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As the thousands of hours of NFL programming across multiple mediums prove weekly, there is little that can’t be debated when it comes to matters of the National Football League. But here is one indisputable fact: The Dallas Cowboys are the most popular television team in pro football. Network executives who broadcast the league view a Cowboys game on the schedule akin to a Wonka Golden Ticket.
“People have definitive feelings about the Dallas Cowboys,” says Sunday Night Football executive producer Fred Gaudelli. “Either you love the Cowboys and are passionate about them, or you hate the Cowboys and you are passionate about your hatred. They are one of the few teams that evoke those kind of feelings on both sides of the aisle.”
They are also one of the few NFL teams that guarantee television viewership, especially for national games. Here are the viewership numbers for the Cowboys during the 2015 NFL regular season, and keep in mind Tony Romo had been out since Week 3 with a broken collarbone before returning
Sunday:
Week 1 (Sept.13):
Giants at Cowboys (NBC): 26.8 million viewers.
http://www.si.com/more-sports/2015/11/22/dallas-cowboys-notre-dame-nbc-doug-flutie?xid=si_social
“People have definitive feelings about the Dallas Cowboys,” says Sunday Night Football executive producer Fred Gaudelli. “Either you love the Cowboys and are passionate about them, or you hate the Cowboys and you are passionate about your hatred. They are one of the few teams that evoke those kind of feelings on both sides of the aisle.”
They are also one of the few NFL teams that guarantee television viewership, especially for national games. Here are the viewership numbers for the Cowboys during the 2015 NFL regular season, and keep in mind Tony Romo had been out since Week 3 with a broken collarbone before returning
Sunday:
Week 1 (Sept.13):
Giants at Cowboys (NBC): 26.8 million viewers.
http://www.si.com/more-sports/2015/11/22/dallas-cowboys-notre-dame-nbc-doug-flutie?xid=si_social