ESPN 4th of July

[apaladin]

Remember when espn actually televised baseball on the 4th? 3 or 4 games? Outside of hot dog eating it was all womens sports, live and replays today. They continue to try push women sports down our throat just like they have done with soccer.

[FU3]

ESPN wants to make money. If no one was watching soccer they wouldn’t put it on. The solution to your dilemma is don’t watch ESPN on the 4th of July. There are literally dozens of ways to watch MLB if that is what you want to view.

[FUBeAR]

ESPN wants to make money. If no one was watching soccer they wouldn’t put it on.

Not exactly…

ESPN LOST 8 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS IN 2021, 10% OF ITS OVERALL SUBSCRIBER BASE

“Last year ESPN lost eight million cable and satellite subscribers, finishing 2021 with around 75 million total subscribers. That eight million subscriber loss, an average of nearly 22,000 people a day, represented 10% of ESPN’s overall subscriber base and accelerated a calamitous decline from over 100 million subscribers just over a decade ago.”

https://www.outkick.com/espn-lost-8-mil ... iber-base/

[FU3]

“The 2021 Major League Soccer season on ABC and ESPN networks had delivered an average audience of 384,000 viewers (P2+) through 18 matches, a 50 percent increase compared to the 2020 regular-season average (257,000).”
ESPN has the same kind of problems as Netflix .An industry leader paying tons for content in a hyper competitive market. Soccer draws pretty well for a relatively small payment, doubt getting it on the cheap will last.

[FU3]

Guess I was right about one piece of the equation.Didn’t realize this was a done deal.
https://theathletic.com/3365616/2022/06 ... cts/?amp=1

[apaladin]

“The 2021 Major League Soccer season on ABC and ESPN networks had delivered an average audience of 384,000 viewers (P2+) through 18 matches, a 50 percent increase compared to the 2020 regular-season average (257,000).”
ESPN has the same kind of problems as Netflix .An industry leader paying tons for content in a hyper competitive market. Soccer draws pretty well for a relatively small payment, doubt getting it on the cheap will last.

384,000 translates into no one is watching.

[FUBeAR]

“The 2021 Major League Soccer season on ABC and ESPN networks had delivered an average audience of 384,000 viewers (P2+) through 18 matches, a 50 percent increase compared to the 2020 regular-season average (257,000).”
ESPN has the same kind of problems as Netflix .An industry leader paying tons for content in a hyper competitive market. Soccer draws pretty well for a relatively small payment, doubt getting it on the cheap will last.

384,000 translates into no one is watching.

You’re correct… https://espnpressroom.com/us/espn-inc-2021-in-review/

* Through 13 weeks, Monday Night Football on ESPN networks is averaging 13.2M viewers, up 11% vs. the 2020 season-to-date and up 4% from the same point in 2019.

* The NBA Playoffs averaged five million viewers across ESPN/ESPN2, up 35% year-over-year.

* ESPN’s 2021-22 NBA Opening Week averaged 1.82M viewers

* ABC aired it most-viewed College Football Kickoff Weekend since 2017 and third best in the past decade. Clemson vs. Georgia (8.9M viewers)

* College football across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 averaged 1.98M viewers, up 19% from 2020 and up 2% from two years ago.

* The NHL returned to ESPN networks after 17 years, and the opening-night doubleheader averaged 884K viewers

* Combat Sports – boxing and MMA – continue to be a strong performer on both network television and ESPN+. The prelims for UFC 264 averaged 1.6M viewers on ESPN

* The Formula One Grand Prix season is on track to be the most-viewed ever (topping the 1995 campaign on ESPN networks), averaging 938K viewers.

* Across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, X Games Aspen averaged 600K viewers and July’s X Games 2021 averaged 471K viewers, both up double digits

* AND FUBeAR’s FAVORITE … The Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest averaged 1.35M viewers on ESPN, up double-digits vs. 2020

[FU3]

Those rubes over at Apple TV must not have been privy to those viewing facts and decided they needed to wash that $2.5 billion somewhere ( hot dog eating is locked in for years). They probably got confused by the trend of say Premier League viewership in the US.
The Comcast-owned broadcaster averaged a total audience delivery (TAD) of 507,000 viewers per TV match window across its NBC, USA Network, CNBC and NBCSN channels. This was up 21 per cent on the average TAD of 414,000 for 2020/21, not including exclusive Peacock streaming or Spanish-language broadcasts.

A record 12 matches this season averaged a TAD of at least one million viewers, which was 50 per cent above the previous record of eight in 2020/21 and 2015/16.
Of course I was among probably 150 viewers who watched the US Women win the Lacrosse World Cup last weekend on ESPNU so I have a soft spot for minor sports getting some coverage.

[apaladin]

Those rubes over at Apple TV must not have been privy to those viewing facts and decided they needed to wash that $2.5 billion somewhere ( hot dog eating is locked in for years). They probably got confused by the trend of say Premier League viewership in the US.
The Comcast-owned broadcaster averaged a total audience delivery (TAD) of 507,000 viewers per TV match window across its NBC, USA Network, CNBC and NBCSN channels. This was up 21 per cent on the average TAD of 414,000 for 2020/21, not including exclusive Peacock streaming or Spanish-language broadcasts.

A record 12 matches this season averaged a TAD of at least one million viewers, which was 50 per cent above the previous record of eight in 2020/21 and 2015/16.
Of course I was among probably 150 viewers who watched the US Women win the Lacrosse World Cup last weekend on ESPNU so I have a soft spot for minor sports getting some coverage.

Even the Premier League got out viewed by the hot dog eating contest 3-1 I think you might be high on that lacrosse match, more like 75, Yet espn continues to show replays of womens college lacrosse and soccer games instead of college football replays they should be showing this time of year. Its all a conspiracy.