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The myth of declining NFL viewership
Lots of talk about concussions and CTE, and how the game needs to change or stop existing altogether. But, guess what? Ratings are up!
NFL television ratings rose by 5 percent in 2018 as compared with the 2017 season, according to figures released Wednesday by the league.
The uptick partially stemmed two years of ratings slides for the NFL, part of a decrease throughout the television industry. The average game in 2018 drew 15.8 million viewers as compared with 14.9 million in 2017. That number was 16.5 million for the 2016 season and 17.9 million in 2015.
Of the top 50 telecasts since the start of the 2018 season, 46 were NFL games.
Meanwhile, average streaming viewership rose 86 percent. A total of 13 Thursday night games were streamed on Amazon Prime.
The uptick partially stemmed two years of ratings slides for the NFL, part of a decrease throughout the television industry. The average game in 2018 drew 15.8 million viewers as compared with 14.9 million in 2017. That number was 16.5 million for the 2016 season and 17.9 million in 2015.
Of the top 50 telecasts since the start of the 2018 season, 46 were NFL games.
Meanwhile, average streaming viewership rose 86 percent. A total of 13 Thursday night games were streamed on Amazon Prime.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25670107/nfl-television-ratings-rose-5-percent-2017
