People keep picking on preseason football and say they won’t watch, but it keeps winning primetime. The Hall of Fame Game on NBC on Sunday between the Buffalo Bills and New York Football Giants pulled a 5.8/10 overnight rating. NBC Sports Public Relations tweeted the numbers this morning.
NBC was #1 Sunday in primetime in HH rating & Adults 18-49 as NFL Hall of Fame Game posted 5.8/10 overnight
— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) August 4, 2014
Austin Karp at Sports Business Daily/Sports Business Journal notes that the rating is down from last year.
NBC's 5.8 overnight rating for Giants-Bills HOF game last night is down 13% from Cowboys-Dolphins last year. But NBC still wins the night
— Austin Karp (@AustinKarp) August 4, 2014
However, as noted, the game won primetime over all network competition. You say you won’t watch, but somehow just like Godfather III, preseason football pulls you back in.
There are more games later this week. You say you won’t watch, but you will.
