RECORD-LOW RATINGS FOR NLCS!!! Disaster for MLB!

[DirtyKash]

NLCS continues to earn record low ratings; ALCS Game 2 draws late-night viewers

October 15, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) -- With its matchup of small-market, tradition-poor teams, the National League Championship Series is setting television ratings lows.

The Colorado Rockies' 11-inning 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 2 on Friday night drew a 2.2 national rating, less than half of the lowest-ever prime time LCS rating before this season (4.9).

Game 1 on Thursday night, when more viewers traditionally watch TV, had set the previous record low of 3.6.

Game 2 started at 10:12 p.m. EDT and ended at 2:46 a.m.
Ratings for Sunday night's Game 3 will be available Tuesday.

The ALCS, boasting the large-market, tradition-rich Red Sox, drew a 4.8 rating for Boston's 10-3 victory in Game 1 over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night. That is also below the record-low before this year.

But ratings rebounded for the dramatic, 11-inning Game 2, even though relatively few viewers typically watch TV on Saturday nights. The Indians' 13-6 victory drew a 5.7.

The game ran from 8:17 p.m. to 1:32 a.m. The audience peaked at 12:30 a.m., with the 11-1:32 portion attracting higher ratings than the 8:17-11 span.

[Providence A's]

well, if the games were on Fox or some other regular channel, I'd watch. I don't have cable/satellite/whatever and therefore do not get TBS.

[brewersfan19]

Plus being in the Mountain Time Zone probably doesn't help either. With a higher percentage of the population in the Eastern and Central Time Zones, those people are going to bed. And probably not loosing any sleep over it either. hahahaha..

[rockin500]

i have trouble sticking past the 6th inning of any of these games. they just seem to be taking forever.

[brewersfan19]

yep. games tend to take a little longer to play during the post-season

[love_that_reefer]

i have trouble sticking past the 6th inning of any of these games. they just seem to be taking forever.

Yet some want instant replay to make it longer I don't think this is a disaster for the MLB. This is a great story and an amazing run by the Rockies. All this does is get more Rockies fans. If America wants to miss a great story, **** them

[HollywoodLeo]

Yet some want instant replay to make it longer

If I actually thought that it'd make the games take longer I'd agree with you.

But I don't think it would...

I don't think this is a disaster for the MLB. This is a great story and an amazing run by the Rockies. All this does is get more Rockies fans. If America wants to miss a great story, **** them

Yep.

Anyone not tuning in is missing out.

[DirtyKash]

More Rockies fans, but fewer casual fans (i.e. where the dollars are)

[HollywoodLeo]

Casual fans suck, they only care about what ESPN tells them to care about.

[rockin500]

If I actually thought that it'd make the games take longer I'd agree with you.

But I don't think it would...


Yep.

Anyone not tuning in is missing out.

eh, i usually tune in for a good portion of the games, but midnight is too late nowadays if i have to do it two days in a row (being that i have 5:30 wakeup call)

[777rak]

well, if the games were on Fox or some other regular channel, I'd watch. I don't have cable/satellite/whatever and therefore do not get TBS.

Yea wish that were the case. My grandparents(live in Arizona) really wanted to watch the game but since they do not get cable they couldnt watch it. The only game they could watch was the Boston/Clevland game.

[Pronk48]

Well it doesn't help that the games are on TBS. Not everyone can watch TBS because it's not a basic TV station.

It also doesn't help that the games start at what is 10:00 PM on the east coast. At that time people are getting ready for bed because they have to be at work in the morning.

This shouls be the last year that any playoff games are on TBS.

[Saber]

I think we should avoid putting in instant replay in favor of more Frank Caliendo and Dane Cook.

[love_that_reefer]

More Rockies fans, but fewer casual fans (i.e. where the dollars are)

More Rockies fans will generate money over the long haul.

[DirtyKash]

More Rockies fans will generate money over the long haul.

but not as much as if the NLCS were Cubs vs Mets or something similar to that.