There's 1 very explainable reason for the drop in viewership.....Joe Buck
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There's 1 very explainable reason for the drop in viewership.....Joe Buck
I like this comparison
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Really, I think we should just blame ESPN (horrible Division matchups for extraordinary money) and Art Modell (Thursday Night games).
Its not just this year:
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A larger-than-expected number of make-goods so far is stoking concern that the NFL may be in trouble. Last year, one buyer purchased 100 NFL ad spots and got six free commercials to make up for ratings that fell short of estimates. This year, that same buyer acquired 100 ad units and expects to get about 10 make-goods.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...rship-declinesQuote:
The decline in NFL viewership raises new questions about the invincibility of live sports at a time of great anxiety for the media industry, marked by a loss of subscribers to conventional cable and satellite services, falling broadcast-TV ratings and fierce competition from digital outlets. And National Football League games aren’t alone. The Olympics on NBC and the U.S. Open tennis tournament on ESPN also drew fewer viewers than previous years.
Short version? NFL not immune to effects that are draining viewers from traditional TV.
The salary cap is bound to come down with shrinking ad revenues. Wonder if some recent fat contracts willl be a drag.
In other news, the sky is blue :roll:
The arrogance of the old billionaires to think their product is so amazing that there's nowhere to go but up...
I think the watering down of the brand is a real thing. Thursday night, as many as 4 games Sunday (London games early morning, 1 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 8:30) and Monday night. Maybe it's all about 'opportunities' to watch a game, but they're spreading out the available eyeballs over a lot of time.
I also agree fantasy popularity has probably peeked and it dropping off. There was a lot of interest, but casual fans who picked it up as a flavour of the month thing are bored with it and playing Clash Royal now.
But are revenues shrinking? The contracts with the networs have 5 and 6 years yet to run, so the NFL won't see a decrease until then. Maybe not even the networks:
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The networks point out that they offer make-goods every year, and can do so without hurting their revenue. That’s because NFL ad rates are so high, and there are so many games, that inventory rarely sells out, leaving a cushion of unsold commercial time to make it up to advertisers, one ad buyer said.
yup. hurts teams involved, contributes to over exposure. it's the second most ridiculous game on the schedule next to the london games. monday should probably go too. make the sunday night game the big deal monday used to be. makes the thanksgiving games truely special again too.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...cting-ratings/
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The memo attributes the drop in viewership to the presidential election. It also claims that the national anthem protests have not affected ratings.
“In fact, our own data shows that the perception of the NFL and its players is actually up in 2016,” the memo explains.
It seems weird to talk about bad online streaming as a reason ratings are down.
Fantasy got me interested in other teams I wouldn't have watched otherwise and matchup strategy, but it's also (after 15 years) made players feel even more anonymous and replaceable.
Also, for gamblers and non-gamblers, I wonder whether FF is still a draw. For gamblers, FF has gone the way of online poker, where more folks saw the wins concentrated in the wallets of whales harvesting newbies' money (and then all being shut down by the feds). For non-gamblers, like me, maybe a lot of them have "figured out" the game to where the time investment in players is no longer worth the thrill of victory. When my league drafted this year, most of my players were whomever Yahoo had at the top of their position, with me shrugging and saying, "Sure, why not?"
For me, I feel like I've aged out of following players younger than me, playing out the same drama lines I've seen before. At least the kneeling protests are something novel.
This was peak NFL:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CugtnclWYAEedjz.jpg:large
I loved that team.
Could be the downturn have anything to do with almost 10% of teams in the last year either leaving or trying to leave their loyal fan bases in the quest by their owners for more money?
How about there is only so much time a week I can watch football?
It doesn't matter how many primetime games they put out there. I am going to watch the Packers and maybe a half of the Sunday or Monday night game before doing household chores. The lawn don't mow itself.
+1, Dan.
Kids, wife, job, house, dogs, chickens, kids.
I don't have 30 minutes of discretionary time, let alone three hours.
I hadn't thought about this angle. Everybody has their own ax to grind on why the NFL is losing interest; mine is that players have become interchangeable parts. Fantasy football probably contributes as much to that perception as the constantly churning rosters.
Plus, how many dick-pill and shitty beer commercials does one have to endure if watching a game live? I sure as shit don't need dick pills and I don't drink that goat urine that passes for mass market "beer".
I lived in Maryland at the time of the weird loss in what, the AFC Championship game, was it? Was that the one against the Broncos? Where the Brownies had the game, and somebody fumbled or some damn thing after Marty decided to sit on the lead. I liked the Browns - the tradition, y'know? But after they lost, it kinda broke their spirit, like Houston's spirit got broken after the Bills' comeback playoff game.
Mike Pruitt. I loved that guy. He was shifty and quick.
Packers could use a Mike Pruitt.
Muting the game is the best coping mechanism.
I, too, mainly watch the Packers. Not sure why I am still shelling out big bucks for DirecTv and the Sunday Tix, when the only other shows I watch beside the Pack are Family Guy, the Simpsons and The Big Bang Theory, all of which can now be watched in cyberspace.
Maybe it's cos I have no wife, no life and no future shutdown corner offspring. :(
Thursday Night Football only available on NFL Network. Jags/Titans. :lol: I hope the NFL drops this Thursday garbage after this year.