Tom Brady’s continued excellence comes at a particularly precarious time for the NFL. The Browns won their first playoff game since the 1994-95 season, the Bills their first since since the 1995-96 season and the Buccaneers their first since the 2002-03 season. In a bright spot, the simulcast of the Saints-Bears game on Nickelodeon became a sensation on social media. The National Football League (NFL) has seen its TV ratings consistently decline over the past few seasons. ET to nearly midnight ET. ... 2021. The Super Bowl Ratings Hint at Larger Changes for the NFL Moving Forward. Forbes reported earlier that in 2020 the audience for the 17-week regular season NFL games dipped across all broadcast and cable networks. NBC also used its Sunday game to experiment with new platforms, marking the first time a NFL broadcast could be seen on its Peacock streaming service. 3. Have a confidential tip for our reporters? The results for Saturday and Sunday’s wild-card games marked a continuation of a regular-season ratings decline that occurred all of last fall. The episode features interviews with New York Post sports media columnist Andrew Marchand and reporter Armen Keteyian, who is an executive producer on HBO's upcoming Tiger Woods documentary, which I reviewed in Thursday's Traina Thoughts. The game generated 28 million viewers on CBS. About 24.8 million tuned in Sunday to watch the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans on Walt Disney Co.’s ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and Freeform. Saturday’s contest pitting the Los Angeles Rams against the Seattle Seahawks drew 23.9 million viewers on Fox Corp.’s flagship network, down roughly 20% compared with about 30 million viewers for Fox’s game a year ago. © 2021 ABG-SI LLC. Find current or past season NFL standings by team. Here are Nate Weitzer‘s early NFL Power Rankings for 2021-22. The league expanded the wild-card round to six games this year from four last year. The Super Bowl 2021 ratings are finally out — and they’re not great. On Sunday, about 30.6 million people watched the Chicago Bears take on the New Orleans Saints on CBS and the kids channel Nickelodeon. Other sports, including professional baseball, basketball, golf and tennis, saw much steeper viewer declines than football. 2021 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings for the NFL scouting prospect for the upcoming 2021 NFL Draft and the 2021 NFL Mock Draft from DraftBlaster. According to Deadline, ratings for the 2020-2021 NFL season opener between the Houston Texans and reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on NBC flirted with a previous nine-year-low. On Saturday, 21.8 million people watched football. 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 … On Tuesday morning, Sportico’s Anthony Crupi reported ratings for last weekend’s games were down big on Saturday (-25%) and Sunday (-20%). The ratings drop of about 9% is in line with the regular season ratings drop of 7%. Jumping from a 7% regular-season drop to a 25% and 20% playoff drop doesn’t seem to make a ton of sense, but I have a couple of theories about why this happened: First, the added game on each day of the weekend gave us games from 1 p.m. Topics I discussed with Marchand include Boomer Esiason's filling in for Tony Romo, an update on Jim Nantz's contract situation with CBS, a problem for Fox's college football pregame show, Tom Rinaldi's leaving ESPN for Fox, ESPN's getting fooled by a fake Adam Schefter story and much more. Both quarterbacks are ancient in football terms -- Brees’s 42nd birthday is Friday, and Brady is 43 -- and the loser could be playing in the last game of his career. And which factors are more critical than others in influencing the league’s popularity? 1. 3. 1. 2, with the Bills at No. According to Sports Media Watch, Super Bowl 55 saw a decline in the 18 to 49 viewer demographic for the ninth year running. On Comcast Corp.’s NBC, 21.4 million viewers watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play Washington on Saturday and 24.8 million watched the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, both down from the 35.1 million who watched NBC’s wild-card game last year. by Paulsen. Chase should be safe as a top-10 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. One of the more efficient pass-rushers in the league over the past few years, Barrett has put... 2. The two games on Sunday each draw better than 40 million viewers. NFL's playoff openers see solid ratings, Nickelodeon's game draws 2 million viewers Published Tue, Jan 12 2021 2:00 PM EST Updated Tue, Jan 12 2021 … @nickelodeon #Saints pic.twitter.com/qKzo1za3qA. 0. ... nfl playoffs , super bowl 2021 , tampa bay buccaneers , tom brady , 2/9/21. Today, a fight for survival, SI Gambling Insider Frankie Taddeo previews the betting odds and breaks down this week’s SEC tournament. The first postseason showdown between Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers paid off for Fox and its advertisers, as Sunday’s broadcast delivered the largest audience for an NFC Championship game in four years.. 8/29/20: Chase broke out in 2019 and was a source of big plays for the Tigers' offense. 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We now turn the page to the 2021-22 season, where Tom Brady and the Bucs start in the No. He was the No. 6. @SeanPayton keeps his promise: slimed! Watch live streaming draft videos & video highlights. The NFL is losing young viewers by the millions, as ratings for Super Bowl 55 show that the league has lost viewers under the age of 49 for the ninth straight year. Sunday's Browns-Steelers game was the most-watched prime-time show since last February's Super Bowl. Between coverage of identification of the rioters, news about impeachment talks and the decisions of Twitter and Facebook to ban the president’s accounts, cable news had no shortage of current events to cover. Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Stitcher. NFL Salary Rankings Listing the top salaries , cap hits , cash , earnings , contracts , and bonuses , for all active NFL players. January 26, 2021 9:00am PT by Rick Porter . EDGE Shaquil Barrett. Updates with Saturday CBS game in second paragraph, Fox comment in fourth paragraph. DI Leonard Williams. SPORTS VIDEO OF THE DAY: Happy 61st birthday to the Human Highlight Reel, Dominique Wilkins. Despite the headwinds, NFL games remained some of the most-viewed events of the year. 2021 NFL Free Agent Rankings: Defensive Linemen 1. To answer these questions, we've […] Regular-season ratings for NFL games declined this season following two straight years of increases. CBS says that is the highest rating for Nickelodeon in four years. *** 2021 NFL MOCK DRAFT updated March 2. Get the latest NFL Draft prospect rankings from CBS Sports. On the year, the sophomore averaged 21.2 yards per reception over 84 catches for 1,780 yards and 20 touchdowns. A Fox spokesman said a better comparison would be to last year’s game in the same time slot, which aired on ABC and ESPN. Facebook Ad Campaign Promotes Personalized Advertising February 25, 2021 ; But NFL ratings would have had to be up 15% to make up for underdelivery in other … One&Only Has a New Sibling Resort Brand, and It’s All About Fitness, Explosive Harry, Meghan Interview Reverberates Across Globe, Million-Dollar Showrooms in Malls New Battleground for China EVs, Social Life Comes to Halt: Whitney Museum, WNYC Cancel Galas. Prescott has tallied 106 touchdown passes in five seasons with the Cowboys, posting a 42–27 record as a starter. The NFL’s contract with the Disney-owned ESPN for Monday Night Football expires after 2021 while the league’s remaining TV and streaming agreements run through the 2022 season. which was a smash hit with social media users, which I reviewed in Thursday's Traina Thoughts. Photographer: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images, Regular season tumbled 7%, the first decline in three years, Football held up better than other sports in difficult year. TV Ratings: NFL Conference Championships Grow. That was down 6% from 26.3 million on ABC and ESPN last year. Twenty-two hours of playoff football may have been a bit too much for NFL fans to take in, as this weekend’s supersized Wild Card round failed to live up to ratings expectations.. 2021 NFL power rankings: Post-Super Bowl standings for every team In the end, an unprecedented NFL season ended with a familiar image: Tom Brady holding the Lombardi Trophy. 1 slot. The most financially successful sports league in the world is in trouble. The National Football League saw its audience decline for the past weekend’s first round of postseason games despite TV networks trying to extend their broadcasts to new audiences. Baker Mayfield of the Cleveland Browns in action against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Jan. 11. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter and Instagram. It was a long time in the making, but Dak Prescott finally got what he wanted from the Cowboys with a long-term deal. Follow @walterfootball for NFL Draft updates. All eight NFL playoff games that have direct comparisons to 2019 suffered a decline in viewership. While the NFL continues to thrive in the US, they were not exempt from a drop in TV ratings in 2020 due to global events. The broadcast used graphical overlays, including virtual “slime cannons” for touchdowns, and a real slime bath for winning coach Sean Payton after the game in an attempt to reach a younger audience. Get the latest NFL draft news. “Last Sunday’s Buccaneers-Saints NFL Divisional Round game,” SMW reported, “averaged an 18.1 rating and 35.46 million viewers on FOX, down ten percent in ratings and five percent in viewership from Seahawks-Packers last year (20.0, 37.24M).” The GOALS act aims to "ensure the World Cup-winning USWNT are paid fair and equitable wages compared to the U.S. Men’s team.". ViacomCBS Inc. drew the most -- and least -- NFL viewers last weekend. The runner-up Chiefs open at No. On Sunday, 26 million people watched football. First, he, and I'm going to use a gross phrase here, won the internet with this tremendous tweet. One SoCal conference used to firehose the pros with future all-stars, from Don Drysdale to Keyshawn Johnson. Early on in the regular season, an NFL TV ratings dip generated a lot of headlines. 5. 7. Jan 7, 2021 Original: Jan 7, 2021. Last week, I wrote about the 7% ratings dip the NFL took over the regular season and predicted super wild-card weekend would produce excellent ratings based on the matchups, markets and star players involved. NFL Power Rankings: March 2 # Dylan Buell/Getty Images. Why’s the league experiencing a diminishing viewership? The wild-card round ended three ignominious streaks. When the GOAT is mic'd up, you watch the video no matter what. You have the people who take COVID-19 seriously on one side, and then you have this. This mock draft will be updated weekly. You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play. The Nickelodeon telecast of Bears-Saints on Sunday, which was a smash hit with social media users, generated 2.06 million viewers. The marquee matchup during the coming weekend’s divisional round will see Drew Brees’s Saints hosting Tom Brady’s Buccaneers. Both were down from the 31.42 million viewers who tuned in to CBS’s wild-card game broadcast last year. I’d predict the NFL viewership numbers will bounce back this weekend because the games are filled with stars like Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, Tom Brady and Drew Brees. Follow our 2021 NFL draft tracker, draft history & mock draft commentary. The contentious presidential election as well as competition for viewers with other sports that played their seasons later than normal also likely affected TV ratings. Four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies allegedly shared unauthorized photos of the site of Bryant's helicopter crash. The 2020 NFL regular season averaged 15.4 million traditional TV viewers, down 7% from the previous year, according to Nielsen data. See the latest NFL Standings by Division, Conference and League. What a day for Tom Brady on Monday. This season faced a number of challenges, none larger than the global pandemic, which forced teams to play in largely empty stadiums. Wilson played just four snaps in his rookie season after being selected with the No. This game will be the most viewed U.S. telecast of 2021 by a long shot. More proof we live in two totally different countries. But given Joe Biden’s impending inauguration and the current news cycle, it’s hard to be sure the NFL can rebound right now. That added game may have been great for the die-hard NFL fan, but the fringe fan can’t, and won’t, spend 11 straight hours watching football. That represented the first year of viewership decline since 2017. Madden NFL 21 ratings and rankings: Michael Thomas is the fifth member of the 99 club Jackson to be on Madden cover, scoffs at curse 'Joke' rides run-only offense to win Madden Bowl 1 overall pick due to the Jets' incompetence. As always, though, perspective is needed when evaluating the NFL’s ratings. A 2013 report alleged that Miles engaged in sexual misconduct on multiple occasions during his time as LSU's head coach. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: Here was the opening to Monday night's Jeopardy!, the first without Alex Trebek, in which Ken Jennings spoke eloquently about the legendary host. Advertisement - story continues below. No other sports or TV shows come close to generating those numbers. Then we learned he was mic'd up for the Bucs' playoff win against the Washington Football Team on Saturday. 4. One of the surest bets in the class, Williams has graded between 70.0 and 82.0 in all six years... 3. ESPN.com ranks all of the 2021 NFL Draft prospects, sorted by rating and complete with stats and player scouting reports. With around 91.6 million viewers on CBS alone, the 2021 Super Bowl is still the most watched show of the past year. The Cleveland Browns’ 48-37 playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers (48-37) on NBC led the way in Sunday’s primetime ratings, while an interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pro… 2 months ago. That’s a lot of time to be planted in front of the TV for people who use the weekends to get stuff done, à la Will Ferrell in Old School. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. From the Fansided article NFL Team Fandom Report: Ranking the NFL Brands The Super Bowl is the closest thing we have to an official holiday celebrating sports, marketing, and popular culture. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. Which Sporting Event Should Nickelodeon Aim to Broadcast Next? NFL Wild Card ratings below norm Declines and multi-year lows for expanded six-game slate. All Rights Reserved. Last week, I wrote about the 7% ratings dip the NFL took over the regular season and predicted super wild-card weekend would produce excellent ratings based … The 2020 NFL regular season averaged 15.4 million traditional TV viewers, down 7% from the previous year, according to Nielsen data. NFL NFL TV ratings recap from the 2020-2021 NFL season. It is the biggest sporting event on the calendar, and its cultural impact makes the game an opportunity to build brands, both in the marketplace and on the field. Last week's SI Media Podcast was recorded Wednesday afternoon, before the disturbing events at the U.S. Capitol. Second, I haven’t seen the ratings for cable news on Saturday and Sunday, but I would imagine they were up significantly after the insurrection at the Capitol last Wednesday. Saturday’s CBS matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills drew 20.1 million viewers. 1.