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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Today the NFL is comparable to the rest of pop culture the way a skyscraper is a part of a strip mail."
Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
FACT OF THE DAY
34 of America's 35 most-watched television broadcasts in 2013 were NFL games. 205 million Americans watched football in that time frame.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What is the most watched television broadcast of all-time?
A: Super Bowl XLVIII, Denver vs. Seattle
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Off-field issues haven't hurt business for the NFL
THE MORNING BREW
Whenever the National Football League makes national news, it's never for anything good — save for the Super Bowl. If anything football-related is on CNN, it's probably about something an NFL player did to "scar" the NFL's image.
Like clockwork, daytime news anchors and out-of-place economists start making statements that are far out of their comfort zones, often to the conclusion that the NFL is dying. The talking heads on the television love to doom the NFL.
If concussions arise in a contact sport? "The NFL is too dangerous." The NFL expands its Thursday Night Football slate? "The NFL is oversaturing its schedule." A string of players — many of whom are insignificant to the league — are arrested on DUI or drug charge? "Parents shouldn't let their children watch these players."
When the domestic violence made national news in August with the Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and Greg Hardy incidents, plenty of those out-
is a massive business producing an extraordinarily popular product every week.
The Super Bowl is a good starting point. In terms of total audience, this worldwide spectacle accounts for the 21 most-watched American television broadcasts of all time, and it has drawn
of-their-depth journalists deemed the NFL set to collapse, predicting the downfall of the league that dominates both the television and sports scenes.
But if they think the NFL is coming to an end, they're going to be wrong for a very,very long time.To understand why,I think it's important to view the entire scope of the NFL in America.
Every single team in the NFL is enormously profitable. According to Forbes, 30 of the 50 richest sports teams in America are in the NFL. The NFL brought in $9 billion in profit during the 2013 season, which tops the total gross domestic product of 55 countries, according to a 2012 list from the United Nations. The NFL
over 160 million viewers for three consecutive years. No other broadcast has ever topped 85 million.
In 2013, almost every viewership statistic increased from 2012. FOX's viewership increased from 2012's 19.7 million viewers to 21.2 million in 2013, a 7 percent increase. Six of the 10 largest cable audiences in 2013 came from ESPN's Monday Night Football. NBC's Sunday Night Football was television's No.1 primetime show for the fourth consecutive fall season, and won the women's 18-49 demographic for the first time in NFL primetime history.
In 2014, TV ratings haven't
dropped a bit. Sunday night's Ravens-Steelers game drew a 6.7 Nielsen Rating, topping network viewership, while Game 7 of the World Series tallied a 6.6. In the week before, the Saints-Packers Sunday night showdown tallied a 7.1 rating - more th
double any other World Series game, save Game 7.
People are still watching the NFL because — despite some flaws — the product on the field is superior to that of any competitor. With view-ership continuing to increase, the NFL may not have even be nearing its peak yet. Despite what the talking heads, your mom's friend, or Mark Cuban says, the NFL is not dying, and it's certainly not going anywhere soon.
Edited by Jordan Fox
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