The Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans drew 19.3 million viewers for the first game of the NFL season. NFL Ratings Plunge Now Hitting Advertising Revenue – Report. I’m not surprised that the NFL ratings aren’t doing that well. byChris Donaldson 18 days ago updated 18 days ago. The Kansas City Chiefs pummeled the Houston Texans 34-20 and the ratings on NBC took a hit as well. Thursday night's game between defending NFL champions the Kansas City Chiefs and last year's AFC South winner, the Houston Texans, drew 16.4 million viewers among adults aged 18-49, Deadline reported. I’d like to seem them do better because I love watching football, but a lot of people are not happy with the intersection of sports and politics that has resurfaced in 2020. People stop watching. New York (CNN Business) It wasn't all that long ago that the NFL, TV's most dominant property, had a ratings problem. The memo addressed the league’s concern about declining viewership, stating that as of Week 4, ratings were down by 11 percent. NFL ratings: Fox Sports up, 'Sunday Night Football' down in initial ratings This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Getty Images. Early ratings returns show the NFL's Sunday Night Football game was down over last week, but Thursday Night Football remained steady. And the demand is there from marketers. ET. NFL playoff ratings have declined across the board through two rounds, but the league’s numbers remain spectacular by almost any standard. According to Deadline, opening night is looking at a 10-year low. by Bobby Burack 6 months ago updated 6 months ago 23. The NFL is back, but the story reads ugly. The NFL’s TV ratings are down in Week 1. That number was 16.3 million at this time last season. NFL television ratings down 6%, but games remain among most-popular programming. NFL ratings have declined through the first four weeks of the season. After the election, ... Ratings are down across the board and it is because there is so much on. Bears-Saints led the NFL’s expanded six-game Wild Card weekend slate with a Nielsen-estimated 16.4 rating and 30.65 million viewers across CBS, CBS All-Access and Nickelodeon — down 15% in ratings and 13% in viewership from the same window last year (Seahawks-Eagles: 19.2, 35.12M) and down 17% and 15% respectively from 2019 (Eagles-Bears: 19.7, 35.89M). NFL Ratings Down: President Donald Trump took to twitter earlier today to give his take on the reason for the drop in NFL TV Ratings. Comments. — David Hookstead (@dhookstead) September 14, 2020. NFL Season Kickoff Ratings Down Double Digits From 2019 Opener – Deadline Sunday night NFL ratings down big since last year in early data. Through the first four weeks of the 2020 season, the NFL is averaging 14.6 million viewers across networks carrying games. Despite the decreases, all but four of the top 30 shows since the season began have been NFL … The NFL TV ratings are in decline and experts believe there are two teams responsible for driving down viewership. NFL Ratings Way Down For Chiefs vs Texans Season Opener. NFL Playoff Ratings Way Down After League’s Embrace Of Toxic Leftist Politics. President Donald Trump did his best to explain the NFL’s recent ratings decline during a speech on Sunday night. Roger Goodell said the NFL is trying to understand the drop in ratings this season but said it is important not just to get viewers tuned in but also to "get them to stay tuned in." While NFL ratings are down, the games are still attracting millions of viewers and providing a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy TV ad market. Based on initial ratings, the marquee matchup of the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks drew in 12.22 million viewers and a 3.5 in the demographic. The preliminary ratings don’t include the west coast, which is important to note since the L.A. Rams were involved in last night’s game. On Thursday, my colleague Brad Slager dropped a piece on reports of some very bad numbers for the sports world that have nothing to do with how many eyeballs are glued to the screen. ET. NFL Viewership Down, Overall Sports Ratings Up Amid Coronavirus Pandemic. Ethan Miller/Getty Images. The Miami Heat took down the Celtics 125-113 to move forward and play the Los Angeles Lakers. The TV ratings for the NFL have been down by alarmingly high percentages across the league in week 1. As far as he is concerned, football just isn’t the same due to all the displays of politics that have become commonplace within it. Trump Explains Why NFL Ratings Are Down. NFL ratings took a major hit during the 2016 election, with a 14-percent drop. Ratings way down for Hard Knocks. TV Long View: Even in a Down Year, the NFL's Ratings Are Untouchable. NFL Opening Night Ratings Tank, Likely 10-Year Low. We’re still waiting for the final ratings as I write this at 3 p.m. Both of those teams play at MetLife Stadium in New York. According to Sports Business Journal, viewership on average is down roughly 10% from 2019. Much like the NBA, it appears the league could be in for a ratings drought this year. The NFL's TV ratings have crated, and are reportedly down 28% to open the season compared to 2019. Posted by Michael David Smith on August 13, 2020, 9:54 AM EDT. The NFL got off to a slow start on Thursday night. Ratings for 2020 NFL Kickoff Are In; Media Drops the Ball on Why Viewership Is Down. Ratings for NBC’s only weekly NFL game crashed a staggering 28% on Sunday night, according to Deadline. In 2016 and 2017, the league saw sluggish ratings, with its numbers down … Ratings for NFL ‘s Sunday Night Football continue to fall in its second week, according to Deadline. According to Sports Media Watch, NFL viewership hit week-three highs both overall and on Monday night, with the national window (Cowboys-Seahawks in 72% of markets) averaged an 11.8 rating … Through the first 13 weeks of the season, TV and digital NFL ratings were down 7% across the broadcast and cable networks, according to Nielsen data. According to Sports Illustrated, the NFL’s rating issue lies primarily on the Jets and the Giants. In early numbers, the Chiefs win scored a 5.2 among adults 18-49 and 16.4 million viewers between 8-11 p.m. Joe Flint and Alexandra Bruell wrote a story in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend that noted that NFL ratings were down 7% through Week 13 of this regular season, and even more so in the men 18-49 and 25-54 demographics. The NFL is in the midst of negotiating a new broadcast contract with networks which is why Week 1's ratings decline is so troubling. Charles Kruger September 11, 2020. Allahpundit Posted at 5:31 pm on September 14, 2020. The ratings are in for the first weekend of the NFL playoffs and the disappointing numbers could be an indication that the league is going to have trouble going forward after it fully embraced “woke” politics. Overall, viewership for the 2020 NFL season is down around 9% from the 2019 season according to Front Office Sports, which tracks sports business news. Things aren’t shaping up well for the National Football League in a season marked by a decision to promote the divisive Black Lives Matter message and to once again sanction disrespect to the American flag. A precipitous drop in ratings for National Football League games has networks slashing ad prices and renegotiating contracts with key advertisers, The Wall Street Journal reports Sunday. This is what happens when you make sports about politics.