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BradyManny 01-04-2011 11:38 AM
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Record ratings reached during Patriots' regular season - Extra Points - Boston.com

As the Red Sox ratings hit alarming lows, the Pats have done just the opposite.

No surprise, as far as I'm concerned. This is a very likable team. And the Kraft-Brady-BB era has ushered in a new generation of fans.

Nikolai 01-04-2011 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by BradyManny (Post 2426426)
Record ratings reached during Patriots' regular season - Extra Points - Boston.com

As the Red Sox ratings hit alarming lows, the Pats have done just the opposite.

No surprise, as far as I'm concerned. This is a very likable team. And the Kraft-Brady-BB era has ushered in a new generation of fans.
I hope this dispels the silly notion that Red Sox >>>>>>>>> Pats as far as the Boston sports fan's attention span is concerned. Before BB/TFB, I would have bought it, but not since February 2002, and especially not since 2007.

DarrylS 01-04-2011 11:45 AM
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A very good indicator was that the Sunday nite game against Green Bay, did better than the Survivor Finale, of course locally, but surprisingly nationally.

Born_a_Patriot 01-04-2011 11:49 AM
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In 15 of 16 regular season games in Boston, 55 percent of televisions were tuned in to the Patriots.
The other 45 percent need to get the hell out of Boston... :americaflag::D

BrainTrust66 01-04-2011 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Nikolai (Post 2426436)
I hope this dispels the silly notion that Red Sox >>>>>>>>> Pats as far as the Boston sports fan's attention span is concerned. Before BB/TFB, I would have bought it, but not since February 2002, and especially not since 2007.
The Sox are, I think, a victim of their own media presence. They are everywhere all the time and after a while you just need a break. That and the fact that they built a bridge and then everyone on the team (seemingly) got injured. I say this even though I'm a Sox season ticket holder. I do think the Sox bounce back this year (how could they not?).

At the end of the day, football is just the better TV product and if the Pats are contenders then they'll always press the Sox for viewership.

PatsSox363804 01-04-2011 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BrainTrust66 (Post 2426481)
The Sox are, I think, a victim of their own media presence. They are everywhere all the time and after a while you just need a break. That and the fact that they built a bridge and then everyone on the team (seemingly) got injured. I say this even though I'm a Sox season ticket holder. I do think the Sox bounce back this year (how could they not?).

At the end of the day, football is just the better TV product and if the Pats are contenders then they'll always press the Sox for viewership.
Last years Red Sox team was just boring, and then Youkilis and Pedroia got injured. I think the addition of a Superstar in Gonzales and a guy like Crawford who is awesome to watch both on the bases and in the field will help that.

Baseball is also hurt just by the sheer number of games, football is must see tv since there are only 16. That said this Patriots team is far more likable and fun to watch than the 2010 Red Sox team was.

karran_s 01-04-2011 01:08 PM
Re: TV ratings in: Pats more popular than ever
 
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Originally Posted by Born_a_Patriot (Post 2426452)
The other 45 percent need to get the hell out of Boston... :americaflag::D
These numbers could be way off. For one, I always watch the game with friends and I would imagine those guys would have switched off their TVs.

Most women don't like football (there are exceptions, of course) and while the men gather around one TV to watch the game, the women are probably watching other shows, not football.

folamzz 01-04-2011 01:41 PM
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I think the redsox struggles last season had something to do with it. Their season was over by june and there was no compelling story about the team. Since the redsox did not reach the playoffs, the patriots had the attention of the new england region for the whole season.

Keyser Söze 01-04-2011 04:03 PM
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After a decade of dominance, still an awesome time to be a Boston sports fan.

Sox, Celts, Pats I WANT TRES PARADES!! :rocker:

gmtaxi27 01-04-2011 04:36 PM
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That is great to hear. Living here in New York I always got the impression Boston was a RedSox town and the Pats were a distant second.

I would still think when the Sox are good they would get more attention, but at least the Pats are getting their due, and if anything they narrowed the gap between the two


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