Biggest names in the game, yes, but not first ballot Hall of Famers. No one to pull in the casual fans. The ratings didn't decline last year when ratings declines hurt other events.
On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 7:24 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Really? Some of the biggest names in the game play for these two teams. > Ratings are down from last year, when the Dodgers were also in, and the > Astros instead of the Red Sox. Do you really think there were more Astros > with marque names than Red Sox? It’s not the National Anthem, its not lack > of name recognition. > > There are several factors affecting MLB ratings, but mostly this is the > same trend we have seen with Super Bowl, Oscars, Olympics, etc. TV ratings > obviously have been going down for years, and the rate of decline has > accelerated in recent years. > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 5:25 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think a lack of superstars hurts the ratings. Kershaw is in post season >> form for the Dodgers. >> LINK >> <https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/10/26/world-series-television-ratings-red-sox-dodgers/> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
