now you're talking like NIU is some ratings juggernaut. Even the highest rated MACtion game is barely a blip and numbers show that which channel you're on matters much more than which two MAC teams are playing.

You can't tell me that EMU played several more MACtion games than WMU because thats what ESPN wanted. NIU plays weeknight game because NIU wants to.

(04-29-2015 09:12 AM)perimeterpost Wrote:  now you're talking like NIU is some ratings juggernaut. Even the highest rated MACtion game is barely a blip and numbers show that which channel you're on matters much more than which two MAC teams are playing.

You can't tell me that EMU played several more MACtion games than WMU because thats what ESPN wanted. NIU plays weeknight game because NIU wants to.

Don't you think that ESPN has control over what they are showing - especially considering that they are paying the conference for the right to show the games?

(04-29-2015 09:12 AM)perimeterpost Wrote:  now you're talking like NIU is some ratings juggernaut. Even the highest rated MACtion game is barely a blip and numbers show that which channel you're on matters much more than which two MAC teams are playing.

You can't tell me that EMU played several more MACtion games than WMU because thats what ESPN wanted. NIU plays weeknight game because NIU wants to.

WTF are you talking about? EMU played one mid-season Thursday night conference game in 2012 and 1 mid-season Thursday night conference game in 2009. That's it unless you go back even further.

And the one in 09 was against NIU.

(04-29-2015 09:12 AM)perimeterpost Wrote:  now you're talking like NIU is some ratings juggernaut. Even the highest rated MACtion game is barely a blip and numbers show that which channel you're on matters much more than which two MAC teams are playing.

You can't tell me that EMU played several more MACtion games than WMU because thats what ESPN wanted. NIU plays weeknight game because NIU wants to.

You don't understand TV.

(04-29-2015 09:12 AM)perimeterpost Wrote:  now you're talking like NIU is some ratings juggernaut. Even the highest rated MACtion game is barely a blip and numbers show that which channel you're on matters much more than which two MAC teams are playing.

You can't tell me that EMU played several more MACtion games than WMU because thats what ESPN wanted. NIU plays weeknight game because NIU wants to.

Might want to check that EMU / WMU comparison...

WMU...2008 Tues Nov 25th, 2009 Tues Nov 24th, 2010 Fri Nov 5th, 2011 Tues Nov 8, 2011 Wed Nov 16. Really I only see 2012-2014 without a weeknight game for WMU...because ESPN was not expecting them to do much.


For the MAC on ESPN2/U yes NIU is one of the best when it comes to ratings. NIU, Toledo and Ohio have been the top 3 ratings grabbers in the MAC but NIU has been one of the top 6 G5 teams in average ratings on ESPN/2/U since 2011.

Here are the 2014 MACtion ratings...

Tuesday, November 4
0.3 340K 8:00 PM Bowling Green/Akron ESPN2
0.1 113K 8:00 PM Toledo/Kent State ESPNU

Wednesday, November 5
0.4 533K 8:00 PM No. Illinois/Ball St. ESPN2
0.1 81K 8:00 PM Buffalo/Ohio ESPNU

Tuesday, November 11
0.4 600K 8:00 PM Toledo/No. Illinois ESPN2
(Highest rated ESPN2 November MACtion game of 2014)
0.1 145K 8:00 PM Akron/Buffalo ESPNU

Wednesday, November 12
0.3 440K 8:00 PM Kent St./Bowling Green ESPN2
0.1 243K 8:00 PM Ball St./UMass ESPNU

Tuesday, November 18
0.2 278K 8:00 PM No. Illinois/Ohio ESPNU
(Highest rated ESPNU November MACtion game of 2014)

Wednesday, November 19
0.4 556K 8:00 PM Bowling Green/Toledo ESPN2

Tuesday, November 25
0.4 564K 7:00 PM Ohio/Miami (OH) ESPN2

Friday, November 28
0.1 211K 11:00 PM No. Illinois/W. Michigan ESPNU
(Better ratings than the previous years day after Thanksgiving game)

2013

Tuesday, November 5
0.4 559K 8:00 PM Ohio Buffalo ESPN2
0.1 167K 8:00 PM Bowling Green Miami (OH) ESPNU

Wednesday, November 6
0.4 592K 8:00 PM Cent. Michigan Ball State ESPN2

Tuesday, November 12
0.1 182K 7:30 PM Buffalo Toledo ESPNU

Wednesday, November 13
0.7 1.04M 8:00 PM Ball State N. Illinois ESPN2
0.1 147K 8:00 PM Miami (OH) Kent State ESPNU

Tuesday, November 19
0.3 435K 8:00 PM Kent State Ohio ESPN2
0.1 130K 8:00 PM Buffalo Miami (OH) ESPNU

Wednesday, November 20
0.7 1.05M 8:00 PM N. Illinois Toledo ESPN2

Tuesday, November 26
0.6 881K 7:00 PM W. Michigan N. Illinois ESPN2

Friday, November 29
0.1 168K 1:30 PM Bowling Green Buffalo ESPNU

Source
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-...v-ratings/

so basically, its all the same.

No, NIU was killing it in 2013 on the Deuce.

(04-29-2015 10:53 AM)HuskieRak Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 09:12 AM)perimeterpost Wrote:  now you're talking like NIU is some ratings juggernaut. Even the highest rated MACtion game is barely a blip and numbers show that which channel you're on matters much more than which two MAC teams are playing.

You can't tell me that EMU played several more MACtion games than WMU because thats what ESPN wanted. NIU plays weeknight game because NIU wants to.

You don't understand TV.

I was raised in front of the TV and I turned out TV.