PFT: Cowboys have Lowest Week 1 Local Ratings in 9 Years

[tm1119]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...e-lowest-week-one-local-rating-in-nine-years/

Just thought this was interesting. Wonder if it will affect Jerry at all if it continues, or will things continue to be status quo?

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Good. That is the only way Jerry will make changes.

 

[ClintDagger]

I feel like this is more due to the falling interest in NFL in general around the country then it is an indictment on the Cowboys. This may end up being a horrible season but going into it it’s not like the expectations were in the toilet.

 

[tm1119]

I feel like this is more due to the falling interest in NFL in general around the country then it is an indictment on the Cowboys. This may end up being a horrible season but going into it it’s not like the expectations were in the toilet.

Nationally the televised day games actually saw an increase in viewership.

 

[Nightman]

Nationally the televised day games actually saw an increase in viewership.

But Thursday Night, Sunday Night and both Monday Night games were down

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

But Thursday Night, Sunday Night and both Monday Night games were down

We'll know more this Sunday night. Usually Sunday night and the Cowboys mean big ratings.

 

[cowboyblue22]

have to be a really strong fan to watch the garbage the cowboys put on the field last sunday lots of fans just turn it off

 

[Doomsday]

People are sick of JG, losing money may be the only way Jerry makes a change.

 

[CATCH17]

How did it compare to other teams?


Cowboys put JG ahead of a lot of things.

Dallas has to win and I hope viewership continues to go down if it doesn't. That is how we get change.

 

[ClintDagger]

Nationally the televised day games actually saw an increase in viewership.

Really? I read that TNF, SNF, and MNF were all down. Now the Fox GOW was also reportedly down in the Dallas market. Seems like that trend is still holding up.

 

[Sarge]

Good. That is the only way Jerry will make changes.

....and I do believe the ratings will continue to go down the crapper as more tire of the clapper.

 

[Carson]

Good! Who wants to spend their Sunday for 8 points, ineptitude and a loss??

 

[MarcusRock]

Really? I read that TNF, SNF, and MNF were all down. Now the Fox GOW was also reportedly down in the Dallas market. Seems like that trend is still holding up.

Ratings were mixed, which is why I noticed there was no ratings thread from the "NFL is falling" crowd. Fox and CBS had increases with CBS up greater than 25%. Those are the big money contracts because they contain more games naturally so that is where the NFL is going to make most of their money when those contracts get renewed. So far, so good this year.

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nfl...bc-cbs-fox-espn-nfln-regular-season-playoffs/

 

[Nightman]

Ratings were mixed, which is why I noticed there was no ratings thread from the "NFL is falling" crowd. Fox and CBS had increases with CBS up greater than 25%. Those are the big money contracts because they contain more games naturally so that is where the NFL is going to make most of their money when those contracts get renewed. So far, so good this year.

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nfl...bc-cbs-fox-espn-nfln-regular-season-playoffs/

Those numbers are bogus

Thurs Night, Sunday Night and Monday Nightx2 were all down

the site you cited somehow managed to add Streams to this years totals and that is 100% bogus

 

[tm1119]

Really? I read that TNF, SNF, and MNF were all down. Now the Fox GOW was also reportedly down in the Dallas market. Seems like that trend is still holding up.

I have no data to back it up, so just a theory of mine...but I think you have to look at the common denominator of night games doing poorly. The nfl (and all sports really) have to acknowledge that people on the east coast have a really hard time watching these games. I don’t bother watching a lot of night games unless it’s the Cowboys just because I know I’ll be able to stay up til 1/2 time at best.

 

[Hennessy_King]

The ratings thing is garbage. The millennials are watching the games on free streaming sites since most don't have cable. https://www.reddit.com/r/nflstreams/ has all the games that you can stream free. Cable is dying so using it as a metric every year just seems stupid.

 

[perrykemp]

Those numbers are bogus

Thurs Night, Sunday Night and Monday Nightx2 were all down

the site you cited somehow managed to add Streams to this years totals and that is 100% bogus

Why is adding Streams to the TV numbers bogus?

That’s how I watch my football these days.

 

[Carson]

I have no data to back it up, so just a theory of mine...but I think you have to look at the common denominator of night games doing poorly. The nfl (and all sports really) have to acknowledge that people on the east coast have a really hard time watching these games. I don’t bother watching a lot of night games unless it’s the Cowboys just because I know I’ll be able to stay up til 1/2 time at best.

This.

Fellow east coaster. By the time the Sunday or Monday games hit halftime, it’s always close to 10:30. With an early wake up at 7am, it’s hard to stay awake. Especially if we’re laying a stinker

 

[Nightman]

The ratings thing is garbage. The millennials are watching the games on free streaming sites since most don't have cable. https://www.reddit.com/r/nflstreams/ has all the games that you can stream free. Cable is dying so using it as a metric every year just seems stupid.

Why is adding Streams to the TV numbers bogus?

That’s how I watch my football these days.

because the numbers don't add up

I don't know why it is so hard for you guys to admit the numbers have been trending down for 3 years

it isn't personal just business and business is down just like attendence

 

[Nightman]

Ratings are like a poll.... they take a small sample and extrapolate out to a nationwide number

The amount of people using streams is already factored in or more precisely factored out..... you don't count them twice

Just as many people that cut the cord DON'T watch the NFL ...probably even a higher %

FOR EXAMPLE
If 1000 TV Households are polled then 12.1% watched the game
If 1000 Streamers were polled then 12.1% watched the game

You don't add them together..... they represent the same percentage of viewers....how they view is irrelevant