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09-05-2019 01:39 AM |
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Originally Posted by BaseballMan
(Post 4533496)
Yeah but the NFL is shooting itself in the foot if they are losing viewers from either game by scheduling 2 games.
If they put one of the monday night games back on sunday you may have to choose which one to watch but at least you wont be stuck with watching the game so late.
Plus i wonder if 2 games actually weakens the exciment for one of the games.
I know im not that intrested in the first game and i bet fans of those teams are far less interested in the 2nd game.
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I dunno. It's just the first Monday night of the season where this happens. And the NFL/ESPN has been doing it now for like 14 years. If it wasn't working ratings-wise, they'd know by now :)
And as far as if it makes sense ratings-wise, I don't care. For me, it's more NFL on the tube for me to choose to watch, or not. No problem there.
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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
(Post 4533518)
The NFL has done a better job than any of the leagues in developing love for their sport. People watch football just because it is football. You don't see rouge basketball or hockey leagues. But you see it in football because there is a portion of the population that will point their eyes at your product at the mere mention of "touchdown".
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True. Personally, while my fall & winter weekends are not consumed by football, I do have games on non-stop if I'm home, and pay attention to the good ones. I even watched a fair amount of AAF and was sad to see it go. On the flip side, while I'm also an NBA fan, I don't give even a cursory look to Big 3 Ball... YMMV
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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
(Post 4533518)
So I doubt 2 games weakens any excitement. I think 2 games actually makes opening week a bigger event. In the same, maybe bigger, way games throughout the day makes the NBA big on Xmas & the MLB huge on the 4th & Labor Day. In all likelihood, playing late on Monday will probably garnish more ratings than if either was just one of many on Sunday.
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Exactly. I and friends already have our plans for opening Thursday night, the Monday night double-header, and some select SNF, MNF and TNF games througout the year.
The NFL has got it down. Not that some tweaks might not be in the cards, but it's working.
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