TV executives blame overexposure, not National Anthem protests, for declining ratings

The Wall Street Journal

“Media executives are rallying around an explanation for the National Football League’s declining TV ratings: too much football available in too many places,” according to The Wall Street Journal. As CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus points out, the addition of London games (which sometimes start at 6:30 a.m. PT) and Thursday Night Football have diluted the product. ESPN historian James Andrew Miller agrees: “Thursday Night Football is like bad food & small portions. Protect players; protect schedules; protect partners. Stop madness."