Is Nfl Tv Viewership Down?

The 2020 NFL regular season averaged 15.4 million traditional TV viewers, down 7% from the previous year, according to Nielsen data. That represented the first year of viewership decline since 2017.

Is football declining in popularity?

From 2008-09 to 2018-19, the total number of youths aged 6 to 18 playing tackle football fell by more than 620,000, going from 2.5 million to 1.9 million; even before COVID-19 the number of youths in that age range set to play football in 2020 was below 1 million, the lowest level of participation at that level since ...

Is football viewership up or down?

The National Football League is defying gravity in the changing television universe. Three weeks into the 2021 season, overall viewing of the NFL is up 9% over the comparable period last year according to data from Nielsen and the league's partners, with an average of 16.9 million viewers on TV and digital platforms.

Chloe Bennett

Chloe Bennett

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