What's the NFL's strategy for 4:00 games? (1 Viewer)

[pollardsvision]

It's just try to make everybody watch the Cowboys, isn't it.

I bet the schedule maker gets a bonus when he forces a coverage map like Week 4

 

[pollardsvision]

And speaking of that coverage map, what's the deal with Iowa being the only spot east of Arizona getting the 49ers/Cards game?

Is it the Iowa/Kittle love?

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

What did Des Moines Iowa do to deserve such punishment?

 

[BobbyLayne]

What did Des Moines Iowa do to deserve such punishment?

That was a Friday decision. Wonder what prompted that?

changes: Des Moines and Ottumwa IA: NE-DAL to AZ-SF (Fri)

 

[BobbyLayne]

And speaking of that coverage map, what's the deal with Iowa being the only spot east of Arizona getting the 49ers/Cards game?

Is it the Iowa/Kittle love?

they'll be getting Lions games soon (LaPorta and Jack Campbell)

 

[FairWarning]

And speaking of that coverage map, what's the deal with Iowa being the only spot east of Arizona getting the 49ers/Cards game?

Is it the Iowa/Kittle love?

Purdy also, he’s from Iowa St.

 

[pollardsvision]

And speaking of that coverage map, what's the deal with Iowa being the only spot east of Arizona getting the 49ers/Cards game?

Is it the Iowa/Kittle love?

Purdy also, he’s from Iowa St.

Kudos to the Fox stations in Iowa (or whoever makes that call).

If Deebo and Aiuyk are out/banged up, the good folks in Iowa could be treated to a Purdy/Kittle fireworks show.

Even if the game itself isn't that intriguing, they would probably enjoy that more than Cowboys/Pats.

Either way it's always nice to see a station stand up to the man, and say screw it we don't have to show the Cowboys if we don't want to!

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Nine one o'clocks and only three at 4pm. As mentioned that buffalo/miami game would be better there. Instead you have the Rams playing at ten their time.

 

[Chaka]

The morning/afternoon split is an annual complaint. I am sure the NFL has heard it for years. I doubt they ignore it because they don't care (they don't but that isn't why); more likely this is somehow the model that generates the most revenue.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

The morning/afternoon split is an annual complaint. I am sure the NFL has heard it for years. I doubt they ignore it because they don't care (they don't but that isn't why); more likely this is somehow the model that generates the most revenue.

That must be it. I just thought that it would also help out RedZone which they own if they gave them 4-5 games in the later slot.

 

[Chaka]

The morning/afternoon split is an annual complaint. I am sure the NFL has heard it for years. I doubt they ignore it because they don't care (they don't but that isn't why); more likely this is somehow the model that generates the most revenue.

That must be it. I just thought that it would also help out RedZone which they own if they gave them 4-5 games in the later slot.

Absolutely. It seems obvious from our end.

It's probably easy to look up total viewership numbers but I would guess the early game audience is much bigger so they can divide it among more games and keep sponsors happy. In the afternoon they probably need to concentrate a smaller number of viewers to one game to keep the sponsorship views high enough to make sponsors happy.

Just a guess and I probably didn't articulate that as well as I could but I think you get the gist.

 

[Rubi]

The morning/afternoon split is an annual complaint. I am sure the NFL has heard it for years. I doubt they ignore it because they don't care (they don't but that isn't why); more likely this is somehow the model that generates the most revenue.

I think it's three blind monkeys throwing darts at a map.
And I'll bet they're well paid monkeys too.

 

[Snotbubbles]

I thoroughly enjoyed the Dallas game last week. Looking forward to them taking it on the chin again today. I can't think of anything more entertaining.

 

[FairWarning]

And speaking of that coverage map, what's the deal with Iowa being the only spot east of Arizona getting the 49ers/Cards game?

Is it the Iowa/Kittle love?

Purdy also, he’s from Iowa St.

Kudos to the Fox stations in Iowa (or whoever makes that call).

If Deebo and Aiuyk are out/banged up, the good folks in Iowa could be treated to a Purdy/Kittle fireworks show.

Even if the game itself isn't that intriguing, they would probably enjoy that more than Cowboys/Pats.

Either way it's always nice to see a station stand up to the man, and say screw it we don't have to show the Cowboys if we don't want to!

I remember back in the day, South Bend used to show the 4 PM Seattle games when Rick Mirer was a rookie. Local affiliates do have some say in this.