To hear all the initial reports, you would think they would be in panic mode at 30 Rock. The reports detail how the newly branded NBC Sports Network is off to a slow, slower, slowest start. It seems viewers would rather watch people shooting at innocent deer than one of its studio shows.
Oh, for the good old days of Versus.
There were several stories bemoaning the dismal ratings during the first quarter. How about this headline in the New York Post:
NBC Sports Network’s ratings take biggest drop in eight years after overhaul
The story reports ratings were off 22 percent with an average audience of 64,000 daily viewers during the first quarter.
And if that wasn’t enough, now there’s word the Fox might enter the fray and launch a new cable sports channel. That only will increase the competition and jack up the … Continue Reading