ESPY's lowest ratings ever
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:13 pm
ESPY's had lowest ratings ever last week.
Pimped a buncha BLM shit, hardly anything about sports from the last year.
Nobody wanted to watch this bullshit. Sports and politics dont mix. Sports and social work dont mix.
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The ratings for “The 2020 ESPYs” are in, and they’re woeful, especially considering sports fans have been starved for content for more than three months.
This year’s ESPN awards show centered mostly on social issues, not sports, and could signal what fans can expect when the major sports return after being sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic.
The all-virtual show Sunday attracted a mere 482,000 viewers on ESPN and ESPN2, according to Sports Media Watch.
That’s bad enough to make it the lowest-rated ESPYs show in the network’s history, dating back to 1995.
The pitiful viewership is an 88 percent decrease from the 2019 ESPYs, when 3.87 million people tuned in.
Apparently few sports fans want to be lectured with leftist platitudes about politics, racial injustice and other issues, which is what those who refrained from tuning in missed out on.
The purported sports award show was chock full of preaching about the Black Lives Matter movement and “white privilege” and praise for former NFL quarterback and national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick.
The network was roundly criticized online for its pivot away from sports and toward social commentary.
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The show has become a sports version of the Oscars, where Hollywood liberals spend hours annually castigating ordinary Americans about social issues.
With many people still at home because of the coronavirus shutdowns, Americans are hungry for sports. In a time of strife and division, they can offer an escape and bring people of different backgrounds together.
Consider the ratings for ESPN’s recent documentary series about the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls, and you’ll notice a striking difference from the ESPYs numbers.
“The Last Dance” set ratings records for ESPN last month, drawing an average of 5.8 million viewers for the premiere of its six episodes, NBA.com reported.
The documentary chronicled Jordan’s behind-the-scenes quest for basketball greatness without being drenched in leftist social commentary — and it was a smashing success.
The harsh reality for ESPN is that few people want to tune in just to be hectored about skin color and flooded with anti-police rhetoric.
Pimped a buncha BLM shit, hardly anything about sports from the last year.
Nobody wanted to watch this bullshit. Sports and politics dont mix. Sports and social work dont mix.
https://www.westernjournal.com/espns-po ... WB3CUtbcMg
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The ratings for “The 2020 ESPYs” are in, and they’re woeful, especially considering sports fans have been starved for content for more than three months.
This year’s ESPN awards show centered mostly on social issues, not sports, and could signal what fans can expect when the major sports return after being sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic.
The all-virtual show Sunday attracted a mere 482,000 viewers on ESPN and ESPN2, according to Sports Media Watch.
That’s bad enough to make it the lowest-rated ESPYs show in the network’s history, dating back to 1995.
The pitiful viewership is an 88 percent decrease from the 2019 ESPYs, when 3.87 million people tuned in.
Apparently few sports fans want to be lectured with leftist platitudes about politics, racial injustice and other issues, which is what those who refrained from tuning in missed out on.
The purported sports award show was chock full of preaching about the Black Lives Matter movement and “white privilege” and praise for former NFL quarterback and national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick.
The network was roundly criticized online for its pivot away from sports and toward social commentary.
Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
The show has become a sports version of the Oscars, where Hollywood liberals spend hours annually castigating ordinary Americans about social issues.
With many people still at home because of the coronavirus shutdowns, Americans are hungry for sports. In a time of strife and division, they can offer an escape and bring people of different backgrounds together.
Consider the ratings for ESPN’s recent documentary series about the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls, and you’ll notice a striking difference from the ESPYs numbers.
“The Last Dance” set ratings records for ESPN last month, drawing an average of 5.8 million viewers for the premiere of its six episodes, NBA.com reported.
The documentary chronicled Jordan’s behind-the-scenes quest for basketball greatness without being drenched in leftist social commentary — and it was a smashing success.
The harsh reality for ESPN is that few people want to tune in just to be hectored about skin color and flooded with anti-police rhetoric.