Lord Calvert
2008-07-09 18:43:20 UTC
For those old timers here who are still interested, it seems that the
support in DC for the Nationals is so utterly pathetic that they are
now behind DC United in terms of viewership in the area.
Good move, Bud and Jeff. Glad to see it paid off for you. You guys
managed to put baseball behind soccer in the nation's capital!
http://www.stetsports.com/2008/07/dc-united-reigns-supreme-on-local-television/
D.C. United Reigns Supreme On Local Television
July 7, 2008
Chances are, if you are watching sports in Washington D.C. when the
Washington Redskins, Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals aren’t
playing, and you’re looking to pass the time until McGlaughlin Group
comes on, you are watching D.C. United. Courtesy of the venerable D.C.
Sports Bog:
As mentioned earlier today, based on SportsBusiness Journal’s analysis
of Nielsen Media Research numbers, the Nats are drawing an average
rating of 0.39 in the Washington Designated Market Area, which
consists of approximately 2.3 million households. A 0.39 rating
corresponds to about 9,000 households.
For one comparison–with a sport whose season begins and ends at
virtually the same time–D.C. United is thus far drawing a 0.5 rating
for its eight regular-season MLS games that have been shown live on
Comcast SportsNet. That doesn’t count the taped replays CSN shows, nor
does it account for D.C. United games on any of the ESPN/ABC family of
stations. The 0.5 rating corresponds to approximately 11,500 local
households.
Which means that, at the season’s midway point for both franchises,
D.C. United is outdrawing the Nats on TV.
Tell me the Nats don’t need Barry Bonds. I dare you, dawg.
Rich Goranson
Amherst, NY, USA
"Any idiot can root for the Yankees. It takes a real fan of the game
of baseball to root for the Expos."
support in DC for the Nationals is so utterly pathetic that they are
now behind DC United in terms of viewership in the area.
Good move, Bud and Jeff. Glad to see it paid off for you. You guys
managed to put baseball behind soccer in the nation's capital!
http://www.stetsports.com/2008/07/dc-united-reigns-supreme-on-local-television/
D.C. United Reigns Supreme On Local Television
July 7, 2008
Chances are, if you are watching sports in Washington D.C. when the
Washington Redskins, Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals aren’t
playing, and you’re looking to pass the time until McGlaughlin Group
comes on, you are watching D.C. United. Courtesy of the venerable D.C.
Sports Bog:
As mentioned earlier today, based on SportsBusiness Journal’s analysis
of Nielsen Media Research numbers, the Nats are drawing an average
rating of 0.39 in the Washington Designated Market Area, which
consists of approximately 2.3 million households. A 0.39 rating
corresponds to about 9,000 households.
For one comparison–with a sport whose season begins and ends at
virtually the same time–D.C. United is thus far drawing a 0.5 rating
for its eight regular-season MLS games that have been shown live on
Comcast SportsNet. That doesn’t count the taped replays CSN shows, nor
does it account for D.C. United games on any of the ESPN/ABC family of
stations. The 0.5 rating corresponds to approximately 11,500 local
households.
Which means that, at the season’s midway point for both franchises,
D.C. United is outdrawing the Nats on TV.
Tell me the Nats don’t need Barry Bonds. I dare you, dawg.
Rich Goranson
Amherst, NY, USA
"Any idiot can root for the Yankees. It takes a real fan of the game
of baseball to root for the Expos."