http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/nfl-divisional-playoff-games-tv-ratings-jan-12-13-208/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:49:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/nfl-divisional-playoff-games-tv-ratings-jan-12-13-208/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Sportsattitude Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:43:57 +0000 http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/?p=191#comment-430 Combination of things. The Favre factor for sure, the perfect season of the Pats for sure...people getting used to the games being on late in the day and at night (didn't use to be that way until just recently)...and the bad weather factor. Have seen a couple of interesting comments about how the league LOVES when bad weather games are on (see NHL New Year's Day game as an example) because people love seeing other people struggle to achieve in the elements. Kinda like going to a horror movie to see people run for their lives. A lot of good luck all at once for the NFL. No, their product hasn't become that much more "widespread." That being said, I would expect this Super Bowl to be one of if not the highest rated ever providing at least either the Pats or the Pack make it...and if it turns out to be both of them...that's gonna be an all-time rating success. Combination of things. The Favre factor for sure, the perfect season of the Pats for sure…people getting used to the games being on late in the day and at night (didn’t use to be that way until just recently)…and the bad weather factor. Have seen a couple of interesting comments about how the league LOVES when bad weather games are on (see NHL New Year’s Day game as an example) because people love seeing other people struggle to achieve in the elements. Kinda like going to a horror movie to see people run for their lives. A lot of good luck all at once for the NFL. No, their product hasn’t become that much more “widespread.” That being said, I would expect this Super Bowl to be one of if not the highest rated ever providing at least either the Pats or the Pack make it…and if it turns out to be both of them…that’s gonna be an all-time rating success.

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