MLS TV Ratings

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  1. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Damn. I thought this was the MLS 20/Cosmos thread.:oops:
     
  2. MobileSoccerFan

    May 14, 2012
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    To your edit El Jefe: even as an Alabama fan, I did not like the way ESPN handled (handles) itself in respect to th BCSNG and BCS rankings week-in and week-out.
     
  3. RfrancisR

    RfrancisR Member+

    Aug 7, 2006
    New Orleans Diaspora
    Let's make it clear, I didn't say that ESPN was the sole cause of the SEC's juggernaut status. Just that its uber-hyping of the SEC sure did help things along. And as for why other conferences (for example, the Pac-10) didn't get the same treatment, it has a lot to do with the fact that the SEC's contract put the SEC, almost always, in prime time. That was true well before the 2008 contract.
     
  4. Unak78

    Unak78 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 17, 2007
    PSG & Enyimba FC
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
    Well alot of these issues will be moot once the 4-team playoff system begins.
     
  5. MLSFan123

    MLSFan123 Member+

    Mar 21, 2011
    Boston Area
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. stingbee30

    stingbee30 Member

    Mar 16, 2006
    Ladies and Gentlemen....

    We have created a new high for NBCSPN....Well above my expectations. Although, I had predicted higher ratings for this game, and with a possibility of being the highest rated game to date...

    LA-Portland @MLS match on Sat. night was most-watched MLSonNBC game to date (256k viewers)...more than triple the FSC 2011 season avg of 68k....

    This is a landmark number for this entity...It shows that MLS is finally getting the traction on NBCSPN after few weeks. There is 5 games scheduled during the Olympics time-frame....
     
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  7. Bremas

    Bremas Member

    Sep 30, 2009
    Wow! Great news.
     
  8. Heist

    Heist Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Keep in mind that this was not good timing for the East coast. Give this game a 10 PM start and you might have had an even better number. I would have watched. Instead I had to watch then next morning on DVR. 11 PM on Wednesday night with a couple teams that probably won't get a lot of viewers might bring us back to earth. If THAT game can get good #s then we'll really know we are doing well.
     
  9. Spursfan1

    Spursfan1 Member+

    Sep 7, 2010
    Atlanta
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Amazing! this will bump the 100k big time!

    nice job NBC!

    wish you guys had the world cup in 2018 and 2022 instead of fox.
     
  10. RfrancisR

    RfrancisR Member+

    Aug 7, 2006
    New Orleans Diaspora
    My wildest, unspoken fantasies were that this game would get between 180-210K. 256,000? out of this world!

    Edit: That would put the NBCSN average to ~110k.
     
  11. MLSFan123

    MLSFan123 Member+

    Mar 21, 2011
    Boston Area
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That is a breath taking number compared to our previous high of 151k! I just wanted to see NBCSN move in the correct direction.

    I will hold back updating the numbers until we hear about ESPN.

    The trend continues to be good. 4 highest rated games on NBCSN are the last 4 games played.
     
  12. MLSFan123

    MLSFan123 Member+

    Mar 21, 2011
    Boston Area
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It starting to look like it is more important to align the games with a West coast audiance than an East coast one. This is likely due to MLS having so little traction in either Boston or NY for viewers.
     
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  13. MLSFan123

    MLSFan123 Member+

    Mar 21, 2011
    Boston Area
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The slightly obscured benefit of the great number was that they saw a cracker of a game between LA and Portland. If there were any new viewers, that may entice them to watch again in the future.
     
  14. RfrancisR

    RfrancisR Member+

    Aug 7, 2006
    New Orleans Diaspora
    I would expect it to go back down to about 120k or so with San Jose-Dallas tomorrow. But, at least we know that a 250k is possible. I do think it's a matter of time before all games will be above 200k.

    BTW, this represents a 69.54% increase over the previous high.
     
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  15. MobileSoccerFan

    May 14, 2012
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    @!$# YEA! Great number!
     
  16. MLSFan123

    MLSFan123 Member+

    Mar 21, 2011
    Boston Area
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It might even be lower than 120k. The Chelsea Seattle ESPN game overlaps the SJ-Dallas game by a bit and that may take away some viewers. Also the LA game starting at 10:00 is obviously going to take away the LA crowd.

    Under 100k would not shock me given the circumstances.

    All games being over 200k would shock me(which means the average is likely well over 200k). I am not even expecting that in year 3 of the deal. Even ESPN2 did not get all games over 200k last year.

    I am not even sure a 200k average is achievable by year three. Next year's goal should be around 150k, assuming we end this year between 110-130k this season.
     
  17. Bremas

    Bremas Member

    Sep 30, 2009
    Really great game for this many eyeballs.
     
  18. looknohands

    looknohands Member+

    Apr 23, 2009
    Louisville, KY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My fantasies tend to involve Alison Brie, but yeah, that's a pretty sweet number.
     
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  19. stingbee30

    stingbee30 Member

    Mar 16, 2006
    We are going to see another anomaly for NBCSPN MLS ratings this Wednesday... However, I would be interested in the cumulative audience for ESPN2 and NBCSPN. The LA vs. Van will pull some viewers away...

    I agree with you MLSFan....We will see ratings around 80K-100k for NBCSPN.
     
  20. Fiosfan

    Fiosfan Red Card

    Mar 21, 2010
    Nevada
    Club:
    New York City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    123 MLS...............
     
  21. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Alison Brie?

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    I don't see it.

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    //Just Kidding. I would sell my left right nut for a night with her. Many of the other animated gifs widely available are even better. Her and Sofia Vergara have definitely led the way the past couple years.
     
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  22. Paulie4star

    Paulie4star Member

    Feb 18, 2012
    Chesapeake, Virginia
    Club:
    NSC Minnesota Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How sad is it that adding this number to my weekly graphs is the most exciting thing to happen to me all week. Way to be, NBCS! Such an awesome number.
     
  23. stingbee30

    stingbee30 Member

    Mar 16, 2006
    Don't be surprised for us to break the 300K mark during the Olympics on NBCSPN...I don't think this new high is going to last...We have 5 games scheduled around the Olympics on NBCSPN...One of them should at least break the 300K mark, but most should average around 200K or so...

    Some of us (including myself) stated this a few months ago that NBCSPN ratings will rise during the summertime and especially around the Olympics time.
     
  24. Paulie4star

    Paulie4star Member

    Feb 18, 2012
    Chesapeake, Virginia
    Club:
    NSC Minnesota Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A nice little climb started to occur. Hopefully the downfall isn't TOO bad for tomorrow's game. It'd be pretty neat to not drop below 120k for the remainder of the year.

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  25. OSCrew

    OSCrew Member

    Mar 7, 2011
    Indianapolis
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    I think I should point out that the CLB moniker is generally used for Columbus to differentiate us from Colorado. The April 14th game on NBCSN between the Crew and Union has been using COL instead of CLB. Can't give too much credit to Colorado fans for having high viewership numbers :p
     

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