Preliminary Results: 16.2% Drop in NFL Viewership versus Last Year

[Loyal]

More people at home due to Covid, etc...And a viewership drop of 16.2 % for the game last night

I guessed 35% drop over the weekend.

NFL Season Kickoff Down From 2019 As 19.3M Tune In; Digital Numbers Up To Near Record – Update

The Kansas City Chiefs pummeled the Houston Texans 34-20 and the ratings on NBC took a hit as well.

deadline.com

 

[Liberator]

Now, those numbers for the 8:25-11:30 p.m. ET game will certainly be adjusted upward later

lol what's the point of even writing this article then?

 

[Loyal]

lol what's the point of even writing this article then?

You can bet the NFL wants any news that it can get on this subject.

 

[LA_Rams_#29]

You're going to see more articles like this. There's a narrative on the political right where they want people to think that Athletes standing up for justice will be detrimental to ratings. In fact you'll see them either minimize or misrepresent the impact of the pandemic to further that narrative. One thing, the fact that "people are home" and thus should be watching sports, isn't exactly accurate. People are home due to the pandemic, and the resulting economic/job catastrophe, and social upheaval, folks have other things to concern themselves besides the leisure activity of watching sports on TV. I mean if your job is in a twist behind the pandemic, you have other priorities than having cable tv, and watching sports.

But again, you're gonna see media reports that want to promote the idea that gestures or actions by players are causing the decline.

So, what might you think the NBA Bubble ratings are compared to MLB?

Of course

MLB Ratings Are Worse Than NBA’s, But Nobody Seems To Care - Game 7

MLB Ratings Are Worse Than NBA’s, But Nobody Seems To Care. As far as the numbers go, the criticism is mostly fair. For more information, visit the page.

itsgame7.com

 

[Loyal]

You're going to see more articles like this. There's a narrative on the political right where they want people to think that Athletes standing up for justice will be detrimental to ratings. In fact you'll see them either minimize or misrepresent the impact of the pandemic to further that narrative. One thing, the fact that "people are home" and thus should be watching sports, isn't exactly accurate. People are home due to the pandemic, and the resulting economic/job catastrophe, and social upheaval, folks have other things to concern themselves besides the leisure activity of watching sports on TV. I mean if your job is in a twist behind the pandemic, you have other priorities than having cable tv, and watching sports.

But again, you're gonna see media reports that want to promote the idea that gestures or actions by players are causing the decline.

So, what might you think the NBA Bubble ratings are compared to MLB?

Of course

MLB Ratings Are Worse Than NBA’s, But Nobody Seems To Care - Game 7

MLB Ratings Are Worse Than NBA’s, But Nobody Seems To Care. As far as the numbers go, the criticism is mostly fair. For more information, visit the page.

itsgame7.com

The way you framed the issue, is from the political Left. Numbers are numbers, lets leave political framing elswhere...

 

[majrleaged]

Maybe get a better match up. I'm sorry, but even the most casual of fan new it would be a blow out. When all is said and done, the important number will be the total ratings. I will speculate then.

 

[LA_Rams_#29]

The way you framed the issue, is from the political Left. Numbers are numbers, lets leave political framing

The way you framed the issue, is from the political Left. Numbers are numbers, lets leave political framing elswhere...

The politicizing is taking the "numbers" out of context, or ignoring drops in numbers in baseball and hockey and only focusing on football and the NBA... who in the end will have better numbers than those other sports.

I'm pointing out the politicizing.

 

[Memento]

In before the lock.

 

[dolphinlover123]

What goes into rating anyway? Hasn’t overall TV ratings been going down for years?? People are just watching less traditional TV period. People aren’t paying for cable and “cord cutting” is real.

A lot of people are switching to online streaming. Some legally through OTT apps like Netflix, HBO, etc. but a lot of them through unpaid free streaming.

Anyway, I have no idea what a TV rating is so I’ll stop talking.

 

[Merlin]

The NFL doesn't have much choice on this. They have to back their players. I understand that.

But that said I detest politics being a big part of sports. It disgusts me and I will definitely vote with my feet if this continues. So yeah at some point it's gonna be vid games taking up more of my spare time and focus.

 

[Ram65]

It wasn't a good game. For the most part over by halftime. Certainly over early in the 3rd quarter. Houston is ranked 8th in # of Neilsen TV homes while KC is ranked 32. Not real big markets.

I'm sure there are lots of reasons for the decline. I talked to a few fans that weren't excited overall about NFL football as they normally are. It could be our internal clocks are off with other sports being delayed and catching up.

I didn't watch most of the pregame stuff. I clicked back and forth waiting for the game to start. I get a lot of the political stuff on the radio sports talk. I just wanted to watch the game. I did watch and hear the booing when both teams got together and held arms. A little surprised. There has to be a happy medium to sending the message before a game that's not taking away from the event.

 

[OldSchool]

The politicizing is taking the "numbers" out of context, or ignoring drops in numbers in baseball and hockey and only focusing on football and the NBA... who in the end will have better numbers than those other sports.

I'm pointing out the politicizing.

Politicizing the numbers isn't taking it out of context. You're also assuming that some of the MLB and NBA decline isn't for the same reason. There are two mistakes going around. People pointing to this and saying it's all because of the politicizing it are flat out wrong. The people saying the politicizing has nothing to do with it are also flat out wrong.

 

[LA_Rams_#29]

Politicizing the numbers isn't taking it out of context. You're also assuming that some of the MLB and NBA decline isn't for the same reason. There are two mistakes going around. People pointing to this and saying it's all because of the politicizing it are flat out wrong. The people saying the politicizing has nothing to do with it are also flat out wrong.

Yeah, people really are turned off by demonstrations for justice

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www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Corbin]

What goes into rating anyway? Hasn’t overall TV ratings been going down for years?? People are just watching less traditional TV period. People aren’t paying for cable and “cord cutting” is real.

A lot of people are switching to online streaming. Some legally through OTT apps like Netflix, HBO, etc. but a lot of them through unpaid free streaming.

Anyway, I have no idea what a TV rating is so I’ll stop talking.

My thoughts exactly, I figured these numbers are skewed as more and more sites pop up for free HD. I myself have been watching Ram games and any Ppv event I want free for about 12 years now. Got tired of paying for utter garbage to watch very few Things.

The NFL doesn't have much choice on this. They have to back their players. I understand that.

But that said I detest politics being a big part of sports. It disgusts me and I will definitely vote with my feet if this continues. So yeah at some point it's gonna be vid games taking up more of my spare time and focus.

I hear you man! I absolutely detest politics in sports! I don’t care what side or whatever group, I watch sports to GET AWAY from any political subject. I tend to severally limit or cut off anything that gets to political. Mostly due to the subjects ignorance and Intolerance for any other points of views that follow the puppet master of whatever BSstring puller they subscribe to.

Very disappointed in the NFL, but not surprised with that cheese dick leading it. They are the most wishy washy fake bastards out there.

 

[Merlin]

I just don't know why the primary conversation isn't schools. IMO that is our biggest problem. It starts out some kids on a lesser footing from day one, varies from state to state, and has way too much politicization involved in what is really a basic thing: the need to make American kids the best-educated in the world.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Okay, yeah. Let’s just move on. The data will eventually come in.