NFL ratings continue to drop

[JackOfNoTrades]

The average fan isn't intelligent enough to pick up on it.

 

[jterrell]

The NBA is way up.....18-25%........ so that kind of blows up your theory

https://nypost.com/2017/12/21/nba-enjoys-ratings-renaissance-as-nfl-flounders/

Actually the opposite. It makes my point word for word.

NBA teams are the most liberal group you could find. Coaches, players, the entire deal.
But their ratings were abysmal and now are less abysmal. Poltics and activism hasn't hurt them one bit.

NFL ratings were ginormous and are now less ginormous but still keeping pace with it's lead over any other content.

From the article itself...
Given all the cord-cutting in the intervening years, not to mention the indifference of millennials to traditional TV, the NBA is clearly doing more than a few things right.

As to people walking away.. nonsense. This is a board of very right leaning folks and they haven't stopped watching games or stopped posting.
As much as I hate Goodell and the stupid catch rule, neither have I.
Because it's still the best American sport by a mile. And the ratings STILL reflect that.

But forget the NYPost nonsense... let's go to Money.com

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/26/media/nfl-ratings-tv-networks/index.html

Critics, including the President himself, have been quick to point out that the NFL's ratings are down. But what they won't tell you is that the NFL is down significantly less than the rest of broadcast television.
Through week seven, the NFL is down 5% overall from the same point last year. That's a troubling drop for the biggest ratings powerhouse on TV, but it seems less dire when you consider that the four major networks are down an average 8% in prime time.


NBC is down 4%, CBS is down 6%, ABC is down 11%, and Fox's prime time viewership dropped 20% through the first month of the new TV season, according to Nielsen data. And those numbers are down despite the inclusion of live sporting events, which usually bring in big audiences.

 

[jterrell]

The average fan isn't intelligent enough to pick up on it. I don't believe the game is rigged, but I do believe the league tries to steer outcomes. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

I saw this first hand in the NBA with Miami vs Dallas.
Dwayne Wade made a parade to the free throw line to get them back in the series that should have seen people actually jailed.

 

[Nightman]

Actually the opposite. It makes my point word for word.

NBA teams are the most liberal group you could find. Coaches, players, the entire deal.
But their ratings were abysmal and now are less abysmal. Poltics and activism hasn't hurt them one bit.

NFL ratings were ginormous and are now less ginormous but still keeping pace with it's lead over any other content.

From the article itself...
Given all the cord-cutting in the intervening years, not to mention the indifference of millennials to traditional TV, the NBA is clearly doing more than a few things right.

As to people walking away.. nonsense. This is a board of very right leaning folks and they haven't stopped watching games or stopped posting.
As much as I hate Goodell and the stupid catch rule, neither have I.
Because it's still the best American sport by a mile. And the ratings STILL reflect that.

But forget the NYPost nonsense... let's go to Money.com

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/26/media/nfl-ratings-tv-networks/index.html

Critics, including the President himself, have been quick to point out that the NFL's ratings are down. But what they won't tell you is that the NFL is down significantly less than the rest of broadcast television.
Through week seven, the NFL is down 5% overall from the same point last year. That's a troubling drop for the biggest ratings powerhouse on TV, but it seems less dire when you consider that the four major networks are down an average 8% in prime time.


NBC is down 4%, CBS is down 6%, ABC is down 11%, and Fox's prime time viewership dropped 20% through the first month of the new TV season, according to Nielsen data. And those numbers are down despite the inclusion of live sporting events, which usually bring in big audiences.

Head meet sand......keep burying

 

[Shinaoi]

The average fan isn't intelligent enough to pick up on it. I don't believe the game is rigged, but I do believe the league tries to steer outcomes. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

Yeah I don’t think it’s scripted, but it’s obvious that refs can influence the game is certain directions, even if it’s just a nudge here and there.

 

[diefree666]

Yeah I don’t think it’s scripted, but it’s obvious that refs can influence the game is certain directions, even if it’s just a nudge here and there.

it does not take much to make a big difference. The real problem is the ego of all too many refs. They want to feel important

 

[jterrell]

Head meet sand......keep burying

You obviously didn't read the article.
You took a headline that seemed to agree with your agenda and couldn't wait to post.
In the article they added exactly what I have been saying.

There is nothing to this non-story.

The NFL IS declining in ratings but at a rate LESS than TV overall and it continues to be the top watched TV programming by a very wide margin.

This is the very definition of FAKE NEWS.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Actually the opposite. It makes my point word for word.

NBA teams are the most liberal group you could find. Coaches, players, the entire deal.
But their ratings were abysmal and now are less abysmal. Poltics and activism hasn't hurt them one bit.

NFL ratings were ginormous and are now less ginormous but still keeping pace with it's lead over any other content.

From the article itself...
Given all the cord-cutting in the intervening years, not to mention the indifference of millennials to traditional TV, the NBA is clearly doing more than a few things right.

As to people walking away.. nonsense. This is a board of very right leaning folks and they haven't stopped watching games or stopped posting.
As much as I hate Goodell and the stupid catch rule, neither have I.
Because it's still the best American sport by a mile. And the ratings STILL reflect that.

But forget the NYPost nonsense... let's go to Money.com

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/26/media/nfl-ratings-tv-networks/index.html

Critics, including the President himself, have been quick to point out that the NFL's ratings are down. But what they won't tell you is that the NFL is down significantly less than the rest of broadcast television.
Through week seven, the NFL is down 5% overall from the same point last year. That's a troubling drop for the biggest ratings powerhouse on TV, but it seems less dire when you consider that the four major networks are down an average 8% in prime time.


NBC is down 4%, CBS is down 6%, ABC is down 11%, and Fox's prime time viewership dropped 20% through the first month of the new TV season, according to Nielsen data. And those numbers are down despite the inclusion of live sporting events, which usually bring in big audiences.

I don't see how comparing NBA ratings to NFL backs any point. The NBA fan base is a mere subset of the total NFL base and gleaning anything from that statistic is cherry picking to say the least.

 

[Trouty]

What’s your point exactly by making this post?

Uh huh.

32% will be.

Who asked you?

Damn, dude. I don't remember you being this adversarial. Have a Shiner and relax, my friend

 

[Rockport]

Damn, dude. I don't remember you being this adversarial. Have a Shiner and relax, my friend

That’s a damn good idea.

 

[Sarge]

Who asked you?

You must be fun at parties.

 

[Rockport]

You must be fun at parties.

You must not be.

 

[vlad]

Is college football viewership down? I would think that wuld tell you more if it's a problem specific to the league or a problem for sports in general