Sabres have 35% Drop in Viewership

[Brawndo]

They were extremely unwatchable at times 

Edited May 27, 2021 by Brawndo

[Thorner]

This is pretty good news if you believe the fans will come back with a winning team, and I do believe that. 

[LGR4GM]

Unwatchable garbage. Thanks Kim and Terry. A monkey with a type writer could draft better than this team has in the last decade. 

[Radar]

Not surprised. Should anyone be? Maybe owners should take note.

[LGR4GM]

35% drop...

[Thorner]

2 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Unwatchable garbage. Thanks Kim and Terry. A monkey with a type writer could draft better than this team has in the last decade. 

It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times

[DarthEbriate]

I'm surprised it took this long for the ratings to plummet.

 

[pastajoe]

And in a year when due to Covid there wasn’t much else to do, that’s pretty bad.

[WildCard]

Good

[Thorner]

7 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

I'm surprised it took this long for the ratings to plummet.

 

I think there was something about seeing the Sabres add "Taylor Hall", and it mean absolutely nothing. 

[Cascade Youth]

And if they measured "sober viewership," the drop would be even steeper.

[CallawaySabres]

3rd year in a row I probably watched less than 5 games per year from start to finish.....and I was one of their biggest fans up until then. If I dropped off, the casual fan has tuned out conpletely.

[Marvin]

If I only have it on while doing something else, the casual fan has got to be long gone.

You have an unwatchable team losing over and over and over again, chaotic management, players wanting out, etc.  It is amazing this took so long.

[pastajoe]

I will say that once Granato took over they were at least entertaining, and I was interested in seeing the new kids play. But by then they already lost a lot of viewers who didn’t come back.

[Radar]

1 hour ago, CallawaySabres said:

3rd year in a row I probably watched less than 5 games per year from start to finish.....and I was one of their biggest fans up until then. If I dropped off, the casual fan has tuned out conpletely.

My sitting through an entire Sabres game has dwindled considerably. I did find after the coaching change the team to be much easier to watch.

[inkman]

This was the first season since I started watching where I actively chose to not watch their games.  

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[I-90 W]

I’m partially to blame, I admit I don’t really watch the games anymore. As a busy husband/ father who works nights and is a volunteer ff there is only so much time in a day... not worth making the sacrifice to see the product that ownership is icing. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

LOL, what did they expect?  I'm surprised it wasn't greater.  My guess is that late season play improved even worse numbers.  

[#freejame]

[Brawndo]

This His the Potential to hurt them in terms of advertising revenue next season. I imagine advertising partners are going to want to reduce fees if 35% less people are watching 

[msw2112]

I grew up in the Buffalo area, attending many games and watching most of the others on TV.  I have lived outside of the market for a number of years now, but I am willing to spend the money for the NHL Center Ice package so that I can watch my beloved Sabres.  That said, I only pony up the money for it if I believe the team is competitive and it is worth investing my time (and money) to watch the games.  It's been a long time since I have spent that money.  Every year, I'm open to it and will be next year too.  Is there a point at which I'm done and no longer open to it?  I haven't gotten there yet, but who knows what the future will hold.

[Marvin]

48 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

This His the Potential to hurt them in terms of advertising revenue next season. I imagine advertising partners are going to want to reduce fees if 35% less people are watching 

How much does this create an imperative for a big name coach?

[Gatorman0519]

Imagine what the season ticket sales will be. 

[PerreaultForever]

I think only a 35% drop is pretty flattering too. If it wasn't a pandemic you'd probably see even lower numbers. I know I only watched some nights cause I had nowhere else to go anyway. next season it has to be better to get me interested.