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Sportscenter ratings down, ESPN ratings lower across the board.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:01 pm
Surprised this wasn't already posted on here, seems that people really are starting to look elsewhere for their sports news.
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ESPN's ratings have been a significant topic of discussion this summer. With NBC Sports Network strengthening their position and Fox Sports 1 looking to challenge Bristol directly, not to mention several league networks drawing fans, ESPN is facing more competition than ever before. Although the network was coming off of rating highs in the early parts of 2011 and 2012, 2013 brought multi-year lows in the ratings department. In the second quarter of 2013 ESPN was down 32% in primetime and 20% in total day average viewership compared to the year before. On the other hand, NBCSN, Golf Channel, MLB Network, NFL Network, and Fox Soccer all saw increases in year-to-year viewership.
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* SportsCenter ratings are down across the board.
- The early evening edition of SportsCenter at 6 PM ET averaged 665,000 viewers through 6/30, an 8% decline from last year.- Perhaps most surprisingly, the primetime 11 PM ET SportsCenter averaged 870,000 viewers through 6/30,down 21% from last year.- Additionally, according to the anonymous TVSportsRatings, daytime live editions of SportsCenter are down 12% from last year. Richard Deitschreported the average viewership was 405,000 viewers through May 12 and the ESPN2 afternoon lineup of SportsNation and Highly Questionable were down 22% and 15% versus last year.
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Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:02 pm to dgtiger3
It's because they don't show fricking highlights anymore! 
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:03 pm to dgtiger3
nb4Skip
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:03 pm to dgtiger3
Honestly, I get most of the stuff I used to get from Sportscenter from here and usually a day ahead of time.
And now that I have MLB network I get MLB news from them
And now that I have MLB network I get MLB news from them
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:03 pm to dgtiger3
ESPN is the best sports coverage available. Anyone that says otherwise is lying
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:04 pm to dgtiger3
News breaks on TD before SC so theres that.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:07 pm to dgtiger3
It's the fallout from hiring Keith Olbermann back.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:09 pm to dgtiger3
NFL Network
TD
Occasional NBA TV
I watch actual events on ESPN though. MNF is great.
TD
Occasional NBA TV
I watch actual events on ESPN though. MNF is great.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:14 pm to dgtiger3
I moved and got basic cable so I dont get ESPN anymore. Thats why. Its my fault
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:20 pm to dgtiger3
I have to say the reason why is this in a nutshell. Granted, I was listening to Mike and Mike this morning, but with the MLB trade deadline nearing, young players taking over the sport, and a full night of games previously discussed as well as NFL Training Camps opening up around the country, what are Mike and Mike talking about?
Aaron Hernandez. And not just Aaron Hernandez. They were dissecting how Belichick handled his press conference yesterday as it pertained to the Hernandez situation. If it's not New York, Boston or big market West Coast-centric ESPN gives no fricks.
The reason league-specific channels like NFL Network and MLB Network have climbing ratings is because they feature actual sports content and don't continue to be the Entertainment Weekly or A Current Affair of the sports world that ESPN has become.
Aaron Hernandez. And not just Aaron Hernandez. They were dissecting how Belichick handled his press conference yesterday as it pertained to the Hernandez situation. If it's not New York, Boston or big market West Coast-centric ESPN gives no fricks.
The reason league-specific channels like NFL Network and MLB Network have climbing ratings is because they feature actual sports content and don't continue to be the Entertainment Weekly or A Current Affair of the sports world that ESPN has become.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 4:22 pm to dgtiger3
Until someone can challenge ESPN with actual game content they won't be touched.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 5:19 pm to dgtiger3
Nothing about First Take, hmmmmm
Posted on 7/25/13 at 5:22 pm to dgtiger3
I steer clear of ESPN these days. I'll watch them only for live sports and CFB. Otherwise I turn it straight to MLB, NFL, and NBA Networks depending on the season.
Now I do use ESPN.com a lot for online usage.
I just can't watch SportsCenter anymore. So awful.
Now I do use ESPN.com a lot for online usage.
I just can't watch SportsCenter anymore. So awful.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 5:51 pm to dgtiger3
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Sportscenter ratings down, ESPN ratings lower across the board.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 6:58 pm to dgtiger3
Ratings will balance out in September
Posted on 7/25/13 at 7:01 pm to dgtiger3
I pretty much just watch MLB network now. frick sportscenter, they beat around the bush instead of showing game highlights.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 7:52 pm to dgtiger3
You mean people are getting sick of an endless barrage of debate shows that all discuss the same exact topics????
ESPN really needs Tim Tebow to come out of the closet
ESPN really needs Tim Tebow to come out of the closet
Posted on 7/25/13 at 8:14 pm to dgtiger3
It must be a more complicated thing than it seems to run a quality network that generates good ratings while covering a wide variety of sports.
They must have all sorts of different viewers to consider. The viewer who watches a lot every day probably makes up a small but important part of their demographics... and may have opposite desires compared to the larger number of viewers who may only watch 20-60 minutes of ESPN in a given day.
They must have all sorts of different viewers to consider. The viewer who watches a lot every day probably makes up a small but important part of their demographics... and may have opposite desires compared to the larger number of viewers who may only watch 20-60 minutes of ESPN in a given day.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 9:06 pm to dgtiger3
Finally people are wising up to the ESPN bullshite. They just get a bunch of rambling idiots up there to say outlandish things simply to get reactions, and I hope it continues to backfire. They're such an agenda based network it's laughable.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 9:19 pm to dgtiger3
I haven;t watched an entire Sportcenter in many years...maybe since Dan Patrick left. I got tired of their anchors being the bigger draw than the actual highlights they were there to show.
Now...if it isn't live sports, I never turn ESPN on.
Now...if it isn't live sports, I never turn ESPN on.
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