ESPN/ABC To Apply Poker Model To Football Broadcasts

[SenatorKevin]

Football ratings are going down? Please. I have a feeling you'll see the highest rated regular season ratings this weekend for some odd reason.

On a side note, ABC/ESPN are having *horrible* ratings with NASCAR. Now, don't get me started with Nascar bashing but their ratings have declined by 20-25% over the last 3 years. Ouch! (ESPN/ABC just started a multi-year multi billion dollar TV deal)

Edit: To clarify, yes MNF football ratings are down significantly from their hey-day. That is true. However their hey-day was back in the "dark-ages" before cableTV, internet poker, internet porn and xboxes. Even broadcast TV has lower ratings, it's not a problem with the product but more of the nature of the beast of today's culture.