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The NFL's 2024 season, after a strong start in September, is seeing a dip in TV ratings, with Week 6 suffering a notable decline. As football fans brace for an exciting Week 7 featuring marquee matchups, the league is grappling with a drop in viewership, especially after key teams like the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys underperformed or took the week off. The NFL's Early Season Surge Cools Down For the first five weeks of the NFL's regular season, game broadcasts averaged 17.5 million viewers, marking a 1% increase compared to the same period in 2023. This uptick in September hinted at another blockbuster season for the league. However, as October rolled around and Week 6 unfolded, those numbers started to decline. Factors such as the absence of the Chiefs and a poor showing by the Cowboys contributed to this downturn. How Week 6 Played Out The Chiefs, led by Patrick Mahomes, have become one of the NFL’s biggest TV draws in recent years. Their absence in Week 6 due ...

  The ManningCast, an alternative Monday Night Football broadcast featuring former NFL stars Peyton and Eli Manning, has seen a sharp decline in viewership. The 2024 season opener marked an all-time low with only 872,000 viewers, as reported by Sports Business Daily. This figure represents a staggering 43% drop compared to Week 1 of the 2023 season and accounts for just 4.2% of ESPN's total Monday Night Football audience of 20.5 million. The drop raises questions about the long-term viability and value of the ManningCast, especially given its production costs and star power. Why the Drop in Viewership? The decline to under one million viewers has been looming over the ManningCast for some time. For context, ESPN's main broadcast remains the dominant choice for most viewers, drawing a far more substantial audience. Notably, ESPN's reported figures exclude the DirecTV audience, which includes 11 million potential viewers. However, the omission of this fact in ESPN's press...