Again, you gotta put the ratings into perspective. Everything on TV is falling at a faster rate. The NFL’s and sports in general’s ratings have remained steady. And that doesn’t include people watching games on streaming which is becoming more common.
But that's not true! The NFL and NBA ratings are consistently lower from the same time last year. Granted the NBA is now in a different time slot competing with the NFL, but even before Covid they were still down by almost 20%. And now the NFL is down by a similar margin. If anything, the NFL should be crushing compared to last year, but they're down on an overall percentage.
The TV contracts are gonna increase with the next negotiations. A network executive was quoted as saying that they’re prepared to pay three billion more to keep the rights. It’s in that NYT article I posted earlier. That’s how valuable the NFL is.
That 20% number was before they added the West Coast viewers. It’s more like 12%.
If you're quoting from a NYT article well...I'll just leave that alone. The bottom line when it comes down to 99.999% of business is follow the money. If the NFL thinks that this will profit from the social justice stance that they've decided to take, so be it.
But it’s still the number one program on TV. Nothing has replaced. Not another show. Not another sport. Not cable news. It’s still number one. No network is gonna get rid of the NFL. The prices will increase over time.
You must not have studied the concept of supply and demand have you? I'll send you a link.
The NFL still being number one shows there’s a demand for it. People still watch. The networks are gonna pay more for the League. They have a demand for it.You must not have studied the concept of supply and demand have you? I'll send you a link.
Just because something is #1 doesn't mean that it will always stay that way. If people stop tuning in, well, I'll just shoot you the link.
Supply and demand - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
You my friend are the modern day equivalent of the Roman empire. Things are going so smoothly, we'll be here forever, and bam! Before you know what hit you, it's gone.
You’re making this a lot more than what it is. TV ratings have plummeted for everything at a faster rate than the NFL. The NFL and sports is in general have remained reliable.
No they haven't
www.hollywoodreporter.com
The 10 million on MNF still beats that 4 million on cable news.No they haven't
TV Ratings: Cable News Has Record-Setting Second Quarter
All three major cable news networks set ratings records in the second quarter of 2020.
So you think that the demo on cable tv that you're highlighting (teens, twenties, and thirties) are the ones who are making up the majority of the people who are spending their money on the NFL or any other sports league? Congrats if they're winning that demographic but the people who are spending their money to support the leagues are 40+ and they're not happy being told that they're not "woke" enough.
I’m saying that’s the most valuable demo. Every network has tailored to cater to that demo since the 50s.
I can't speak for you Saint Jack, but I don't know of anyone in that age range who can attend a Saints game, the prices in the Dome, the parking, beer/food, and any merchandise from the Black & Gold shop. If the people who really pay the bills of the NFL decide to stop contributing, i.e. the 40+ crowd, then the NFL is in for a definite downsizing.
