NFL SEE RATINGS PLUMMET AS AMERICANS STOP WATCHING FOOTBALL WHILE NATIONAL ANTHEM DISRESPECTED

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
By Paul Martin

The Sporting News reported last Thursday that the ‘Kaepernick Effect’ is actually starting to hit the league in the wallets. The four major NFL broadcast networks – CBS, FOX, NBC, and ESPN – will pay about $5 billion per year for rights to broadcast games through 2021, yet sources told The Sporting News that those networks are actually starting to give some money back to advertisers with what are commonly known as “make-good” deals.

by Geoffrey Grider
NowTheEndBegins.com
October 11, 2016

THE NFL HAS A RATINGS PROBLEM. THE CAUSES ARE MANY, AND THE LEADING CAUSE IS CERTAINLY UP FOR DEBATE. BUT THAT ISN’T STOPPING THE NFL FROM DENYING THAT THE PROBLEM HAS SOME CONTROVERSIAL UNDERCURRENTS – OR THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Sunday Night Football between the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants drew a 10.2 overnight rating as it mostly went up against the second presidential debate, according to Sports Media Watch. It’s a steep drop from 13.1 in Week 5 of the 2015 season and the lowest overnight rating since Week 8 of the 2013 season.

The presidential debate, and the 2016 election season, are no doubt cutting into TV ratings for everyone, not just the NFL. But for an 11 percent overall drop through the first four weeks of 2016 that is likely to deepen after Week 5? Seems more like a convenient excuse.

49ERS’ COLIN KAEPERNICK AND TEAMMATE BOOED OVER NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTEST

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