{"id":6336,"date":"2023-01-10T20:52:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T20:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/amazon-and-espn-lagging-networks-in-nfl-viewership-ratings-revealed\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T20:52:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T20:52:45","slug":"amazon-and-espn-lagging-networks-in-nfl-viewership-ratings-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/amazon-and-espn-lagging-networks-in-nfl-viewership-ratings-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon and ESPN Lagging Networks in NFL Viewership, Ratings Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"topline-heading\">top line<\/h2>\n<p>Amazon&#8217;s and ESPN&#8217;s respective primetime NFL broadcast ratings lagged those of their competitors. That&#8217;s because the e-commerce giant turned streamer and Disney subsidiaries are each struggling to keep up with the NFL&#8217;s basic cable his partner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">Amazon&#8217;s NFL viewership lags behind its competitors.<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>important facts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"key-facts\">\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>NBC&#8217;s primetime broadcasts averaged 19.9 million viewers during the 2022 regular season, while CBS and Fox&#8217;s afternoon broadcasts brought in 18.5 million and 19.4 million viewers respectively. .<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>This is NBC&#8217;s highest NFL viewership since 2019, CBS&#8217;s top mark since 2015, and Fox&#8217;s highest ratings since 2016.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Amazon, which began exclusively broadcasting the NFL&#8217;s Thursday primetime contest on its Prime streaming service this year, and ESPN, which broadcasts the league&#8217;s Monday night games on cable, have had far less luck than their peers.<\/p>\n<p>  <fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Average viewership on Amazon was 9.6 million. <em>thursday night football <\/em>According to Nielsen data, the package is well below its 2021 average viewership of 16.4 million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>ESPN averaged 13.4 million viewers for its NFL coverage, excluding last week&#8217;s game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals. <em>forbes<\/em>citing Nielsen data, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinKarp\/status\/1479467192244654083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1479467192244654083%7Ctwgr%5E15448e638f561e6770cf83c16578460d35c40d82%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fextra-mustard%2F2022%2F01%2F07%2Fnfl-2021-ratings-up-for-each-network\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinKarp\/status\/1479467192244654083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1479467192244654083%7Ctwgr%5E15448e638f561e6770cf83c16578460d35c40d82%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fextra-mustard%2F2022%2F01%2F07%2Fnfl-2021-ratings-up-for-each-network\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinKarp\/status\/1479467192244654083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1479467192244654083%7Ctwgr%5E15448e638f561e6770cf83c16578460d35c40d82%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fextra-mustard%2F2022%2F01%2F07%2Fnfl-2021-ratings-up-for-each-network\" aria-label=\"down\">under<\/a> It&#8217;s only slightly from 2021, but it&#8217;s the network&#8217;s third-best NFL viewership since 2010.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">main background<\/h2>\n<p>In the first year of its 11-year, $13 billion deal with the NFL, Amazon self-reported an average viewership of 11.3 million, citing internal metrics, and citing its younger viewership in a statement. emphasized increase. Amazon&#8217;s first ever Prime sign-ups in 3 hours for him <em>thursday night football <\/em>Despite delays in airing and viewership numbers, yet another silver lining for the company&#8217;s massive investment. Hmm.That would allow the network to switch the late-season scheduled broadcasts enjoyed by its primetime counterpart NBC to more high-profile games, albeit ESPN. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1526318134361305092\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1526318134361305092\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1526318134361305092\" aria-label=\"will have\">will have<\/a> Right to flex from the 2023 season.  The NFL is in the second year of his 11-year, $110 billion TV rights deal with Amazon, CBS, ESPN, Fox and NBC, and is believed to be worth about $2.5 billion. Ticket signed his seven-year contract with Google for his package. December every year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">big number<\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s how many of the 100 most-watched television broadcasts in the US last year were NFL broadcasts, according to Sportico&#8217;s analysis of Nielsen data. Approximately 94 of the top 100 most-watched shows were sporting events, cementing the dominance of live sports for networks and streamers.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">References<\/h2>\n<p>The NFL&#8217;s Thursday kickoff is a pivotal moment for the future of live sports from Amazon and other tech giants (<em>forbes<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>YouTube wins NFL Sunday ticket package at reported $14 billion deal price tag (<em>forbes<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>NFL tells owners that Sunday&#8217;s ticket deals will be higher than those reported in the media (<em>forbes<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMid2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcmJlcy5jb20vc2l0ZXMvZGVyZWtzYXVsLzIwMjMvMDEvMTAvYW1hem9uLWFuZC1lc3BuLWxhZy1iZWhpbmQtbmV0d29ya3Mtb24tbmZsLXZpZXdlcnNoaXAtcmF0aW5ncy1yZXZlYWwv0gF7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9yYmVzLmNvbS9zaXRlcy9kZXJla3NhdWwvMjAyMy8wMS8xMC9hbWF6b24tYW5kLWVzcG4tbGFnLWJlaGluZC1uZXR3b3Jrcy1vbi1uZmwtdmlld2Vyc2hpcC1yYXRpbmdzLXJldmVhbC9hbXAv?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] top line Amazon&#8217;s and ESPN&#8217;s respective primetime NFL broadcast ratings lagged those of their competitors. 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