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A new low for broadcast viewing

michael hagerty said:
Generations of Los Angelenos turned on the Dodgers on TV with the sound down and put either Vin Scully or Jaime Jarrin on the radio.
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And, by the hundreds, brought their radios to Dodger Stadium to listen to Vin call the game they were at. I remember watching a Cubs-Dodgers game one night on WGN, and when Jack Brickhouse was silent, you could faintly hear Vin's call in the park.
 
dmargalotti said:
This is simply a reflection of the fact that we are now living in an on-demand society. The shift in how people consume began several years ago with the advent of VCRs, DVDs, and DVRs. Now with the prevalence of streaming services, we have the ability to watch what we want to watch when it's convenient for us. Not when some TV networks and executives decide to show it. Long gone are the days when you had to be in front of the TV on a specific day and time to catch your favorite show.
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Facts.
 
crainbebo said:
Shift workers like me have to use the radio. And I like Steve Raible's Seahawks play-by-play. One of the best commentators in the entire NFL.
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Ok, let's just say the game is being played on your day off. Which is more enjoyable for you: watching the game live, or listening to it being called on the radio?
 
Live, of course. But I don't have cable, so off to the local bar/grill I would go.
 
K.M. Richards said:
You know, I do believe you are correct about that.
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Until there were big and high resolution screens, soccer was also better on the radio. Following the ball and even the players on a "picture tube" TV was nearly impossible.
 
radiofan2023 said:
But hearing the description of someone getting slammed into the glass, high sticking, etc on the radio isn’t as exciting as seeing and hearing it on TV. Watching Torts go ballistic is thoroughly entertaining:
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When I started following hockey (1960s), there was no hockey on TV in central Indiana other than (maybe) the Stanley Cup Final. There was also no hockey in Indiana other than the minor league team in Indianapolis, which IIRC had no TV outlet. Not sure about radio, either. If we wanted hockey, it was the Chicago Blackhawks on WGN, the St. Louis Blues on KMOX, and the Detroit Red Wings on (I think) WJR. That's how I learned to appreciate hockey. Even after I moved to Chicago in 1975, they didn't televise home games. Dollar Bill Wirtz would never allow it.
 
tvnut said:
And, by the hundreds, brought their radios to Dodger Stadium to listen to Vin call the game they were at. I remember watching a Cubs-Dodgers game one night on WGN, and when Jack Brickhouse was silent, you could faintly hear Vin's call in the park.
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That wouldn't have happened beginning in 1982. Harry Caray was never silent. :ROFLMAO:
 
tall_guy1 said:
Seems like early evening people still do watch broadcast TV with ABC World News with David Muir getting 7 million viewers and 60 Minutes getting 6. Primetime I think people stream, though.
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I began watching the network news (when I watch) via YouTube several years ago. Same stories but no inane commercials. Overall network news is pretty useless though.
 


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