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IMHO NFL is not "floundering" but it has peaked.All of Television and traditional view have seen their ratings decline..
Pure, American, flagwaving and wholesome NASCAR is down something like 17% in TV ratings..
MLB is down about 5%..
NBA viewing is up, maybe a competent commissioner is helpful.
TV is watched mostly by the oldest demographic(51 hours a week) and least by the youngest demographic(14 hours per week down from 26 hours per week in 2011)..
OTOH 3 of the top rated TV shows last week were all NFL broadcasts..
The argument about how the NFL is floundering is disingenuous at best as all of traditional TV viewing is changing..
Lots of things are now working against it. Roger has killed the scarcity effect. Aging demographic. CTE. Still the top dog, but the trend line is not encouraging.
High NFL TV ratings relative to NBA to me are in part due the fact that NFL is still on free OTA TV, NBA is not. That's one thing the NBA is messing up on, IMHO. In the era of cord cutting, they need some free OTA content so that cord cutters get the taste for the game and will then subscribe ala carte to NBA providers.