Copied over from the mainboard where a guy has posted it for the last 3 weeks. I could probably bring over each weeks if he keeps posting them.
Trend has been clear the Tech numbers have been bad and more often than not the Big12 games that don't include OUT are in the bottom half. Tech has gotten in some of the worst slots and thats what happens when you have our record but is what it is. Wish I had the graphic from week 1 and 2, especially week 1, to see what those numbers were on significantly better channels.
The night time FS1 window generally sucks. So does the night time ESPN2 window and noticeable UAB-UGA outperformed our Big12 games in that slot the other 2 weeks.
In general FS1 just sucks. 2 of the 3 weeks here an ACC game on The CW beat out a FS1 Big12 game and the week it didnt involved Marshall.
Extra content for to drive subscribers to ESPN+ might be more valuable than FS2.
The KSt-OkSt Friday ESPN game noticeably out performed the Friday ESPN game from each of the two weeks prior that were both ACC games. Thats probably a good sign for us. I think comparing us to ACC matchups is a fair comparison over the course of our next tv deal.
Friday or Thursday FS1 is significantly worse than Friday or Thursday ESPN. Friday Cincy-BYU being so close to a ranked v ranked matchup at the same time is entirely the value of ESPN over FS1.
Its clear the best bet at getting a Big12 game with over a million viewers each week going forward is going to be that Friday night ESPN slot. Will be interesting how Thursdays going up against the NFL compare to Friday. WVU-UH and then TCU-Tech are our Thursday matchups this year. Unfortunately both on the inferior FS1. The American seems to have that Thursday ESPN slot owned. If that remains the case in the next contract we need to eliminate the Thursday games and only play Fridays to get the ESPN slot over the FS1 slot.
The late night ESPN window has consistently gotten a million viewers. With the USC/Oregon/Washington group going to the ESPN-less Big10 that should be ours next year. Cal and Stanford ACC games will be our only competition with them from ESPN. Would wonder if FS1 starts using that window too. If so we will want to be on ESPN clearly.
UCF-KU on FOX on Saturday was the best Saturday game we have had with two members of the new Big12. But nearly doubled by an ACC VT-FSU game in the same window.
Colorado's numbers are fvcking absurd but both listed games here include opponents that will be in the Big10 next year. Want to see if their Friday game on ESPN this week noticeably beats the other Friday games to get a better gauge of what that impact will be when playing our caliber of schools next year.
No games of the 4Corners playing each other yet to draw conclusions with. The UCLA-Utah game was solid with over a million viewers on FOX but you know media will just say it was because of UCLA whos going to the Big10.
ESPN+ not included for our WVU game
