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AP - NFL ratings down 11% so far in 2017
Posted on 9/27/17 at 2:24 am
Posted on 9/27/17 at 2:24 am
https://apnews.com/bf595941ba9640e9ab32e474459f529c/Nielsen:-Football-ratings-off-11-percent-this-year
2016 saw the NFL ratings decline roughly 10% year over year, the first decline in decades.
2017 is thus far down 11% from the already declined 2016.
NFL ratings have declined roughly 20% from their 2015 highs. That's 1 in 5 viewers gone. If I were a business and lost about 20% of my customers in 2 years I'd be rather alarmed.
"Cord cutting tho!"
Certainly a major factor, although the vast majority of the games every week are available on free broadcast TV (CBS/FOX) and other types of broadcasting haven't dropped 20% in 2 years. If it were just cord cutting wouldn't the 20% be consistent across the board? Seems like the NFL is shedding viewers at a rate much faster than other programming is losing viewers.
2016 saw the NFL ratings decline roughly 10% year over year, the first decline in decades.
2017 is thus far down 11% from the already declined 2016.
NFL ratings have declined roughly 20% from their 2015 highs. That's 1 in 5 viewers gone. If I were a business and lost about 20% of my customers in 2 years I'd be rather alarmed.
"Cord cutting tho!"
Certainly a major factor, although the vast majority of the games every week are available on free broadcast TV (CBS/FOX) and other types of broadcasting haven't dropped 20% in 2 years. If it were just cord cutting wouldn't the 20% be consistent across the board? Seems like the NFL is shedding viewers at a rate much faster than other programming is losing viewers.
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Posted on 9/27/17 at 2:44 am to IAmReality
quote:This is a good point. You don't need cable to watch most most NFL games.
ertainly a major factor, although the vast majority of the games every week are available on free broadcast TV (CBS/FOX) and other types of broadcasting haven't dropped 20% in 2 years.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 3:33 am to IAmReality
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although the vast majority of the games every week are available on free broadcast TV (CBS/FOX)
Don't know about you but my DTV bill charges me about $10 a month to watch my local channels if I want the HD picture they are broadcasting so in essence, it ain't free.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 3:53 am to IAmReality
Every other sector of tv would die to have the viewers the NFL has.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 4:19 am to IAmReality
MAGA
Posted on 9/27/17 at 4:42 am to IAmReality
Posted on 9/27/17 at 6:18 am to IAmReality
God, family, country and NASCAR! NFL and its bitch the NCAA are fading. Good.
This post was edited on 9/27/17 at 6:25 am
Posted on 9/27/17 at 6:23 am to IAmReality
quote:If that's true, it's pretty damning
other types of broadcasting haven't dropped 20% in 2 years.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 6:44 am to IAmReality
frick them. I quit last year and I'm damn proud of it. 
Posted on 9/27/17 at 7:10 am to IAmReality
quote:
2017 is thus far down 11% from the already declined 2016.
It's almost like this is something that began before this season.
Almost...
Posted on 9/27/17 at 7:12 am to IAmReality
Just finished reading that pregame ratings on Sunday were its highest in 7 years, and the games themselves saw a 5% ratings increase compared to week 3 last year. Sounds like a whole lotta talking the talk was going on, but not much walking the walk...
This post was edited on 9/27/17 at 7:15 am
Posted on 9/27/17 at 8:06 am to IAmReality
I love football ... on Sunday it wasn't in my tv. Monday night either.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 8:06 am to IAmReality
NFL has an antiquated tv deal with fox and cbs, I'm sorry but multiple games should be on different stations. Often times I get stuck with an awful matchup and I do not bother watching.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 9:26 am to IAmReality
quote:
"Cord cutting tho!"
Only game that cord cutting would affect is Monday Night Football on ESPN. Everything else is on free over the air networks Fox, CBS, and NBC.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 10:05 am to IAmReality
Posted on 9/27/17 at 5:17 pm to IAmReality
quote:
"Cord cutting tho!"
I know this doesn't fit your narrative, but this is pretty legit. How else do you explain ESPN laying off 200 personalities earlier this year?
Posted on 9/27/17 at 5:18 pm to IAmReality
quote:
AP - NFL ratings down 11% so far in 2017
Fake news, means NFL ratings are really down 25%.
We did this!
Posted on 9/27/17 at 5:25 pm to IAmReality
Bet the ratings are really going to dive going forward. Especially if Facebook quits blocking people attempting to share boycott info.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 5:39 pm to IAmReality
Stats on all live sports?
Posted on 9/27/17 at 5:54 pm to IAmReality
Interesting article. It appears that 10% of subscribers to cable plan on cutting within the year.
Based off of that, it seems the NFL ratings aren't down. They're just flat.
10% Expected to Cut Cable in 2017
Based off of that, it seems the NFL ratings aren't down. They're just flat.
10% Expected to Cut Cable in 2017
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