hno:
Let’s keep making things up.
Lets not give a shit about facts.
We can just live in our own universe and make stuff up as we go .
With both Major League Baseball and the NBA returning to action recently, the two leagues have continued a trend that started with the return of sports post-coronavirus stoppages: skyrocketing television ratings. Both leagues have seen healthy increases in ratings, a sign that people are currently starved for sports content across the board.
MLB returned first, so let’s start there. ESPN saw a record audience for the first game back last Thursday: according to The Los Angeles Times, the match-up between the New York Yankees and the defending World Series champion Washington Nationals averaged 4.075 million viewers, the highest for a regular-season game since 2011. Meanwhile, the Giants-Dodgers game that night was ESPN’s highest-rated late-night regular season game ever, averaging 2.76 million viewers, according to SportBusiness.
The NBA, meanwhile, returned on July 30th with a doubleheader that saw strong numbers for TNT. The opener for the season restart between the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans saw an average of 2.1 million viewers tune in to see the Jazz pull out the final possession victory. The main event on the evening between the Lakers and Clippers garnered even more viewers, peaking at 4.1 million viewers from 9:45 to 10:45 that evening; as a whole, the game averaged 3.4 million viewers.
It’s not particularly surprising to see the strong viewership as sports came back to life; the German Bundesliga broke records for viewership in both its home country and abroad, while NASCAR’s first race back had an increase of 38% from the last race before the pandemic. Whether baseball and basketball can continue with the high viewership counts remains to be seen, but it’s a strong start for both leagues in these unique times.
Lets not give a shit about facts.
We can just live in our own universe and make stuff up as we go .
With both Major League Baseball and the NBA returning to action recently, the two leagues have continued a trend that started with the return of sports post-coronavirus stoppages: skyrocketing television ratings. Both leagues have seen healthy increases in ratings, a sign that people are currently starved for sports content across the board.
MLB returned first, so let’s start there. ESPN saw a record audience for the first game back last Thursday: according to The Los Angeles Times, the match-up between the New York Yankees and the defending World Series champion Washington Nationals averaged 4.075 million viewers, the highest for a regular-season game since 2011. Meanwhile, the Giants-Dodgers game that night was ESPN’s highest-rated late-night regular season game ever, averaging 2.76 million viewers, according to SportBusiness.
The NBA, meanwhile, returned on July 30th with a doubleheader that saw strong numbers for TNT. The opener for the season restart between the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Pelicans saw an average of 2.1 million viewers tune in to see the Jazz pull out the final possession victory. The main event on the evening between the Lakers and Clippers garnered even more viewers, peaking at 4.1 million viewers from 9:45 to 10:45 that evening; as a whole, the game averaged 3.4 million viewers.
It’s not particularly surprising to see the strong viewership as sports came back to life; the German Bundesliga broke records for viewership in both its home country and abroad, while NASCAR’s first race back had an increase of 38% from the last race before the pandemic. Whether baseball and basketball can continue with the high viewership counts remains to be seen, but it’s a strong start for both leagues in these unique times.
Notice how in post 1 they used the term ratings have gone down since the first game back from corona ?
The little fact that OP left out was the baseline for that statement is the highest ratings in over 20 years .
Sure if you going to use that as your measuring stick yes they did go down .
But the ratings compared to the same period last year they are way up .
See how people tell stories ?
now let’s continue on in our made up universe of our own creation and let’s ignore those facts .
The little fact that OP left out was the baseline for that statement is the highest ratings in over 20 years .
Sure if you going to use that as your measuring stick yes they did go down .
But the ratings compared to the same period last year they are way up .
See how people tell stories ?
now let’s continue on in our made up universe of our own creation and let’s ignore those facts .
Maybe these leagues got a injection of new fans.. Fans that are more interested in Woke and social justice issues. I'm not sure thats sustainable. Probably not true sports fans. No way anyone can convince me that these leagues haven't lost some of their core fan base with their disrespect for American values
MLB is not too bad, after the first games they have toned it down a lot, I am watching.
NBA on the other hand, is way over the top, obnoxiously supports a terrorist group every game, kneel every game, the Marxist entity's name painted on the courts, players donned with brainless simpleton slogans.
The NBA should not be watched, should be boycotted by any Christian family man, and patriot who respects the flag, the military, and law enforcement in this country. AND I wonder if anybody should buy any products from the main NBA sponsors.
NBA on the other hand, is way over the top, obnoxiously supports a terrorist group every game, kneel every game, the Marxist entity's name painted on the courts, players donned with brainless simpleton slogans.
The NBA should not be watched, should be boycotted by any Christian family man, and patriot who respects the flag, the military, and law enforcement in this country. AND I wonder if anybody should buy any products from the main NBA sponsors.
Chop, how do you compare NBA ratings to "the same time last year"
I'm guessing since they would gave been zero last August, there's only one direction to go, that's up.
For obvious reasons, comparing to previous years is totally irrelevant to begin with. In terms of alternative entertainment which has been minimized, hunger for restart and the aforementioned timing, it's a whole new world.
I know this much, I find their behavior appalling and I've only watched the last three minutes of the C's vs Bucks. I'm a huge sports fan, but I've decided to continue on with my pandemic viewing trends
And I'm not alone, simply not plausible
What will be interesting is to watch ratings going forward, their direction matters, as does how to they compare with expectations
As you know, money talks, time will tell
They've lost me, and BB was always my favorite sport to watch and play.
I'll never buy a ticket to an NBA game again. I'm writing to the Tigers soon to tell them
the exact same thing. BLM logo on the pitching mound? Sorry, I don't support Marxist
and/or racist political entities.
See ya. On the TV, nowhere else. So-Sorry-935&
I'll never buy a ticket to an NBA game again. I'm writing to the Tigers soon to tell them
the exact same thing. BLM logo on the pitching mound? Sorry, I don't support Marxist
and/or racist political entities.
See ya. On the TV, nowhere else. So-Sorry-935&
Rating crashes compared to what? A golf exhibition in May that was highly publicized?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ws...week-amid-uncertainty-over-season-11596373202
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ws...week-amid-uncertainty-over-season-11596373202
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/television-ratings-mlb-nba/amp
another article saying that ratings are up
I’ll trust the wall street journal in the previous post over what Breitbart says
another article saying that ratings are up
I’ll trust the wall street journal in the previous post over what Breitbart says
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Ratings Crash for NBA, MLB After Protest-Filled Debuts
BREITBART.Com.....ok...
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Lmao. Its a StevieRay post. No source and guaranteed far right nonsense. Ratings are up huge.
https://www.si.com/.amp-lakers/nba/...lion-viewers-doubling-regular-season-audience
https://www.si.com/.amp-lakers/nba/...lion-viewers-doubling-regular-season-audience
