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World Series opener had the lowest rating ever recorded

Posted on 10/23/20 at 4:38 pm
Posted by RedRifle
Austin/NO
Member since Dec 2013
8328 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 4:38 pm
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' appearance in Major League Baseball's top event couldn't save the league from the impact of a sports viewership decline. Game One of the Dodgers' series against the Tampa Bay Rays attracted 9.1 million viewers, Fox Sports said. The game was the most watched program on Tuesday but also became the least-watched World Series game ever -- or at least since Nielsen began tracking ratings in 1968.
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
27983 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 4:41 pm to
Still higher than the NBA
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71954 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 4:42 pm to
Mookie must be one too many for the "go woke, go broke" crowd.
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Simcoe Strip - He/Him/Helicopter
Member since Oct 2011
36773 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 4:44 pm to
muh ratings
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35794 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 4:46 pm to
No fans, short season and it's the Rays.

Certain teams kill ratings no matter the opponent. Florida teams usually kill ratings.

Now Dodgers - Yankees; you bet your bottom dollar it would've beat NFL ratings.
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
95054 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 4:48 pm to
Nobody cares about the Rays and we're all tired of the Dodgers.


The WCA beacon has been activated.
Posted by BhamDore
Nashville
Member since Aug 2009
6297 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 4:55 pm to
The worst of all-time. I sense a pattern across multiple sports that didn't have a normal season.

NBA, MLB, NHL, US open etc. All had record low ratings.


Maybe has something to so with record numbers of people cable cutting during a pandemic. Cable bill is the 1st bill to go when money gets tight.

Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
Member since Jun 2012
58115 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 5:10 pm to
Media finding out no one cares about LA.
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
28145 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 5:30 pm to
Not shocking, terrible match up.

Dodgers should wipe the rays off the field. Tampa has a weak hitting lineup. Hitting .199 for playoffs(going into gam e 1), that's not bad, that fricking inept. And it's not like they are just cold, they aren't a good hitting team at all. Randy A has saved their arse in the playoffs.

Posted by YStar
Member since Mar 2013
15214 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 6:00 pm to
Obviously boyco..
Posted by AUFANATL
Member since Dec 2007
3980 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 6:20 pm to

To some extent the post-season (MLB, NHL or NBA) builds on what happens during the regular season. It's the cherry on top of a sundae we have been slowly eating for months. But this year the regular season was practically a toss away for most sports so it's not surprising that bled over into the post-season.

I've heard a lot of comments from people I know to be typical sports fans along the lines of "I didn't even know XXX had a good team this year" or "I don't even know who XXX's best player is".

Posted by 91TIGER
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
17814 posts
Posted on 10/23/20 at 7:50 pm to
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World Series opener had the lowest rating ever recorded



BLM.


I've watched the Astros since 1975. This year, when the BLM pandering started, I have not watched ONE game. When MLB drops the commies I'll come back, until that time I hope they fail.
Posted by Cannon
Shreveport
Member since May 2015
1627 posts
Posted on 10/24/20 at 1:32 am to
Because this isn't even a true World Series. With the Kung Flu requiring a "bubble", and playing all games at a single neutral site. I feel terrible for the Dodgers not being able to ever win a World Series with this era's team. Maybe next year.
Posted by ItTakesAThief
Scottsdale, Arizona
Member since Dec 2009
9321 posts
Posted on 10/24/20 at 7:58 am to
Needed that Braves v Houston Astro match up.

No one cares that much about Dodgers v Rays nationally.
Posted by 93and99
Dayton , Oh / Allentown , Pa
Member since Dec 2018
14400 posts
Posted on 10/24/20 at 8:08 am to
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World Series opener had the lowest rating ever recorded



BLM
Posted by GoldenGuy
Member since Oct 2015
10957 posts
Posted on 10/24/20 at 10:28 am to
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Game One of the Dodgers' series against the Tampa Bay Rays attracted 9.1 million viewers, Fox Sports said. The game was the most watched program on Tuesday but also became the least-watched World Series game ever -- or at least since Nielsen began tracking ratings in 1968


Sounds like the Houston Sports Market finally got a win for once.
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
51874 posts
Posted on 10/24/20 at 11:00 am to
15 million watching the shitty giants and eagles game.
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
52963 posts
Posted on 10/24/20 at 12:14 pm to
People are tired of watching the Dodgers choke
Posted by Klingler7
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
12074 posts
Posted on 10/24/20 at 3:09 pm to
Dodgers : $230 Million dollar payroll
Tampa : $72 Million.

Enjoy your ring, Kershaw.
This post was edited on 10/24/20 at 3:12 pm
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