Yes yes I am guilt of watching it all, but it shows how addicted to the NFL we are right now as a nation.
http://content.usato...ing-at-stake-/1
The drawing power of the NFL's laundry was proven again by Fox's Pro Bowl Sunday night. The exhibition drew a 8.6 overnight, translating to 8.6% of TV households in 56 urban markets -- up 8% from last year's Pro Bowl on ESPN and the event's highest overnight in 11 years.
That 8.6% rating is better than ratings for some BCS bowl games, isn't far from a World Series rating and is far higher than the vast majority of all TV sports events outside of NFL action.....
http://profootballta...ction/#comments
It doesn’t matter that this year’s Pro Bowl was an even bigger dud than usual. It didn’t matter that the NFC led 42-0 late in the second quarter.
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It was the most-watched Pro Bowl since 1997 with 13.4 million viewers, the most-watched show on television Sunday, and the most watched all-star game in any sport since 2009.
To put it another way: The Pro Bowl nearly gets the same ratings as some BCS games or World Series matchups.
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I understand both sides in this labor dispute, But they will both be silly to subject the NFL to any kind of momentum loss from a lockout.
I mean if the lockout doesn't get settled until 1 week before the season, there goes a lot of fantasy football fans... viewers (Not all but a lot), and that's just 1 example.
But I am still wowed by the Pro Bowl ratings.
