008 doubleheader on FOX (5.1, 7.9M). Competing news coverage of the approaching Hurricane Irma may have affected the numbers. The Weather Channel averaged 4.3 million viewers from 1-8 PM ET Sunday (on the comparable day last year, the network’s top hour had 284,000).
No NFL in my house!
The Saints lost their season opener... SMH.
Didn’t watch, not going to watch any game this year unless the Pats get in the Bowl again.
Season is cancelled. Keep your politics to yourself.
I will say that which none other dare say - The NFL is now officially in a death spiral.
I’d call it a “good thing!” Any time any element of the MSM suffers a loss of revenue, it’s definitely cause for celebration.
“I’m no media expert, but double digit losses after last year is not a good sign ... “
Disagree, respectfully.
These losses are a very good sign.
Watching at my latitudes is down 100 percent from 2 years ago.
To hell with the NFL!
This weeks games should be off further. I believe many fans gave the NFL an opportunity to get control of its stage last weekend. Since the child-actors still misbehaved, there should be backlash.
For the NFL that’s pretty damaging. I’ll predict that the MLB playoffs and World Series will get higher than average ratings again this year.
Is it ironic that all the other games got bad ratings except the Sunday Night game which featured the team the NFL league office loves to hate- the Dallas Cowboys!
you guys turn off the darn sports already.
get ready... time is short.
You know they'll blame it on the hurricane and one fewer game on the telly!
2nd year of boycott
3rd year of zero football. I don’t miss it.
Die nfl, die.
the nfl is no longer a sport. it’s a made for tv media spectacle. people are figuring that out.
next up for destruction; college football. the process has already begun, and you can thank the same miscreants.
How do they score this? If I tune in for a couple of minutes, do I count as a viewer?
