MLS Cup overnight neilsen ratings

I'm confused. Is this good or bad?

 

Re: Re: MLS Cup overnight neilsen ratings

Not good, I believe last years at least got a 1.8 if my memory is correct.

 

The highest rated games in MLS History were the 1996 and 1997 MLS Cups and they drew a 1.4.

The 1.0 is very bad because it only represents the overnight numbers NOT the final number.

MLS's final numbers tend to be much lower than the overnight numbers (The overnights include only the top 30 markets in the country)

One can expect around a .8 for a final number which puts them in the range of the 1999 and 2000 MLS Cups.

Andy

 

Last yrs Super Bowl got a 40. Does any really understand the ratings system? Do it include those who taped the game. Or those who flipped back and forth? Just wondering.

buc

 

Its not rocket science. You can read and understand the basics here

http://www.nielsenmedia.com/

Andy

 

No matter what the final numbers end up being, I'd like to object that they are inherently flawed because they fail to take into account the six additional friends watching the game in my living room . . . .

 

Yikes, that sucks. Not too many ways to sugar-coat it.

 

Have all MLS Cup games been up against NFL football?

 

I had heard that the Nielsen boxes are disproportionately spread throughout the south. And that could explain why NASCAR's ratings are so impressive and the NHL's so disappointing.

 

MLS Cup will be lucky to be on ESPN2 next year with these ratings.

 

i thought a 1 was 1,055,000 homes, which still isn't good, well there were two people watching here!

 

My dad had a box for a year and a half. His favorite channel? CSPAN. God helps us.

 

Any idea on what type of ratings ABC normally pulls in this time slot?

 

Re: Re: MLS Cup overnight neilsen ratings

i am not much of a ratings expert, but i would imagine that the time slot in question would be poor one for abc on most nfl sundays. so although the mls cup rating is poor, it isn't like it was a major time slot for the network.

 

If memory serves, yes

Which is why SUM can afford the time slot

I have no idea what you are talking about here. The game on ABC is a time buy, the ad rates were set based on previous years numbers, which are going to be in line with this years previous numbers.

As long as SUM wants to buy time on ABC, they will.

Andy

 

my guess is that anything they put on at that time gets numbers like that because of the NFL. My guess is the reason MLS gets a nationally televised final on a network is because ABC knows anything they put against the NFL will get slaughtered. The NFL is the 900 pound gorilla to every other sport in america. Even Monday night football reguraly dwarfs the world series.

 

i'm not sure what number it is......

http://tv.yahoo.com/nielsen/ if you scroll to the bottom they say its 1,055,000 or whatever.

 

Who cares how many people watched it? Did you enjoy it? This was going against some serious Gridiron games.

 

So the Neilsen ratings don't matter unless you have one of their boxes ? What a ************ed up way of trying to rate something. I know there is know real way of figuring that out, although you would think the cable companies could come up with some good solid facts, but the Nielasen way is just scewed as hell. I had the game on , went to pick up the sitter at halftime , and had to leave for MY league game at the end of regulation. But you it didn't bother me , it was a really bad game. Most Championship games are though.
What we need to concentrate on is the positive . 61000 attendance. YEEEAAHHHHH that rocks. Way to Boston.

 

Re: for comparison

Link?