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Post by prossman on Nov 30, 2009 19:40:48 GMT -7
NBCDFW: Win Or Lose, Cowboys Rule Prime-Time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BY Scott Crisp // 3 hours ago Love them or hate them, it seems that America can't turn away from the television when the Dallas Cowboys are playing. Over 16 prime-time games since 2006, according to a study by the Sports Business Journal in conjunction with Nielsen Sports Data, the Cowboys have averaged 19.152 million viewers, earning them the distinction of highest-rated prime-time team in football. This is more than 2 million more viewers than the second most-watched prime-time team, the Indianapolis Colts, putting a curious twist on the connection between winning and ratings. Of the five top-rated teams in the league--Cowboys, Colts, Giants, Bears, Patriots--only Dallas has not reached the Super Bowl since 2006; hell, they haven't even won a playoff game. Despite winning records in each of these seasons, there is a palpable buzz surrounding teams who win in the playoffs, one that usually helps in generating interest; the Cowboys have been bereft of any such playoff-buzz since 1996. Still, that Dallas is the top-rated team is fairly understandable, given their large, widespread fan base and hyper-visibility; but without a playoff win in more than a decade, the wide margin--nearly 2.5 million over Indianapolis--comes as mildly surprising. The study took into account the ratings of Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football with respect to each team since 2006--the year SNF moved to NBC and MNF moved from ABC to ESPN. www.nbcdfw.com/blogs/blue-sta...-78151337.html__________________
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Post by longboysfan on Dec 1, 2009 5:30:12 GMT -7
When in Doubt - give them the Cowboys game.
That is why we will have a monster rating this weekend on the 4pm game - Fox is dancing about for this game.
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