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Goodell: NFL trying to figure out ratings drop
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league does not think it has lost viewers despite a 10 percent drop in television ratings this season, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
At the same time, however, he acknowledged that league officials are trying to understand what has caused the drop and how to address it.
Speaking after the league's fall meetings in Houston, Goodell said it is important not just to get viewers tuned in but also to "get them to stay tuned in" to game broadcasts.
"When you look at ratings you have to go deeper than that," Goodell said. "It's viewers, but also how long they're engaging for, and a lot of times, people will leave a game for whatever reason, whether it's to go to other programming or whether the game is not that competitive."
Goodell said neither he nor the league's broadcast partners believe player protests of the national anthem have played a role in the drop. But he did note a relative lack of competitive games in prime time and the contentious presidential election and debate schedule as partial explanations.
"There a lot of factors to be considered," he said. "We don't make excuses. We try to figure out what's changing."
Goodell: NFL trying to figure out ratings drop
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league does not think it has lost viewers despite a 10 percent drop in television ratings this season, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
At the same time, however, he acknowledged that league officials are trying to understand what has caused the drop and how to address it.
Speaking after the league's fall meetings in Houston, Goodell said it is important not just to get viewers tuned in but also to "get them to stay tuned in" to game broadcasts.
"When you look at ratings you have to go deeper than that," Goodell said. "It's viewers, but also how long they're engaging for, and a lot of times, people will leave a game for whatever reason, whether it's to go to other programming or whether the game is not that competitive."
Goodell said neither he nor the league's broadcast partners believe player protests of the national anthem have played a role in the drop. But he did note a relative lack of competitive games in prime time and the contentious presidential election and debate schedule as partial explanations.
"There a lot of factors to be considered," he said. "We don't make excuses. We try to figure out what's changing."
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