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re: Sunday Night Football posts worst ratings of the year following Trump comments

Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:05 am to
Posted by TH03
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:05 am to
I don't think they are bigger national brands than the packers, I'd say only the cowboys are. And Atlanta is a huge market too.
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:05 am to
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Yes. It was not a snoozer at all though.

I agree.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:06 am to
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Raiders, yes.
Absolutely. One of the top national fanbases
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Redskins, I don't think so.
Still well above league average correct?


Even hinting at blaming the viewership on these being "teams the country doesnt care about" is hilarious
Posted by cubsfan5150
Member since Nov 2007
15789 posts
Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:07 am to
Yep, that's why the Raiders are moving for the third or fourth time in my lifetime... That huge national fanbase must lead them to move so that more people can see them.

And since when has Oakland been considered large market?

There's a reason that every Oakland franchise has struggled for the most part for the past quarter century.
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:07 am to
but the weather.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171055 posts
Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:08 am to
Just a quick google, but 3 different sites show cowboys, patriots, packers, and Steelers in the top 5 of "best." Can't find any quantitative data though.
Posted by lsupride87
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:08 am to
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And since when has Oakland been considered large market?
They are the second largest market in the NFL.........
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:08 am to
Raiders currently have the 2nd, 5th, and 9th most popular jersey sell this year
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:09 am to
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Still well above league average correct?

Yes.
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Even hinting at blaming the viewership on these being "teams the country doesnt care about" is hilarious

Yup.
Posted by Cowboyfan89
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:10 am to
I mean, down 17% last week is surprising given that it was Green Bay and Atlanta.

Being down another 8% this week isn't that surprising when it's Oakland and Washington. That game just doesn't have the same appeal, at least not to me anyway.

I doubt all of this is directly related to the President's comments though. If there was a 17% drop from week 1 to week 2, how do you explain that?

I think people are just finding better things to do with their time.

I know I watched very little of it last night, mostly because I was watching Astros/Angels, and went to bed before both ended. I never watch MNF, and rarely watch any games on Sunday period.
Posted by JBeam
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Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:11 am to
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Raiders currently have the 2nd, 5th, and 9th most popular jersey sell this year

Who are they?

I know one of them is Marshawn Lynch. Which I know a lot of Seattle fans who bought Lynch Raiders gear just because they love Lynch so much.
Posted by LSUMastermind
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Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:12 am to
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Donald J. Trump ? @realDonaldTrump
President should not be telling the Washington Redskins to change their name-our country has far bigger problems! FOCUS on them,not nonsense
9:09 AM - Oct 8, 2013
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"President should not be telling the Washington Redskins to change their name-our country has far bigger problems! FOCUS on them,not nonsense," Trump tweeted on October 8, 2013.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:12 am to
Lynch
Carr
Mack
Posted by cubsfan5150
Member since Nov 2007
15789 posts
Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:12 am to
It doesn't matter if a team is in Tokyo... If the fans don't care then you're not considered a large market club.

Take a look at Atlanta, Miami and San Diego in baseball compared to St Louis.

All three are larger markets, yet St Louis is the only city with fans that care, hence high ratings and revenue comparatively.
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:13 am to
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The NFL wont survive this. Losing 1/4th of your viewers in 2 weeks gets advertisers attention


For the record, I don't think the OP meant the league would fold. I think he meant they'd end up having to deal with the protests somehow.

I think they will too. The owners had their little "I'm with the players" blurbs and Goodell issued his statement condemning Trump but you can bet that there's more than a few billionaires on the phone this morning. NBC paid a lot of money for the broadcast rights. GMC and Pepsi and whomever else advertises pay a lot of money for commercials.

The whole shitshow will come to a head.

People won't put up with the bullshite and the league is going to have to eventually "bend the knee..." pardon the pun.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171055 posts
Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:13 am to
2015-2016 season



Can't find last season though.
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
22650 posts
Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:13 am to
I think the abundance of other entertainment is weeding out the people that were never really that interested, the people that just turned the game on because it was on. (Obviously there are some people that used to be big NFL fans that aren't watching anymore, but I think they are the minority.)

The NFL is regressing back towards the mean. Which is fine with me. It doesn't affect me negatively in any way. It can only affect me positively.
Posted by CapperVin
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:14 am to
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The NFL wont survive this


Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:14 am to
We'll see where Dallas comes in tonight.
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Numbers were down another 8%, after being down 17% from the week before


Being down 8% from last week is the bigger story, IMO. Being down from the Cowboys on SNF is pretty much a guarantee.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
95905 posts
Posted on 9/25/17 at 10:14 am to
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Can't find last season though.

Plesae do. Seeing Carolina at 8 in 2915 makes me think team success heavily, heavilt influences those ratings....
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