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The new XFL got off to a good start in the ratings.

Saturday’s Seattle-DC XFL season debut averaged a 2.1 rating and 3.30 million viewers on ABC, edging last year’s primetime Alliance of American Football opener on CBS (1.9, 3.25M), if no match for the original XFL opener on NBC in 2001 (9.5, 15.7M).

In stark contrast to the AAF and the original XFL, the debut audience was not the high water mark. It was surpassed a day later by the Tampa Bay-New York game on FOX, which averaged a 2.1 and 3.39 million — the largest audience for a non-NFL pro football game since Week 6 of the original XFL (3.67M).

XFL opening weekend delivered the three largest audiences over that span, with Saturday’s Los Angeles-Houston game ranking third at a 1.9 and 3.29 million.

The XFL ranked second, third and fourth among weekend sporting events, behind only Sunday’s final round of the PGA Tour Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on CBS (2.3, 3.51M). The three games on broadcast television each outdrew Saturday’s Duke-North Carolina men’s college basketball game on ESPN (1.6, 2.67M) and Lakers-Warriors NBA game on ABC (1.8, 2.88M).

The lone game on cable, St. Louis-Dallas on ESPN Sunday, averaged a 1.4 and 2.50 million, peaking at 2.93 million from 7:30-7:45 PM ET. No AAF game on cable exceeded a 0.6 and 1.02 million.

Notably, the four XFL games were the most-watched sporting events of the weekend in adults 18-49.

Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:23 am i like the rules. the players suck.
kappernick wants 20 million to play in a league where everyone makes $50,000

ParaDime77 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 5:13 pm

Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:23 am i like the rules. the players suck.
kappernick wants 20 million to play in a league where everyone makes $50,000

Kap was never considered at any point.

Earl Skakel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:41 pm To me the XFL is to the NFL what AEW is to the WWE in the sense of the first week was fun but then you start to see chinks in the armor each week after. I would love the NFL to have competition like I would the WWE but financially it's just too big of a hill to climb realistically.

Earl

Fat_Elvis wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:15 pm So far the problems are that the teams all play sloppy. Tons of dropped passes, snaps, passes overthrown, interceptions. Scores look more like baseball scores most of the time.

Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:54 pm

ParaDime77 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 5:13 pm

Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:23 am i like the rules. the players suck.
kappernick wants 20 million to play in a league where everyone makes $50,000

Kap was never considered at any point.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/282 ... ct-request

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick talked with XFL executives last fall about possibly playing for the league when it reboots in 2020, according to Sporting News' Michael McCarthy.

McCarthy notes Kaepernick was seeking at least $20 million to play in the XFL. That's a steep ask, given McCarthy reported that the league is looking to pay starting quarterbacks $250,000 per season.

This development comes after Barry Wilner of the Associated Press reported earlier this month that the Alliance of American Football—which debuted Feb. 9—sought to sign the controversial QB. Per Wilner, Kaepernick was seeking $20 million-plus from that startup league as well.

NeverSurrender wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:23 pm

Earl Skakel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:41 pm To me the XFL is to the NFL what AEW is to the WWE in the sense of the first week was fun but then you start to see chinks in the armor each week after. I would love the NFL to have competition like I would the WWE but financially it's just too big of a hill to climb realistically.

Earl

They're not trying to compete with the NFL, Earl.

Earl Skakel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:18 pm

NeverSurrender wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:23 pm

Earl Skakel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:41 pm To me the XFL is to the NFL what AEW is to the WWE in the sense of the first week was fun but then you start to see chinks in the armor each week after. I would love the NFL to have competition like I would the WWE but financially it's just too big of a hill to climb realistically.

Earl

They're not trying to compete with the NFL, Earl.

Well I'm not so sure I believe that as ultimately they will be compared to the NFL in terms of quality of play much as AEW will to the WWE. Might not be a fair but as a fan of football in general I compared it to the NFL and it's not even close so what's the point in watching it?

Earl

NeverSurrender wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:12 pm

Earl Skakel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:18 pm

NeverSurrender wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:23 pm

They're not trying to compete with the NFL, Earl.

Well I'm not so sure I believe that as ultimately they will be compared to the NFL in terms of quality of play much as AEW will to the WWE. Might not be a fair but as a fan of football in general I compared it to the NFL and it's not even close so what's the point in watching it?

Earl

Don't you like minor league hockey? Is that like the NHL?

XFL is better than the NFL, because the refs aren't in control.

Fat_Elvis wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:15 pm So far the problems are that the teams all play sloppy. Tons of dropped passes, snaps, passes overthrown, interceptions.

Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:10 am everyone needs to remember...the players aren't even good enough to play in the CFL

NeverSurrender wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:19 am

Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:10 am everyone needs to remember...the players aren't even good enough to play in the CFL

This is complete and utter bullshit.

Just off the top of my head ghe XFL signed SJ Green who has over 10,000 receiving yards in his CFL and a linemen Derrick Dennis.

We know to write your XFL opinion off from now on.

NeverSurrender wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:24 am "What's your point."

You said CFL guhs couldn't play in this league. My point is that YOU'RE FULL OF SHIT.