On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 8:50 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > NFL ratings are definitely down across the board this season - Sunday day > games as well as the primetime games: > > http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nfl-tv-ratings-viewership- > nbc-cbs-fox-espn-nfln-regular-season-playoffs/ > > I agree that the anthem issues are unlikely to be much of the reason. IF > QBs are the issue, more likely Brady and Peyton (their absence), than the > second stringer from the 49ers. I suspect we are starting to see the > cumulative impact of three trends: Over-exposure (good time for my first > annual mention of how horrible Thursday Night Football is), the necessary > changes to minimize head injuries, and the habit of younger fans to not sit > in front of the tv for hours watching a game (or even streaming it from a > device), and instead monitoring scores and watching highlights. > > Still, the NFL is one of the very best television commodities, and is > likely to remain so. As the season progresses we may see an uptick, with > more stars emerging. >
One of the factors behind the new popularity of the English Premier League is that young fans become acquainted with the game through the FIFA video game. I don't know where to go to see if sales of Madden football are down (I don't believe they are) but the interest of young fans in live games through familiarity with Madden should be sustainable. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
