The Phillies were one of the big local TV losers in the majors this year
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The Phillies were one of the big local TV losers in the majors this year
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
This probably won't come as a surprise to the plethora of folks who found themselves erring on the side of doing something else besides watching the Phillies this summer, but Comcast Sports Net's local ratings suffered one of the sharpest plunges in the majors according to a story in the Sports Business Daily. Last year, the Phillies boasted the top local ratings in the majors. This year, thanks to a horrendous start and a trading deadline sell-off, their 5.61 rating fell to seventh. The top five: Detroit, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Boston.
According to Nielsen, Phillies average audience was down 39.1 percent this year, with an average audience size of 168,000, although that still ranked fourth in the majors behind the Yankees, Mets and Tigers.
“The Phillies continue to provide strong ratings, but are off of their historic highs of the last couple of years,” Jon Litner, group president of NBC Sports Group, told the Sports Business Daily. “Ratings are up and down for our regionals. Overall, we have a few home runs and a few double plays.”
it would make a difference if you get rid of big mouth chris.. every time he is on i turn down the sound down and enjoy the game. he needs to go and get a new guy.— Bernard Washabaugh- Or maybe it's just that the act of T-Mac, Wheels, and Sarge is maddening to sit through, so most people save their sanity by tuning in to Franzke and LA on the radio. Worst TV broadcasting team in MLB, by far.— cmp1968
- Yak,yak,yak, Phils had an off year, injuries and the improving nl east led to rating drops. Can't address the play by play because if you live in the NE, you can only see the Phils play the Mets, Pirates and Yanks (with an interleague schedule)Fox controls this! Mlb is blacked out in this area. We get the Yanks, Mets & the Pirates WOW! everynite.— hodigger
- Please get rid of Wheels. Most annoying guy they have. By the way, can anyone else think of another color man who isn't a former player or coach? Wheels is like that kid who hung around the jocks kissing their butts trying to act like one of them.— Bede19025
