Originally Posted by Megatron96:
What I've been told by people that actually care enough to pay attention to this sort of thing is that it comes down to budget. Bottom line, the NFL-N simply doesn't have the ability to out-bid anybody so they get the "bottom of the barrel" games so to speak.
Oh, they get the first game of the season which should be a good game because I guess the SB champs are in that one, and a couple others down the line, but most of the TNF match-ups are games the other networks weren't that interested in.
Interesting. Thanks for explaining the process. I would have assumed that the league would set the schedule and that the networks would buy a time slot but have limited influence and input on which game get allotted to that slot.
Has it always been the case that Monday night has been viewed as more prestigious than Thursday and commanded better TV figures. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Eureka:
Here's the complete "Thursday Night Football" schedule:
Week 2, Sept. 17: Bengals at Browns, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Week 3, Sept. 24: Dolphins at Jaguars, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Week 4, Oct. 1: Broncos at Jets, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Week 5, Oct. 8: Buccaneers at Bears, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
Week 6, Oct. 15: Chiefs at Bills, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
Week 7, Oct. 22: Giants at Eagles, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
Week 8, Oct. 29: Falcons at Panthers, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
Week 9, Nov. 5: Packers at 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
Week 10, Nov. 12: Colts at Titans, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
Week 11, Nov. 19: Cardinals at Seahawks, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
Week 13, Dec. 3: Cowboys at Ravens, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
Week 14, Dec. 10: Patriots at Rams, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
Week 15, Dec. 17: Chargers at Raiders, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network, Fox, Amazon Prime Video
I don't mind most of this schedule. Thursdays are a great night for hardcore fans to see teams that they don't normally see. I like watching the Bengals and Cardinals and Bears. The least interesting games to me are the ones that have the overexposed teams like the patriots and Packers. I'm least likely to watch Weeks 9 and 14, and I'll look forward to seeing tonight's game and Week 8. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hayneplane:
Interesting. Thanks for explaining the process. I would have assumed that the league would set the schedule and that the networks would buy a time slot but have limited influence and input on which game get allotted to that slot.
Has it always been the case that Monday night has been viewed as more prestigious than Thursday and commanded better TV figures.
As long as we're on the same page that "this is what I've been told." I don't know for certain. Never cared enough to check it out either.
As for MNF, I think it's not nearly the game it used to be. When I was a kid it was THE GAME. I might miss a game on Sunday (back then there was no TNF and only two games televised on Sundays most of the time) but no one missed the MNF game. The whole country pretty much sat down for that one. So it was always the biggest game with the biggest names in it.
Nowadays MNF isn't nearly as big a deal and the teams are not always the best in the league. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
As long as we're on the same page that "this is what I've been told." I don't know for certain. Never cared enough to check it out either.
As for MNF, I think it's not nearly the game it used to be. When I was a kid it was THE GAME. I might miss a game on Sunday (back then there was no TNF and only two games televised on Sundays most of the time) but no one missed the MNF game. The whole country pretty much sat down for that one. So it was always the biggest game with the biggest names in it.
Nowadays MNF isn't nearly as big a deal and the teams are not always the best in the league.
The Sunday Night game is typically the big game now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
I’ll enjoy this one I hope, bad teams and all. I like watching these two QBs just let their nuts hang.
Hoping Minshew secures the job long term.
Last Thursday's game was pretty entertaining, so I'm with you, hoping it's good entertainment and not a dumpster fire. Both of these QBs can play well, and in dramatic fashion so we have some hope. Neither team is a threat down the road, so I don't really care how their defenses play. If they show up AND both Qbs play well, that's just icing on the cake for me. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
As long as we're on the same page that "this is what I've been told." I don't know for certain. Never cared enough to check it out either.
As for MNF, I think it's not nearly the game it used to be. When I was a kid it was THE GAME. I might miss a game on Sunday (back then there was no TNF and only two games televised on Sundays most of the time) but no one missed the MNF game. The whole country pretty much sat down for that one. So it was always the biggest game with the biggest names in it.
Nowadays MNF isn't nearly as big a deal and the teams are not always the best in the league.
I think MNF suffers a shitload due to being on ESPN [Reply]
Originally Posted by TribalElder:
I think MNF suffers a shitload due to being on ESPN
It does.
If it were still on ABC, it would be a lot bigger.
I'm a huge boxing fan. The death of boxing as a premiere sport coincided almost directly with going from being on network TV to being exclusively on PPV. [Reply]
Its impossible for me to not root for Minshew, the sparky sixth rounder coming outta nowheresville
Only been able to watch him once, not to mention my work buddy is a big Fins fan... so tonight should offer up a bountiful harvest of grist for my snark mill
BIG rep, and everlasting friendship for a decent link... [Reply]
