Pro Bowl TV ratings plummet
DENNIS ODA /DODA@STARADVERTIER.COM
Michael Bennett pressured Tyrod Taylor in the third quarter of the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday.
Overnight television ratings for the Pro Bowl plummeted to at least a 10-year low, according to several TV industry news outlets.
Sports Media Watch said the 5.0 rating for Sunday’s game on ESPN was the lowest since at least 2006.
Sports Business Journal said it is, “likely (the) lowest ever” for the event.
Team Irvin ripped Team Rice, 49-27, in the game.
SMW said the overnight numbers, a snapshot of 56 major markets, was down 11 percent from 2015 when the game was held in Glendale, Ariz. and off 25 percent from 2014, the last time an all-star game was held at Aloha Stadium.
The Pro Bowl was still the weekend’s top sporting event and topped Sunday’s NHL All-Star event (1.2) on NBCSN, but trails the most recent Major League Baseball (7.8) and NBA (5.5) all-star games.
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In addition to the low ratings, there were also a lot of empty seats at Aloha Stadium.
agree..the game is a real bust. It is worse than an exhibition game in summer camp. The players were bored to death and there was zero entertainment value. The national press ignored it and for good reason. Close this bust down.
the players like coming here. where did you get the impression they “were bored to death”?
Just as long as, allie, doesn’t exhibit her self in public.
Cause lot’s of people was stuck in the ridiculous traffic for hours. I wasn’t even going to the game and was stuck. No more Pro Bowls please.
Yeah…RAIL will save the Pro Bore
Yep. They were stuck in horrible traffic. At 2 PM (kickoff) cars were still crawling on the 2 right lanes of H-1, eastbound, by the Aiea Heights overpass.
Once I teach my puppies to hoover board, no more stuck in traffic for me.
Empty seat for the Republicans to brag about.
Game still sold out so they got their money even though the fans had to park on the side of the freeway and hop the fence to get in and get forced to spend another 2 hours waiting in line….
Please explain why the stadium authority took the ball away from a fan after the Chiefs 87 threw the ball into the stands…. SHAMEFUL
I just don’t understand why anyone would want to go to it. Should be changed to the loser bowl since no winner would go to it.
To see the likes of Russell Wilson throw the ball around, to chant Kuuuuhhhnnnn when ever the fullback from teh Green Bay Packers touched the ball, to Odell Beckham play safety. Remember that a lot of the folks who go to the game are from the mainland, so for them sitting in the stands, drinking a cold one on a nice sunny day in Hawaii is a good thing. The big issue that the Stadium needs to address is why it took so long to get through security. Additionally the traffic was horrendous and many fans did not know about the Leeward Community College option.
agree
Toilet bowl is finally more popular than the Pro Bowl.
They should return to the old format. AFC vs NFC one week after the Superbowl. Then, make a big payday vs small payday for winner & loser in order to spur competition.
Exactly.
agree
how can you agree with this, but also write “close this bust down”?
And tackle, no touch.
allie agrees, then I will also agree.
Let’s go back to HAK’s remark–that I agree with. All the Stars are playing next Sunday–the Pro Bowl is just a pick up game!!
What a huge surprise!!
I would rather see a playoff game here .
the game will never be like the pro bowls of old. with ever increasing multi-million dollar salaries, players are understandably reluctant to risk career ending injuries playing and hitting at real game speed. especially at relatively minimum wages of $20-25K.
still, the convergence of the best players that do show up is a draw for most nfl fans in hawaii. it’s a chance to see in person players we only see on television on game days.
perhaps, it’s time to present the pro bowl as an all star clinic that offers position players guidance and training alongside pro bowl players. after all it’s more an exhibition now than a competition.
The NFL should go back to the old NFC V. AFC format a week after the Super Bowl and award a “winner takes all” payout. Also, any player holding back effort will be penalized or disqualified even if his team wins. This would make the Pro Bowl more competitive and entertaining for football fans because the NFL needs to improve it. Hawaii as a venue is not the problem.
How about the winning team (AFC or NCF) has home field advantage for the Superbowl, gets more wildcard teams for the playoffs or gets more 2nd round draft picks. Some type of incentive for the players to care and risk injury.
Let me add that I thought “Grease Live” was much better entertainment than the Pro Bowl.
I watched maybe 10 plays….. who wants to watch a glorified practice? I think even in a regular practice they go harder than that.
yup…silly event
Why did stadium security take the NFL player thrown into the stands, football away from the spectator who caught the ball? We booed him.
I agree I saw that too shameful…
Probably to keep it for himself or his kid.
that’s okay…everyone can get drunk at the beach…exclusively
Great event, makes Hawaii Millions of dollars, just need to fix the parking.
yup
Missed it!
With sports, Hawaii is a 2nd world country. Taking away a football thrown in the stands by the player. Would that happen in a NFL game on the continent?
Having pro teams coming to Hawaii for an all-star event or a preseason event. Is this 2nd fiddle?
Hawaii people should start wising up and stop paying big bucks attending games that don’t matter to these players.
It is high time that the fans ask for a regular season NFL or NBA games here in the islands. Have a true adopted team for Hawaii that can play several games during the regular season.
Governor and mayor see if you can make this happen yearly and allow the citizens of Hawaii to watch a game that means something during the regular season. Always a way to make this happen.
24/7 football on ESPN makes us oblivious to the rest of the football games that are live.
Might as well put up a parking lot, and charge the people a dollar and a half just to see them.
You don’t have to watch the whole game but jus one play told me this isn’t a football game and how can any foolball fan enjoy such a farce It’s pure entertainment- how much did the players get paid to play? Not to mention the airfare and hotel and food cost. I don’t blame the players( no one wants to get injured in such a game and end one’s career)