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So, here are the updates for the OSC leagues that are on National TV:
NWSL - June 27 (CBS All Access, rebroadcasts on CBSSN, CBS Broadcast Network for opener & Final)
MLS - July 8 - "MLS is Back Tournament"
WNBA - July/Early Aug
PLL - July 25
CFL - Unknown
BIG3, MLR - 2021

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@Bosss765 @RickAdamczak @SpencerLeone @darrenrovell About the only thing I can think behind this is maybe they have room deals that include a bottle... so, then you get the token when checking in, and get the bottle from the machine when you feel like it.

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@Bosss765 @RickAdamczak @SpencerLeone @darrenrovell No, the "what is the point question" is why isn't this just a locked fridge behind the desk, if you have to go get a token at the desk and be carded anyway?

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@ESPNFlora So, do we get to know what the "dead sports Saturdays" are? :)

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@morganwick @SportsTVRatings But also no sports of note.
Would be interesting to determine which days those were. I'm going to imagine summer... people are just not watching TV in general, and whether a 3rd round of a subpar golf tournament or random baseball game would beat something else is questionable.

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@Ourand_SBJ While I think most high schools are done by Thanksgiving, there might be a few still playing Friday games Thanksgiving weekend, or state playoffs... it is basically almost law that they aren't playing NFL games on "HS" Friday night right?

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@SportsTVRatings Thanks... basically tied to, despite what some people want to claim, that OTA broadcast networks still deliver the bigger audiences, and any sport that can get on them wants to stay on them.

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@SportsTVRatings That is a very peculiar statement from a sports org as big as NASCAR, no? Or am I misreading the statement and "network or OTA" is completely just talking about OTA (FOX/NBC/ABC/CBS), and saying they don't want to be 100% cable? (I read initially as "(cable) network or OTA")

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@SportsTVRatings I do have to ask, did this even clear all markets though? I have to imagine many markets weren't going to be happy to take off fairly highly rated afternoon syndicated programming for Euro soccer in the middle of a workday, unless forced by CBS?

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@SportsTVRatings @WVwings By most measures 30-35% of Americans have zero interest in any sports, plus sports fans who don't care about NFL. Yes the SB is more "party" than about the game itself, so, some non-fans are captured, but it does shock Mike Greenberg's of the world that not "everyone" is watching

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@ZappolaCarmine @ZenMasterGuy @HawkerCalgary @AHBSeaborn With that, probably get more games on ESPN networks, and then the G.C. on a Friday night, might even be on main ESPN then.

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@ZappolaCarmine @ZenMasterGuy @HawkerCalgary @AHBSeaborn Will throw this out there, "US CFL expansion that would actually help the league"
* 4 U.S. teams, northern U.S. (e.g., Portland OR, Boise, Des Moines, "NY" team in Syracuse/Rochester), not weird southern they tried in 90s. That & Maritime team brings league to 14 teams.

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@SportsTVRatings Don't know if the events Fri-Sun weren't that great yet, but the Pro Bowl being 60% of the best Winter Olympics timeslot seems pretty high.
And head to head... Olympics across networks at 3pm was NBC (2.1m) + USA (2.5m) , so, almost 2m more people watching Pro Bowl vs. Olympics.

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@mark_andres @darrenrovell I mean, to be fair, I'd guess this wasn't their ONLY bet like this... there are probably 10-15 "somewhat likely" scores like this, you parlay them all together for $225 of bets... that isn't awful betting to try to turn ~$200 into $25-30k

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@TheMorpheusZ You mean its a newer Chronotron? https://t.co/ixoMWLVaSJ

At least admit where your ideas came from ;)

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@SportsTVRatings Your point sounds like maybe "late start" doesn't matter ratings wise, and this might bear that out (the diff seems to be almost completely explained by CHI vs. DAL market size). Complaints on late starts though have little to do with ratings and just wanting to get to bed early.

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@SportsTVRatings I mean, yes, you have a point, but, kinda ignoring market sizes here...
https://t.co/ff1kFnPumN
Both had a NYC team.
Chicago (3.46m homes, 10p game) vs. Dallas (2.7m homes, early game)... 28% more homes... gee, that seems very close to 30%.

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@akneal61 @SportsTVRatings Honestly, called it "Bally owned" is a big misnomer.
Sinclair and "Entertainment Studios" (ie, Byron Allen) own "Bally Sports" RSNs... Bally basically bought "naming rights" like you would an arena or stadium.

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@bsebllphilosher @paulsen_smw They are, but they are pointless filler TV that almost all of them, even the crappy bowls, still gets better ratings than 90% of the NCAA basketball tournament games.