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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: HIGHEST RATINGS IN 24 YEARS

gregg75

gregg75

The 2011 NFL season gets even hotter.

Last night's AFC game on CBS drew it's largest audience in 24 years.
I'm picking Pittsburgh for the Super Bowl.
 
Not much of a surprise there...anyone who follows the NFL knows that it'll generate huge ratings practically regardless of who's playing. No doubt the huge ratings were helped by having the #1 TV market versus a team (albeit in a much smaller market) with a big national following, plus putting the game in prime time (in the Eastern and Central time zones) on a historically big TV-viewing night.

I'm curious about the ratings of the Green Bay-Chicago title game...probably no doubt drawing at least a 40 share in Illinois and Wisconsin.
 
The NFC game also drew massive numbers, just a hair below the Steelers - http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ieRoeVsjfDFHD7Gqu4nt7Jj6tytQ?docId=8b022151ceec46f18f3a6fdfab19adb9. And the Super Bowl has a very real shot at setting an all-time ratings record. This is great news for anybody who wants NFL football in 2011, as the players and owners alike are being forced to realize there's too much at stake (i.e. money) to allow any work stoppage. I'm fairly confident the NFL labor situation will work itself out. The NBA, on the other hand, that's another story.
 
I think Hawaii 5-0 had about 20 million viewers..............probably the best they ever had.
Look they've got remote controls and still TOO LAZY TO CHANGE THE CHANNEL.
 
TheBigA said:
Basically, CBS got to experience the love that NBC enjoyed all season with Sunday Night Football.
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But without half the desperation. :D
 
Here is the caveat. A likely labor dispute next year. Here is a league at the top of their game and this looming over their heads. Talk about bad timing!
 
Back to 5-0. I just get tired when other shows ride on the coat tails of another show. Hey,
I bet they could have gotten 15 million out of a Leave It To Beaver after the game.
 
gregg75 said:
Back to 5-0. I just get tired when other shows ride on the coat tails of another show. Hey,
I bet they could have gotten 15 million out of a Leave It To Beaver after the game.
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But here's the thing: Some times all it takes for a show to succeed is the opportunity to find it's audience. Seinfeld. All in the Family. Cheers. Lots of similar shows that stiffed at first, then got a great lead-in, and went on to TV immortality. Of course we'll see what happens when it doesn't have the huge lead-in. Does it have legs to stand on its own?
 
searadiofreak said:
Here is the caveat. A likely labor dispute next year. Here is a league at the top of their game and this looming over their heads. Talk about bad timing!
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I don't know...they just closed some TV deals that will make everyone rich beyond belief. All they have to do is play.

I have a feeling they'll realize the only way anyone makes money is if they take the field. The season will start a couple weeks earlier. The players will get some new incentives. And that's it. Greed can become an incredible motivator sometimes.
 
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