World Series Ratings For Game One: 9.6, or the 2nd-Lowest Game One Since 1987
World Series ratings – as expected – for Wednesday night’s opener were not very good. Up against no other sports and a pretty mundane TV lineup, game one of Cardinals-Rangers generated a 9.6 overnight rating according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily. The 9.6 is down 8% from last year’s Giants-Rangers series opener.
That rating could go down a bit tonight against NBC’s Thursday night lineup (that’s a joke; remember the 1985 NBC Thursday night shows? Or 1992? Or the late 1990s? Formidable) and the UCLA-Arizona game on ESPN. The numbers are surely to plummet Saturday-Sunday-Monday against college football and the NFL.
Oh noes! Low ratings! Baseball is in trouble! Bud Selig will be bombarded with questions about it! Ratings mean more than actual attendance! End the regular season in early August!
Hey, did you read Joel Sherman’s column today about the ratings? The headline captures this MLB postseason narrative: Baseball will celebrate Cinderellas while TV viewers change channel.
Heck, when I sent out a query to 10 baseball officials on why America should care about this World Series, the first two responses verbatim were from an AL executive, “I can’t help you, I’ve got nothing,” and from an AL scout, “rally squirrel vs. deer antlers!”
Josh Hamilton will have a scotch. Make it a double.
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October 20th, 2011 at 11:49 AM
$!&*(#$*!#($*#)!$(#@&$(!#*#)@(#!@(&$(@#*$#(!)@$#_!($@)*$!
October 20th, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Couldn’t have said it better.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:52 AM
mundane lineup? south park was on!
October 20th, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Josh Hamilton will have a scotch. Make it a double.
Ugh. I did that a few too many times last night.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Low blow, even by TBL standards.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:54 AM
south park has been very meh the last couple episodes. also, CONTRACT MLB!
October 20th, 2011 at 11:55 AM
I feel like TBL is making fun of my taste in TV up there. First, Criminal Minds is one of my favorite shows. Second, I still watch NBC’s Thursday night lineup. But whatever, I guess I should be watching Hart of Dixie or some shit.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Low blow, even by TBL standards.
You’re right. He should have included something about doing blow off co-eds asses. For accuracy.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:55 AM
NBC still has quality Thursday night shows, people just prefer lame three-camera sitcoms and singing/dance competitions these days, what are you gonna do?
The Thursday night slate this year is even worse than the MNF games coming up…if you’re not a fan of those teams or a degenerate gambler I don’t see the appeal
October 20th, 2011 at 11:56 AM
With the low ratings you would think Fox would have a reason to get rid of Buck and McCarver, so for those who watch it are not punished further.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Scotch and Mt. Dew?
/ms621
October 20th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Maybe MLB can incorporate some athlete dong to get a spike.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
agreed…but there’s always one gem, even in the shittiest seasons.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
You totally called it TBL.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Are you parodying… yourself?
October 20th, 2011 at 11:58 AM
That 1985 Thursday night lineup was like Murderer’s Row. Holy crap. Obviously Cosby/Cheers were the power hitters. But Family Ties and Night Court were truly underrated in their prime.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Also, The Middle was on last night. Love The Janitor in that show.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Hey, did you read Joel Sherman’s column today about the ratings? The headline captures this MLB postseason narrative: Baseball will celebrate Cinderellas while TV viewers change channel.
Heck, when I sent out a query to 10 baseball officials on why America should care about this World Series, the first two responses verbatim were from an AL executive, “I can’t help you, I’ve got nothing,” and from an AL scout, “rally squirrel vs. deer antlers!”
So Joel Sherman decided to talk to the 10 dumbest AL officials in existence? Good for him.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Oh fo sho…that’s because there’s always something stupid that happens that falls right into Matt and Trey’s wheelhouse and they knock it out of the park.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Josh Hamilton will have a scotch. Make it a double.
Wow. Really, dude? Really? You going there?
October 20th, 2011 at 11:59 AM
If you look at the Tweet linked this was included: Gives Fox win in primetime…the horror, the horror
October 20th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
I dont remember Hill Street Blues, i never got to stay up late enough to watch it.
Btw i had the game on last night but it was mostly background noise. I love baseball and i’m rooting for Texas but i really dont care too much one way or the other.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
mrejr…did you see the “making of” special? fucking hysterical…trey doing “cuttlefish” was pee your pants funny.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
mundane lineup? south park was on!
didnt understand why they chose now to attack wikileaks.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Lucky for MLB, NBC’s lineup is in repeats tonight so it won’t have to go against the mighty Prime Suspect starring Maria Bello’s hat. Also last night’s game had an average of 12.91 million viewers with a 3.9 rating/10 share in the 18-49 demo. This is down from last year’s 15.01 million viewers and a 4.7 rating/14 share.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Is the site blurry for anyone else on their iPhone ?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
south park has been very meh the last couple episodes.
I thought the mehicans episode was awesome
October 20th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Hahahahahaha
October 20th, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Josh Hamilton will have a scotch. Make it a double.
Wow. Really, dude? Really? You going there?
Plenty of jokes in more poor taste have been uttered around these parts, I don’t see the big deal.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:01 PM
the first episode was pretty good…drunk stan was awesome.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Is the site blurry for anyone else on their iPhone ?
Stop drinking the scotch. That’ll clear it up.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:02 PM
I BEREEEVE IN YOOOOOOOU!
Was happy to see that they don’t totally hate that job which it seems like they’ve hinted at on the show before
October 20th, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Butters, ATL…last night ESPN had a show called Depth Chart that previewed the Badgers from summer ball all the way through the UNLV game.
Pretty cool behind the scenes view of Wisconsin football.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
So this pretty much invalides any argument that the declining ratings will lead to lower ad revenue, right? As long as they’re winning the time slots, they’ll command top dollar.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
the randy and sharon divorce episode was very unsettling.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Hey, did you read Joel Sherman’s column today about the ratings?
Yes I am sure all of us scrambled to read the NY Post whine about how bad the World Series is, when the Yankees are not in it.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Yeah… I saw that Badger. Didn’t expect much going in, but ESPN delivered a pretty decent show, without too much ESPN-ness.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
i cant believe the SP guys have been around as long as they have, and still cranking out comedy nuggets.
oh, and does anyone give a shit about ratings?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Scotch and Mt. Dew?
/ms621
Mt. Dew is disgusting no matter what you mix in it.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Yes, it blurs when you zoom in. I’m trying to figure out the problem.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
It has been for me. Do you have a new iPhone?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:04 PM
I spent last night going through my DVR queue.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:04 PM
download the mobile app in the AppStore. Problem solved.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Plenty of jokes in more poor taste have been uttered around these parts, I don’t see the big deal.
Yes, by us. We’re the pablum, the disgusting denizens of the Interwebz. We’re not above anything.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:05 PM
download the mobile app in the AppStore. Problem solved.
funny guy.
/said in George’s voice.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:05 PM
B-A-D-G-E-R
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October 20th, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Should be the real headline.
“TV Viewers” would have embraced Cinderella, if it was the Mets
October 20th, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Plenty of jokes in more poor taste have been uttered around these parts, I don’t see the big deal.
I’m in agree with ATL on this one. Many of us have made far worse jokes here before. Some of them about race, some of them about ethnicity, and some of them about people who just died. And we laugh because humor is funny. So let’s all step off our collective high horses and get over it.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:06 PM
There’s a joke in there about TBL’s ratings analysis not holding up under closer inspection, but I don’t have the time or talent to work it out.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:06 PM
ding ding ding
alternative programming may not have been on, but there are more choices for alternative viewing now, more than there were in 1985…or 1995….or even 2005.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:06 PM
It just tastes so good on e it hits the lips
October 20th, 2011 at 12:07 PM
FOX executives were probably happy about winning the night despite blog posts saying they shouldn’t
October 20th, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Scotch and Mt. Dew?
You, sir, sicken me.
Hey, did you read Joel Sherman’s column today about the ratings?
Is there honestly a major concern out in the public as to the numbers of people who are not watching the MLB postseason/World Series? I know I live in an insular bubble where things don’t necessarily enter my consciousness, but is the wider public’s disinterest a major concern?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:08 PM
you shut your mouth.
/pours cutty shark over ice
//pounds it
October 20th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
Except for TBL screaming that the most financially sound sports league should change their entire business model and FOX execs, no body does.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
The interviews with Konz and Wilson were probably the best part, but yeah the production was very well done.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
“I’m in agree…”?
Nice spellcheck dumbass.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Yeah, but there’s this attitude that you “lose” if you make 100 million dollars but you could have made 100.3 million.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:10 PM
/pours cutty shark over ice
//pounds it
Cutty? Oh man, I think I just dry heaved.
And it’s Cutty Sark. Not shark.
/waits for Rusty to meme me again.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:10 PM
No but I did just download iOS5
October 20th, 2011 at 12:11 PM
As long as Fox is able to launch shows (or not kill them) by airing the World Series, they’ll continue to do so. Alan Sepinwall talked about this on his podcast this week. Offloading the bulk of the playoffs to TBS is a boon to both TBS and Fox, and should continue to be for the foreseeable future.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:11 PM
To be fair, I’m sure they would’ve won by a much bigger margin if X factor was on, although they’re probably paying Simon Cowell much more than Bud Selig.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:13 PM
And if the headline is that Ratings are down 9 percent last year, doesn’t that mean that America wants more West Coast teams?
/strict constructionist
October 20th, 2011 at 12:14 PM
If there is one consistent theme throughout any of these ratings discussion, it’s that TBL’s sports business “knowledge” is severely limited. The lack of depth displayed by his thought process is pretty jarring.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:14 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVIkck02qao&feature=youtu.be
Holeeee shit
October 20th, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Cutty? Oh man, I think I just dry heaved
agreed. single malt or go to hell.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Please don’t mention alochol right now……
/stayed out till 3 last night
//woke up at 530 for work
///giggity
October 20th, 2011 at 12:16 PM
“rally squirrel vs. deer antlers!”
Hopefully they team up and knock those stupid fucking inside-out rally caps off of every douche’s head. And take out the rally monkey while they’re at it.
/ Hating on irritating memes and trends
October 20th, 2011 at 12:17 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVIkck02qao&feature=youtu.be
Holeeee shit
Wow. I saw the picture earlier, but more and more of this keeps emerging. This might be the next Samuel Doe or Niccolae Ceacescu in terms of seeing a dictator meet a brutal end on camera.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:17 PM
The baseball ratings debate is between a small, hardcore group of baseball fans and a small, hardcore group of sports fans who think baseball is boring [basically everyone writing for and commenting on this site]. The vast majority of people don’t give a s–t about baseball and will only be enticed to watch the playoffs if their local team is playing.
Not that great of a problem now, with the Bob Costas generation still well and kicking, but in 20-30 years it could have a horse-racing type decline. Kids right now are growing up playing on iPads. A pastoral setting and a plodding game played four hours a day, seven days a week, seven months a year are not going to be the same draws they were.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:17 PM
Maybe MLB can incorporate some athlete dong to get a spike
What, McCarver isn’t enough of a dick?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Remember when the MLB playoffs used to take up virtually Fox’s entire October schedule a few years ago?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:19 PM
Speak for your fucking self
October 20th, 2011 at 12:19 PM
last night ESPN had a show called Depth Chart that previewed the Badgers from summer ball all the way through the UNLV game
Sponsored by Hostess cupcakes?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Stop selectively splicing.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:21 PM
a small, hardcore group of sports fans who think baseball is boring [basically everyone writing for and commenting on this site
Take out the commenting part and you are right on. Just based on the comments alone after you or TBL trot out your “knowledge” of baseball in a post should say something.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Knockout punch.
+bunches*infinity
/TBL
October 20th, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Besides TV execs and MLB higher-ups, who the hell cares what the ratings are? If you’re a baseball fan you don’t need to worry about the World Series going anywhere. It will be on primetime television every single year.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:22 PM
oh, and does anyone give a shit about ratings?
Do ratings discussions take into consideration the fact that TV viewership is down all across the board thanks to the Internet? Lots of people (me included) watch everything online.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:22 PM
The way you wrote that it appeared you meant the 2nd group of people are the ones who write and comment on this site. So why did I need to include the first group of people?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:22 PM
The advertisers who pay both of them.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:22 PM
“Baseball is on the way out!” will become the new “Soccer/lacrosse is the next big thing in this country!” where people keep saying it but it never comes true
October 20th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Great point considering MLB is streets ahead of the other leagues in digital revenue/capabilities and has one of the top-grossing iOS apps every year.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
[basically everyone writing for and commenting on this site].
Knowing your (commenting) audience fail
October 20th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
He just means that everyone here fits into one of those two groups.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
The baseball ratings debate is between a small, hardcore group of baseball fans and a small, hardcore group of sports fans who think baseball is boring
This is funny coming from the soccer guy.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Yes because all of those 4-10 year olds I see at every Phillies game are going to not become baseball fans and pass it down to their kids in turn. Maybe you and TBL and others fail to realize the bonding that occurs in baseball and the fact that most parents would rather take their kids to a baseball game than a football or basketball game. Or am I just not seeing all of your flawed points?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:24 PM
He just means that everyone here fits into one of those two groups.
I had to read it a couple of times before I got that, but yes I think that is what Duffy meant as well.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:24 PM
There are no rules, only jokes.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:25 PM
The advertisers who pay both of them.
/NyQuil’d
October 20th, 2011 at 12:25 PM
I’m in agree with ATL on this one. Many of us have made far worse jokes here before. Some of them about race, some of them about ethnicity, and some of them about people who just died. And we laugh because humor is funny. So let’s all step off our collective high horses and get over it.
Watsonian – I’ve been busy. Did someone stub their vagina?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:25 PM
golf.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:26 PM
No, it didn’t. It was clear I was speaking about a debate between two groups. It seems clear that, during a debate between those two groups on this site, I would mean those two groups. The brackets could have been interpreted in two ways. One way was far more logical and made sense.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Yeah, but there’s this attitude that you “lose” if you make 100 million dollars but you could have made 100.3 million
This also explains the way Wall Street thinks and its inherent fuckups.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:26 PM
The advertisers who pay both of them.
who could also take partial blame for the poor ratings. after all, there is a group of people that only watch the superbowl for the commercials.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:27 PM
i watched. great game.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Couple people earlier in the comments weren’t happy with TBL making jokes about Josh Hamilton’s sobriety. Comments 5 and 20.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Obviously it wasnt clear, as others thought you meant the same thing I did. So no need to be snooty.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:27 PM
I had to read it a couple of times before I got that, but yes I think that is what Duffy meant as well.
Account on word press = Free
Posts about a sport a niche group cares about = 12 dollars
Having to explain your comments in 3 more comments = priceless
October 20th, 2011 at 12:28 PM
I love when Duffy jumps into the comments section with two feet!
October 20th, 2011 at 12:28 PM
So tell me, a baseball fan, why I should care how low ratings for World Series games effect the advertisers? What’s going to happen, the sport will collapse because there’s not enough ad money coming in? No, the games will be played, the World Series will be played, and a decent amount of people will watch. The WS isn’t going to get banished to FX or some other basic cable network.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Watsonian – I’ve been busy. Did someone stub their vagina?
People were flipping out at TBL making a reference to Josh Hamilton being an alcoholic. ATL was pointing out that we all have had much worse jokes here before. And I was agreeing with ATL. And that was that.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:28 PM
I like how you state opinions like facts.
Very endearing of you.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:28 PM
golf.
i’ll be in cleveland next wednesday and thursday.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:29 PM
October 20th, 2011 at 12:29 PM
No, it didn’t. It was clear I was speaking about a debate between two groups. It seems clear that, during a debate between those two groups on this site, I would mean those two groups. The brackets could have been interpreted in two ways. One way was far more logical and made sense.
If you don’t think you could have written your initial comment in such a way that it was a lot clearer, then you need to return to J-School.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
got any time for 18?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
This..and this…
Fox won the night. I hardly think they were crying in their coffee this morning.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
boom. mlb.tv. holy shit they make money off this.
Quote fail aside, nice one.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Wouldn’t you think they recognize the higher number of TV options and viewer segmentation? I’m not entirely certain they’re too worried about lower ratings. Everything (I’m sure there are exceptions) has lower ratings now. To generalize:
Top Shows (average Nielsen rating for the season):
1970/71 – Marcus Welby, MD – 29.6
1975/76 – All in the Family – 30.1
1980/81 – Dallas – 34.5
1985/86 – The Cosby Show – 33.7
1990/91 – Cheers – 21.3
1995/96 – ER – 22.0
2000/01 – Survivor – 16.9
2005/06 – American Idol – 11.1
2010/11 – American Idol – 7.7
October 20th, 2011 at 12:31 PM
No, it didn’t. It was clear I was speaking about a debate between two groups.
When a number of people appear to have misinterpreted it, that usually means it was poorly or unclearly phrased.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Quote fail + Quote fail = ?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:31 PM
This. Again, a lack of depth by the writers on this blog. Television ratings don’t mean what they did 20 years ago.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:32 PM
Josh Hamilton being an alcoholic
dude’s a fucking crack head, literally. if an alcoholic is still an alcoholic in their post-drinking stage, the same is true of crack heads.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:32 PM
yeah, haven’t done that in awhile. but that’s where they are ahead of the curve.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:32 PM
When a number of people appear to have misinterpreted it, that usually means it was poorly or unclearly phrased.
Duffy thinks we are all uneducated mouth breathers and that he is never wrong. If he thinks otherwise, he has never once given anyone here such an impression.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:32 PM
The advertisers who pay both of them.
Hockey still has advertisers, even though their footprint was diminished. So does tennis (niche sport), boxing (niche sport) and soccer (niche sport). Advertisers want eyeballs, this is true. But is there a difference between them paying for ads to a single event with lots of eyeballs (Oscars, Super Bowl) or to multiple events with less eyeballs but a committed following (World Series, NBA Finals)?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:32 PM
This. Again, a lack of depth by the writers on this blog. Television ratings don’t mean what they did 20 years ago.
I think we all know how they feel about stats here.
/yes I am the same guy who fucked up the WAR stat a month ago
October 20th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
But…TBl linked to another guy’s opinion about ratings. What more do you want him to do?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
dude’s a fucking crack head, literally. if an alcoholic is still an alcoholic in their post-drinking stage, the same is true of crack heads.
I would have gone with drug addict. But yeah, I don’t disagree with you.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
If Josh Hamilton can’t win this WS, that will make him a 2-time loser. Hopefully he’ll hop back on the wagon(?), warm up that spoon, and tie off that arm.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
So, I take it Huffy Puffy Duffy has made an appearance.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Michigan Man
October 20th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
got any time for 18?
i should be done the conference by 3 or 4 wednesday. probably time to squeeze in 9?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
The NBA has great ratings for its playoffs yet more than 50% of the franchises are losing money.
And baseball is the sport with the financial problems to worry about? Lick grundle.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Golf is a different animal. Advertisers for high-end products will pay to reach a smaller-targeted audience of relatively well-off white people.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:34 PM
God help us.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:34 PM
Speaking of TV and sports …
I wonder if Hank Jr. is gonna write a song defending this person’s First Amendment right to speak out.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:35 PM
advertisers pay a lot for coverage during the masters, but that’s kind of a one off.
oh yea…we’d probably have three hours if we teed off at 4. probably squeeze in 18 if we teed off at 330ish.
lemme know where your conf is and i’ll figure out the closest course and shit.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:36 PM
duffy…i was just dreaming, not making a point or anything. the end of the golf season is mindfucking me hardcore.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:36 PM
/nttawwt
October 20th, 2011 at 12:36 PM
Nada, I saw you correct my Super Troopers reference the other day. You are correct, it was Charlie Rich, not Charley Pride. Thanks for catching that.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Golf is a different animal. Advertisers for high-end products will pay to reach a smaller-targeted audience of relatively well-off white people.
like gatorade?
October 20th, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Charley Pride
Legend.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Exactly. That’s why it’s stupid to use NBA Finals ratings as your main point as to why the NBA is ahead of the MLB (whatever the hell that means).
October 20th, 2011 at 12:38 PM
I thought I read something like some episode of All in the Family back in the 70s got a better rating than anything that has been on TV in the past decade. And it was a repeat.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:40 PM
I thought I read something like some episode of All in the Family back in the 70s got a better rating than anything that has been on TV in the past decade. And it was a repeat.
That will happen when you only have 3 channels with anything on. Comparing ratings today with ratings 30 years ago is like using the steroid era as a bench mark for baseball records.
/consider yourself: engaged.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:41 PM
It still dwarfs Gossip Girl’s ratings from Monday night
October 20th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Dude. That’s the point.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
The advertisers who are putting their ads on TV are using pre-negotiated rates. They are not negotiated after the commercial airs and the ratings are determined. Additionally, ratings do not cover everything. MLB gets online viewership. There are ads on their website that get a cost-per-mille rate. It has nothing to do with click, just pageviews. Much like this very blog. They also get advertising space on the online broadcast during breaks in the action.
I have now copied and pasted this comment into a notepad on my desktop. Please read it, digest it, understand it and stop writing about this.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Dude. That’s the point.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:50 PM
which is the reason why such classic shows like knight rider, a-team, etc would fail miserably now.
October 20th, 2011 at 1:28 PM
There always seems to be two different arguments being mixed here. Do falling ratings have a negative economic impact on baseball and do falling ratings mean decline in popularity of the sport.
On the first, while it obviously doesn’t help, the relatve % of revenues of national broadcast rights is such that no, it probably isn’t as big an issue as many would like to think.
On the second, it may or may not be a true reflection, but just the ratings numbers themselves aren’t definitive either way. Continuing to bring them up as some sort of proof positive is faulty logic to me.
October 20th, 2011 at 1:59 PM
It still dwarfs Gossip Girl’s ratings from Monday night
Badmouthing the Jets may not do it, but badmouthing Gossip Girl will get you on TBL’s bad side real quick.
October 20th, 2011 at 2:01 PM
it was Charlie Rich, not Charley Pride
De nada, so to speak. More to the point: Charlie Rich, Charley Pride and Super Troopers are all great.