Wall Street Starting to ‘Take Notice’ of Dropping NFL Ratings

Wall Street Starting to ‘Take Notice’ of Dropping NFL Ratings
An NFL logo as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 12, 2008. Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images
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CBS, ESPN, Fox, and NBC could take a $200 million loss to their estimated $2.5 billion in NFL advertising earnings if NFL game ratings keep dropping. The Hollywood Reporter, citing Jefferies analyst John Janedis, suggested a 10 percent shortfall.

And Wall Street, the report stated, is taking notice of the NFL ratings drop—namely that there are fewer excuses for falling viewership than a year ago when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were campaigning for president.