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re: TV ratings appear to be down massively
Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:41 pm to AUTiger789
Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:41 pm to AUTiger789
I was told streaming doesn't count in the official TV ratings, so YTTV numbers wouldn't have been included anyway, right? That's what I've been told, I'm not the expert.
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Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:42 pm to deeprig9
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was told streaming doesn't count in the official TV ratings, so YTTV numbers wouldn't have been included anyway, right? That's what I've been told, I'm not the expert.
I’ve heard this also. Because the Nielsen ratings only go off cable or satellite boxes for the data
Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:49 pm to AllbyMyRelf
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Yeah, I used to be a rabid fan. I honestly just don’t care much anymore.
I’m sure there are lots of contributing reasons for me—young kids, team isn’t very competitive, I moved out of state, etc., but the professionalization is a big part too.
This is me too, except my kids are older. My oldest went to Georgia Tech. My youngest is between TCU, Ole Miss and Arkansas at this point (with a late charge from South Alabama of all places).
That being said, I have spent more Saturdays at other college football stadiums in the past 6 years than Davis Wade. I enjoy watching college football on Saturday but hate the most common word in any college football broadcast is "transfer."
The professionalization via NIL is one thing, but for me the unlimited transfers is what kills it. Mississippi State will likely never have another Dak Prescott diamond in the rough type. The day they show promise, a bigger brand will come after them.
Kills it for those of us that enjoyed college football because cheering for players who made the same college decision we did, they are eating at the same restaurants we did, going to classes in the same buildings. Now they are all taking online classes and are semi-pro football players and many are looking to transfer ASAP.
I think someone said earlier this season that Mississippi State had 12 upperclassmen players on its roster that signed with State out of high school.
This post was edited on 11/12/25 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:50 pm to Nasty_Canasta
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Because the Nielsen ratings only go off cable or satellite boxes for the data
This changed in September.
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With the start of the broadcast and football seasons this month, Nielsen today shared several updates for reporters covering TV, as the industry is adopting Nielsen’s enhanced Big Data + Panel methodology.
Big Data + Panel National TV Measurement combines Nielsen’s unique, high-quality representative panel measurement with data from cable, satellite set-top boxes and smart TVs across 45 million households and 75 million devices. Nielsen is also incorporating first-party data from participating streaming services to help measure audiences for live streaming events. These are massive datasets that capture TV viewing at the device level.
Nielsen begins updated era of TV ratings with Big Data + Panel for this fall’s TV season
Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:53 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
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This changed in September.
All right. Thanks for the update. I didn’t know this
Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:54 pm to thatthang
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Why do so many low IQ people distill that issue to this overly simplistic mantra? Why do they think a company with a $3.5 trillion market cap (Google) should dictate what a $200 billion company (Disney) can charge for its own product? This is the mindset of simpletons whose emotions outpace their reasoning, because muh DisNEy is EviL but I LoVe mah GooGles.
The $200 billion company wants the $3.5 trillion company to charge its (the $3.5 trillion company) patrons more money so that that $200 billion company can have more revenue. The $3.5 trillion company told them to piss off. That doesn’t mean the $3.5 trillion company is some always good guy, it just means that in this insistence, they aren’t be a greedy a-hole like the $200 billion company is in this particular situation.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 3:04 pm to AUTiger789
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A guy in the SEC office tweeted that Bama-LSU scored only 7.5 million viewers
If that’s true, that’s a very bad number. Since 2013, if you take out the Covid year, that game has averaged 10.5 million when aired on network tv. This would be the second lowest rated Bama-LSU game on ABC or CBS since 2013.
The Alabama-LSU game isn't quite what it once was and has been reduced to the level of interest it had prior to Saban's arrival at Alabama. The Saban factor, plus both teams being consistently ranked in the Top 10-15 when they played, made that game what it was. Saban is retired from football and LSU was unranked with an interim head coach coming into the game.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 3:16 pm to AUTiger789
I'm embarrassed to tell y'all this.
I've been watching Big Ten games.
I know, I know.
But screw Disney.
I've been watching Big Ten games.
I know, I know.
But screw Disney.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 4:08 pm to AUTiger789
If YouTube TV takes Disney to the woodshed, then the lower ratings for SEC games will have been worth it.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 4:12 pm to thatthang
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Why do so many low IQ people distill that issue to this overly simplistic mantra? Why do they think a company with a $3.5 trillion market cap (Google) should dictate what a $200 billion company (Disney) can charge for its own product? This is the mindset of simpletons whose emotions outpace their reasoning, because muh DisNEy is EviL but I LoVe mah GooGles.
It's possible to dislike Google and still recognize the negative impact Disney's overwhelmingly negative impact on sports - particularly college sports.
In the past, Disney having control of all the bowl rights, most of the regular season games, and a distribution channel (ESPN streaming) that directly competes against other providers would almost certainly have drawn FTC scrutiny. Unfortunately, they got out of the anti-trust business so we're stuck with Alphabet doing the work.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 4:18 pm to Nasty_Canasta
I may stop by Arby's before the Michigan game. Love their sandwiches and the napkins will come in handy if the Wolverines kick our arse again.
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