I guess America was ready for some football; Cowboys up next

[cowboyjoe]

I guess America was ready for some football; Cowboys up next
8:15 AM Wed, Sep 16, 2009 | Permalink
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NBC and ESPN are crowing over their ratings for their nighttime "doubleheaders" during the opening week of the NFL season.

NBC's split Thursday-Sunday night DH averaged 21 million viewers, which was up 32 percent over the 2008 season openers.

ESPN's Monday Night DH averaged 13 million viewers, up 15 percent from last year. The Patriots-Bills, Chargers-Raiders were also delivered cable's two biggest audiences of 2009. Ho hum.

Which brings us to Sunday night's Giants-Cowboys game on NBC. Last year's Dec. 14 meeting between the teams at Texas Stadium attracted 23.1 million viewers, most in the relatively brief three year and one game history of NBC's Sunday Night Football.

Given the 2009 opening week numbers, it's not much of a leap to predict that the Cowboys-Giants playing in the regular-season opener at the JonesMahal will set a new Sunday night record.

Question: Will anyone watch the Emmys over on CBS. What the heck were the TV people thinking scheduling opposite SNF?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Question: Will anyone watch the Emmys over on CBS. What the heck were the TV people thinking scheduling opposite SNF?

They don't know sports exist.

 

[EMMITTnROY]

Question: Will anyone watch the Emmys over on CBS. What the heck were the TV people thinking scheduling opposite SNF?

this is actually really irritating to me.. the Emmys were on during a Cowboys Sunday night game last year too.. i'm a big fan of shows like Lost, Dexter, The Office, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and Entourage, so i'd like to watch the Emmys, but i'm gonna have to miss them two years in a row now..

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

this is actually really irritating to me.. the Emmys were on during a Cowboys Sunday night game last year too.. i'm a big fan of shows like Lost, Dexter, The Office, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and Entourage, so i'd like to watch the Emmys, but i'm gonna have to miss them two years in a row now..

TIVO, DVR or you can go old school and use the VCR.

 

[cowboyjoe]

TIVO, DVR or you can go old school and use the VCR.

I use my DR to record the game so i have it saved for later times to watch. Could care less about the emmys. Dallas Cowboys football and the NFL Draft for me, wooooohoooo!

 

[EMMITTnROY]

TIVO, DVR or you can go old school and use the VCR.

heh.. i still rock the old VHS from time to time, actually..

 

[AsthmaField]

Emmys?

Uhh... think I'll have to miss it.

 

[Staggerlee]

Emmys?

Uhh... think I'll have to miss it.

:laugh2: man you seem really broken up over it

 

[DavidS]

heh.. i still rock the old VHS from time to time, actually..

Jesus....

that's sad.

It's 2009 dude.