>> I wonder if the NFL would allow some Chargers or Rams home games to be preempted for let's >> say a better game? > > Wouldn't be much trouble to get the NFL to agree. They don't care what game is on, as long as > there's a game on. > > The owners of the Rams and Chargers however, would never hear of it. That's money and > exposure (which potentially equals future money) for them.
I believe that local stations, within NFL television rules*, have the final say on what they show. Everybody (station, network, and league) is trying to maximize ratings, and bad games with the local team usually dwarf good games with out-of-market teams. * Each team has primary and secondary markets, etc. Stations within those markets are obligated to show the local team's road games. They can opt out of a home game, but I can't remember it happening more than once. -- -- 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.
