http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/09/05/nielsen-reports-nfl-kickoff-attracts-fewest-viewers-since-2002/4958 Nielsen TV Show Ratings, Data and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:00:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/09/05/nielsen-reports-nfl-kickoff-attracts-fewest-viewers-since-2002/4958#comment-21906 Bill Gorman Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:44:55 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4958#comment-21906 Mark, Bingo. That's almost certainly it. Last year's game started at 8pm. The one hour shift could easily have made the difference. I figured it was something simple, I just didn't come up with the *right* simple explanation. Well done. Mark, Bingo. That’s almost certainly it. Last year’s game started at 8pm. The one hour shift could easily have made the difference. I figured it was something simple, I just didn’t come up with the *right* simple explanation. Well done.

]]> http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/09/05/nielsen-reports-nfl-kickoff-attracts-fewest-viewers-since-2002/4958#comment-21904 Mark Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:50:48 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4958#comment-21904 I would guess the early 7:00 start time probably cost it at least a couple million viewers. The season opener usually doesn't start until 8:00. I haven't seen the half-hour breakdowns, but if the game had started at 8, wouldn't the 10:00 hour have almost certainly gotten a much larger audience than the 7:00 hour did? I would guess the early 7:00 start time probably cost it at least a couple million viewers. The season opener usually doesn’t start until 8:00. I haven’t seen the half-hour breakdowns, but if the game had started at 8, wouldn’t the 10:00 hour have almost certainly gotten a much larger audience than the 7:00 hour did?

]]> http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/09/05/nielsen-reports-nfl-kickoff-attracts-fewest-viewers-since-2002/4958#comment-21821 tiq Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:06:06 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4958#comment-21821 indedd the game suck. indedd the game suck.

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