SNF ratings for huge Cowboys/Rams game has to ring the alarm bells for the NFL (1 Viewer)

[Saint Kamara]

‘Sunday Night Football’ Season Debut Viewership Slides To Multi-Year Low; Fox’s Brady Vs Brees GOAT Battle Up From 2019 – Update

UPDATE, 9:45 AM: Sunday Night Football’s official season debut saw a win for the LA Rams against the always hyped Dallas Cowboys, but a loss for NBC and the NFL. Actually, now the final numbers are…

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Down a whopping 28% in key demographics from last year's opening SNF game.

 

[St.Dan]

They could've been like me -- tuned out when my eyes began to burn from the Rams' new uniforms

As for the game, the Cowboys' historic bad luck when wearing their blue jerseys continues. Not sure what the exact W-L breakdown is, but it dates back to the Tom Landry era.

 

[BlackandGoldXLIV]

Well the Rams are a west coast team.

The west coast is on fire. Maybe people were preoccupied with life.

 

[Saint Jack]

They still haven’t added in the west coast viewers. There was already a thread about the Saints game being the highest for FOX in a few years.
To put this in perspective, here’s a NYT article explaining why network executives are preparing to pay three billion more to keep the NFL in the next negotiations.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/sports/football/nfl-tv-broadcast-ads.html

 

[fdl16]

A stadium full of bright blue empty seats is physically painful to look at for too long. I didn't even make it five minutes.

 

[Bill]

Well the Rams are a west coast team.

The west coast is on fire. Maybe people were preoccupied with life.

Or possibly L.A. is not a football town.

 

[Mutt]

Maybe rolling black outs?

 

[rickyjones]

The fact that the rams got another pass interference call in their favor in the final minute sure did chap my buttocks.

 

[HoustonGold]

‘Sunday Night Football’ Season Debut Viewership Slides To Multi-Year Low; Fox’s Brady Vs Brees GOAT Battle Up From 2019 – Update

UPDATE, 9:45 AM: Sunday Night Football’s official season debut saw a win for the LA Rams against the always hyped Dallas Cowboys, but a loss for NBC and the NFL. Actually, now the final numbers are…

deadline.com

Down a whopping 28% in key demographics from last year's opening SNF game.

Meanwhile

Saints-Bucs was most watched Fox NFL opener in four years

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What were you saying about the ratings? Maybe nobody cares about the Rams?

 

[Saint Spud]

Meanwhile

Saints-Bucs was most watched Fox NFL opener in four years

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What were you saying about the ratings? Maybe nobody cares about the Rams?

Exactly. And the Cowboys aren’t the draw they once were, either.

As that thread noted, this year’s Saints-Bucs opener is Fox’s highest-rated in four years. Their opener last year? That the Saints and Bucs beat? Cowboys and Giants.

 

[Consigliere]

Well the Rams are a west coast team.

The west coast is on fire. Maybe people were preoccupied with life.

Those people are preoccupied by weed.

 

[Gentilly504]

Meanwhile

Saints-Bucs was most watched Fox NFL opener in four years

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What were you saying about the ratings? Maybe nobody cares about the Rams?

It’s all about match up. If Saints and Bucs was the Sunday Night game instead of Rams/Cowboys, The ratings would have been different in my opinion. Also a side note, cable plays a part too. Many are getting away from cable, thus no ESPN= can’t watch Monday night football(Unless your local team is playing).

 

[HoustonGold]

I bet Packers vs Saints has high SNF ratings.

 

[scedotal]

The only team I have to watch is the Saints. I will watch other games until my wife’s starts yelling at me, then I will do what she wants.

 

[BG4L]

It’s all about match up. If Saints and Bucs was the Sunday Night game instead of Rams/Cowboys, The ratings would have been different in my opinion. Also a side note, cable plays a part too. Many are getting away from cable, thus no ESPN= can’t watch Monday night football(Unless your local team is playing).

I watched online like most people prob are doing now.