{"id":131801,"date":"2016-10-15T15:36:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T21:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/10\/15\/nfl-ratings-are-down-doooooom.html"},"modified":"2016-10-15T15:36:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T21:36:58","slug":"nfl-ratings-are-down-doooooom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/10\/15\/nfl-ratings-are-down-doooooom.html","title":{"rendered":"NFL ratings are down! DOOOOOOM!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It's an interesting look at how ratings for live sports — the NFL in particular — are way down, and some of the reasons being speculated about.<\/p>\n

I found this one in particular fascinating:<\/p>\n

'And some of the season’s early matchups have been uncompetitive or underwhelming. “Sports at the end of the day is a narrative. You can’t create it. It’s organic,” said Neil Macker, an entertainment analyst for Morningstar, an investment research firm. “If you don’t have those compelling story lines, people aren’t going to take the time to watch.”'<\/i><\/p>\n

Sooooo … live sports are simply a subset of Reality TV? Makes sense — you have some modicum of competition, but increasing amounts of time are invested in the "narrative" and "compelling story lines" — Will athlete X recover from his injury last week? How are his children doing, and how is he hiding the pain from them? And how does he feel about the trash talking athlete Y did about him on Monday? Will he retire this after the season, or will he be traded away? Stay tuned!<\/i><\/p>\n

Yeah, that's the kind of crap that's ruined coverage of the Olympics, and I certainly see more and more of it in professional sports. Perhaps that's<\/i> a reason for ratings going down, rather of being what the NFL lacks to keep ratings up. Just saying …<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nNFL ratings plunge could spell doom for traditional TV<\/a><\/span>
\nA continued slide, executives say, could pose an even bigger danger: If football can’t survive the new age of TV, what can?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It's an interesting look at how ratings for live sports — the NFL in particular — are way down, and some of the reasons being speculated about. I found this one in particular fascinating: 'And some of the season’s early matchups have been uncompetitive or underwhelming. “Sports at the end of the day is a … Continue reading “NFL ratings are down! 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