tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post895896126437816804..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Game Two's Ratings Significantly Down From '07 And '06DeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-62225632707423764612008-10-25T18:53:00.000-04:002008-10-25T18:53:00.000-04:00It's bad for Fox because they sell ad time based o...It's bad for Fox because they sell ad time based on prior World Series ratings - not on what their regularly scheduled programming does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-66400094455049300492008-10-25T13:52:00.000-04:002008-10-25T13:52:00.000-04:00i think these two sentences were overlooked:"Game ...i think these two sentences were overlooked:<BR/><BR/>"Game 2 provided FOX with its best Thursday night in 28 weeks (April 10) among households, viewers, and adults 18-49, while Game 1 delivered FOX its best Wednesday in 22 weeks."<BR/><BR/>How is that bad for Fox?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-63121110856712802612008-10-25T10:12:00.000-04:002008-10-25T10:12:00.000-04:00AAFANS DON'T CARE ABOUT RATINGS. What do we care ...AA<BR/>FANS DON'T CARE ABOUT RATINGS. What do we care if some suits at Fox lose money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-50217898599524056762008-10-25T09:10:00.000-04:002008-10-25T09:10:00.000-04:00The Sunday game has to be a night game because of ...The Sunday game has to be a night game because of NFL commitments.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the forecast for Philadelphia is rain Saturday, clear Sunday, partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday. Fox should have a large audience Sunday night with Giants-Steelers leading up to Game 3 of the Series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-34348111235707252362008-10-25T04:47:00.000-04:002008-10-25T04:47:00.000-04:00The networks and MLB would have loved a Boston vs....The networks and MLB would have loved a Boston vs. LA series, east coast vs west coast. Well they did not get it. I think an all east coast series hurts the west coast following. But it is going to heat upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-37880997501993169302008-10-25T03:33:00.000-04:002008-10-25T03:33:00.000-04:00If FOX had their way, the World Series would be Ya...If FOX had their way, the World Series would be Yankees-Red Sox, even though they're in the same league.<BR/><BR/>I've never liked FOX's baseball coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-11722736060143454032008-10-24T21:51:00.000-04:002008-10-24T21:51:00.000-04:00That's what they get when they pimped the Red Sox,...That's what they get when they pimped the Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, Cubs, and Dodgers all season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-16441681894438523152008-10-24T21:11:00.000-04:002008-10-24T21:11:00.000-04:00Serves FOX right. Give it back to NBC.Serves FOX right. Give it back to NBC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-21682537054020367322008-10-24T20:38:00.000-04:002008-10-24T20:38:00.000-04:00I know that everyone hates Boston now, but please ...I know that everyone hates Boston now, but please explain why they were not deserving of nationally televised games? They made the playoffs and were competitive all year long. I get that FOX should have had for Rays, Brewers or White Sox games...but the Red Sox were a good team all year. So, taking them off the schedule makes no sense at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-24947108460736283842008-10-24T18:17:00.000-04:002008-10-24T18:17:00.000-04:00Fox needs to be much more flexible in scheduling b...Fox needs to be much more flexible in scheduling baseball; no more picking 8-10 Boston and New York games each, in December, and then sticking with them, while ignoring the teams that actually deserve air time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-29250958502879898562008-10-24T16:52:00.000-04:002008-10-24T16:52:00.000-04:00When is Fox going to be willing to try something d...When is Fox going to be willing to try something different? I am a HUGE baseball fan, but living on the East Coast, knowing that I am staring at a post-midnight finish, I do have to debate signing up for a game like that.<BR/><BR/>Here are some ideas:<BR/> -Start a game at 725 on the east coast.<BR/> -God forbid, play the Saturday and/or Sunday game at 5:15pm. The Super Bowl starts at 620, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-17448579744699809012008-10-24T16:42:00.000-04:002008-10-24T16:42:00.000-04:00The Red Sox playing would've garnered larger ratin...The Red Sox playing would've garnered larger ratings, but not much else.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I think the World Series on FOX has overstayed its welcome. The highest World Series ratings have consistently been with ABC and NBC and CBS. <BR/><BR/><BR/>The writing is on the wall, look at this graph from Wikipedia:<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mlb-e28093-saturday-game-of-the-week.jpg<BR/><BRTJXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386844671773218074noreply@blogger.com