Report: TV Execs Looking to Cut Down on ‘Thursday Night Football’ Games

Report: TV Execs Looking to Cut Down on ‘Thursday Night Football’ Games
Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots is sacked by Grady Jarrett #97 of the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth quarter during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium in Houston on Feb. 5, 2017. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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TV network executives are scrambling to solve the NFL ratings decline and are looking to possibly cut games on Thursday to prevent “over-saturation.”

According to Sports Business Journal, there are talks to cut “Thursday Night Football” from 18 games a season to eight games. The report states there is a plan to pull games played in the UK back to 1 p.m. ET, or 6 p.m. London time.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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