LawFitz said:
So when does this show hit HBO Now? I thought all programming hit in real time. WTF
Something interesting............................
I do about 99% of
ALL my TV viewing online, on my computer.
I generally watch things online through any one of a number of streaming sites. (this also has the added benefit of no commercials, though that is a non factor with Hard Knocks)
Most popular programs, are almost always available, generally within a couple of hours after they air the first time on most networks.
So you can mostly get anything, even "Game of Thrones", "Breaking Bad" or whatever the flavor of the month is, almost immediately after airing.
This is also true of popular Australian, New Zealand and even UK programming too, some of which I watch also.
Occasionally, someone will leak a big show online,
even before its aired too, though that is a rarity.
Anyway, I noticed several years ago, that "Hard Knocks" always hit the popular streaming sites, much later than other programs.
I have a few ideas for why this is, but I think its a combination of 2 things, that puts it behind the others. We may never know for sure though.
A- It airs late night. I think it comes on at 10 p.m. eastern right? This automatically makes it available later, than many of the primetime shows, or anything that is aired before it.
B - Many shows from "premium channels" seem to hit the streaming sites a bit later. I have a guess or two as to why this is, but I am not sure why honestly.
Shows like "Game of Thrones" is often available literally minutes after it ends. The widespread popularity of a handful of shows, gives them exposure that certain other shows don't have. I am guessing that there are far fewer people watching "Hard Knocks" , than a select few of the really huge shows that hit the streaming sites almost immediately.
Basically, more people will be uploading these shows to those streaming sites, than Hard Knocks. (Hard Knocks is just one example though)
The last couple of years, "Hard Knocks" tended to be widely available online after the original airing, somewhere in the neighborhood of about 6-7 hours later.
Last year in specific, I remember having to watch the ATL Falcons episodes, the next morning/night, and not the night it originally aired.
If anyone happens to know a specific reason as to why this show is available so much later online, than most others, I would like to know.
I do not watch any shows like this, online at any of the specific network sites.
On that note, I will be watching last nights episode tonight.
TZM