Fox Blames Everyone Hating the Red Sox for World Series Ratings Drop
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Showing posts with label Ratings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ratings. Show all posts
05 October, 2018
27 November, 2017
NFL Ratings Down on Thanksgiving
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For most, watching the NFL on Thanksgiving is the same as eating turkey on the holiday - you can't go without it. This year, that might have changed. NFL ratings were down on Thanksgiving, according to Sports Illustrated's Peter King and Pro Football Talk.
20 November, 2017
ESPN Employees Try to Escape Sinking Ship
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(NEW YORK POST) - Thanksgiving week is here, and many inside ESPN are giving special thanks for jobs they hope will last past the holidays. In the next few weeks, the Worldwide Leader is expected to undergo another round of massive layoffs - Sporting News cites 40-60 layoffs coming, with Sports Illustrated reporting the number will exceed 100 - and the next wave of who's-next worry has many scanning their options.
30 October, 2017
World Series Beats 'Sunday Night Football' in TV Ratings
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For a second straight year, the World Series had more viewers than the NFL on Sunday night. Game 5 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers drew a 12.8 overnight rating for Fox, beating NBC's 9.8 rating for a matchup between the Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers on "Sunday…
27 September, 2017
NFL Ratings Fall as Fans Make Clear: Quit the Politics
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So NFL players have a right to kneel during the national anthem - true. But NFL fans have a right to buy or not buy tickets, and watch or not watch games. And it's the latter that's speaking loudly now. Soon enough, fans - not spoiled players - will win this political brouhaha. It's only a…
13 April, 2017
Will Fans Respond to the New NASCAR?
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Like him or not, race winner Jimmie Johnson's two charges through the field at the Texas Motor Speedway exemplified how NASCAR has adapted its racing to boost fan attendance and TV ratings. Moving from last place at the start and from mid-pack at the start of the final stage, Johnson's progress underscored how the steep reduction…
28 March, 2017
After More than 20 Years, Another Tenured ESPN Anchor Could be Out of a Job
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John Buccigross joined ESPN in 1996, and after more than 20 years of anchoring SportsCenter and penning the occasional column, the media personality could be out of a job, per Sporting News. ESPN will reportedly be trimming tens of millions of staff salary in the coming months as the worldwide leader continues to fight against cord…
07 March, 2017
Latest Demoralizing Reports Out of ESPN Signal Just How Bad Things are at the Worldwide Leader
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ESPN’s business model has been under attack for quite some time and it is no secret that the worldwide leader has been forced to lay off many, many people as a result. However, yet another bombshell is reportedly set to drop, as Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated brings word of more cuts that will actually impact…
06 February, 2017
Super Bowl Ratings Down Slightly from Last Year
The historic overtime of Super Bowl LI pulled in 111.3 million viewers on Sunday night, down slightly from last year's game, according to Nielsen and Fox. The average audience on Fox was down from the 111.9 million who watched Super Bowl 50 on CBS in 2016. The Patriots, trailing 28-3 in the third quarter, scored two…
