Super Bowl Ratings Hit 10-Year Low

[Frazod]

Apparently we weren't the only ones who weren't watching.

Super Bowl Ratings Hit 10-Year Low In Historic NFL Game & Patriots’ Win

https://deadline.com/2019/02/super-b...bs-1202548893/

The 13-3 win for the New England Patriots over the Los Angeles Rams last night wasn’t the most exciting Super Bowl ever played by any measure, but the 2019 big NFL game was sure one for the history books.

First of all, in the Patriots’ third consecutive visit to Super Bowl, the match-up in Atlanta on Sunday was the lowest scoring Super Bowl ever, a dubious honor at best. The record was previously held by Super Bowl VII, which saw the Miami Dolphins best the Washington Redskins 14-7 on January 14, 1973.

Secondly, Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady is now the first NFL player to win six Super Bowl rings with this latest triumph for the Massachusetts team. With this sixth Super Bowl win for the Patriots, the 41-year old Brady also has been in nine Super Bowls over his career, more than any other NFL player ever – which is not a record to scoff at in any way.

However, when it comes to ratings, Super Bowl LIII is not one anyone’s going to want to brag about.

Shown on CBS for the first time since 2016 and with ad spots going for around $5 million each, the Rams’ loss scored a 44.9/68 in metered market results.

To put that in the starkest light of day, that’s a dip of just over 5.2% from the big NFL battle of February 4, 2018 on NBC in the first round of ratings. On a larger playing field, that metered market result for yesterday’s game is the worst the Super Bowl has done in the early numbers since the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals on February 1, 2009.

A very tight and seamlessly flowing offering from the network, yesterday’s Super Bowl is also down a bit over 8% from the metered markets of the last time CBS had the game three years ago.

Super Bowl 50 saw the Denver Broncos top the Carolina Panthers 24-10 on February 7, 2016 in a gridiron clash that eventually resulted in 111.9 million viewers and the honor at the time of being the third most watched show in U.S. TV history.

The lowest rated Super Bowl in eight years in the early metrics, last year’s Philadelphia Eagles’ victory 41-33 over the Patriots ended up with 103.4 million viewers, a nine-year low – so far.

Last night’s post-game premiere of James Corden-fronted reality series The World’s Best pulled in a 14.0 in the metered markets according to Nielsen numbers this morning. While unscripted apples to dramatic oranges, that’s a drop of almost 14% from the special Super Bowl episode of NBC’s This Is Us that aired after last year’s Eagles’ win.

No surprise for such a low scoring game that didn’t see a single touch down for ages, Super Bowl LIII peaked near the end with a 47.3 in metered markets in the 9:30-10 PM ET slot.

As we now turn our gaze to Super Bowl LIV set for next year in Miami, we’ll update with more Super Bowl LIII numbers, including that tepid Maroon 5 halftime show and The World’s Best debut later, as more data comes in.

As we have done in the past, let’s put the latest Super Bowl in greater perspective by checking out the Top 5 Super Bowl metered market ratings ever – a list that this year’s game is certainly not a part of:

1) 2015: 49.7 – Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks (NBC)
2) 2016: 49.0 – Super Bowl 50: Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers (CBS)
3) 2017: 48.8 – Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons (Fox)
4) 2013: 48.1 – Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers (CBS)
5) 2011: 47.9 – Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Fox)

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by T-post Tom

L.A. market had lower TV rating for Super Bowl than country as a whole
But, highest LA rating since 1996. Relative success NFL?

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ry-as-a-whole/

LA dipshits don't care about sports. Shocker. I'm sure there will be a ton of die hards in Las Vegas too.

[GoChargers]

Originally Posted by Best22

NFL teams figured out Goff can’t read a defense on his own.

Take away the run game=takes away playaction=Goff is toast.

On that note, I don't get why people praise McVay for how he uses the headset. All he's accomplished by doing that is turning Goff into a game manager who can't think for himself or read a defense.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

But wait, once the homeless have entered the building, deem it to be their home, will the football team(s) be able to play if the field is full of tents they can't move because of the rights of others?

Squatters rights, yo'.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

What makes you think the officials won't still be able to influence outcomes of games? As long as there are fans who are committed to defending the league's officials for ticky-tack calls, swallowed whistles, or making calls when situationally convenient for the league's desired outcome (but not when it's not [conveniently swallowing their whistle]), why would you think Roger can't keep doing it?

I'll tell you why he's exactly right; the Almighty Dollar is EVERYTHING to these clowns, and I don't believe they will be stupid enough to double down anymore outside of the Vegas obligations. You need to realize how BADLY the NFL just got punched in the balls yesterday. Their network partner and affiliates are absolutely ****ing LIVID over this; this is how those folks make their living.
Rodger is in for some VERY unpleasant meetings coming up, and his "good buddy" Kraft ain't gonna' be ANYWHERE IN SIGHT when ol' Rodg has to go marching in to the Lion's den with those executives.