How/Why Will The NBA Become More Popular Than NFL?

[IllmaticDelta]

This dont really mean anything though, NFL is still by far the most valuable league

I already explained why...old(er) white guys love betting on it


nba

nfl

the nba even got the Asians

Demo Reel, Part 3: Except For NBA, Not Much Diversity in Sports TV Audience

Sports Media Watch presents a three-part examination of sports viewer demographics. Today, race.

The NBA is a veritable melting pot compared to the other leagues when it comes to minority viewership. Of the events analyzed in the ‘demo reel’ series, the NBA Finals easily had the highest percentage of African American, Hispanic and Asian viewers.

African Americans made up between 32% and 38% of the audience for the NBA Finals, with viewership ranging from 5.1 to 8.4 million. Only the WNBA Finals had a higher percentage of African American viewership, ranging from 34% to 42% of the audience, and no other event attracted more than 3.5 million (NCAA Tournament title game).

Between 15% and 17% of the NBA Finals audience came from the Hispanic demographic, easily outpacing the World Series (8-10%). Hispanic viewership ranged from 2.1 million to 4.1 million; no other event examined earned more than 1.8 million (World Series Game 6).

Finally, Asian viewers made up a more modest 7-8% of the NBA Finals audience, but that was still ahead the other events analyzed. Only the U.S. Open singles finals had a comparable percentage of Asian viewers (6-7%). Between 1.0 and 1.9 million Asian viewers watched each game of the NBA Finals; the only other event to top one million viewers in the demo was the NCAA Tournament title game.

Overall, between 55% and 61% of the audience for the NBA Finals was from the African American, Hispanic or Asian demographic. The series averaged nearly 10.2 million viewers across the three demographics, compared to an average of 12.1 million for the other six events combined.

Other than the NBA Finals, the event with the largest minority audience was the NCAA Tournament Final Four, which averaged 4.2 million viewers across the three demographics. The Final Four had a healthy percentage of African American viewers (14-15%), but lagged behind among Hispanic (4-5%) and Asian (4%) viewers. The Bowl Championship Series also had solid African American representation (8-12%), but less impressive numbers among Hispanics (2-6%) and Asians (2-3%).

Of note, the Louisville/Michigan NCAA title game attracted more viewers in the African American, Hispanic and Asian demographics than the Alabama/Notre Dame BCS title game — even though the BCS game had nearly three million more viewers overall.

In an encouraging result for tennis, the U.S. Open singles finals had a strong percentage of African American viewers. For the women’s final, which featured Serena Williams, African Americans made up 28% of the audience. The demo made up 13% of the audience for the Rafael Nadal/Novak Djokovic men’s final, also a good percentage. The Hispanic and Asian demographics each made up just 6-7% of the audience, but that at least compares favorably to the Final Four and BCS.

The World Series was one of only two events in which the Hispanic demographic made up a larger percentage of the audience than African Americans, but the numbers were not exactly large — between 8% and 10%. African Americans made up just 6-7% of the audience for each World Series game, and Asians just 3%. Overall, the three demos made up just 16-20% of the audience for each game.

The Stanley Cup Final was an especially weak performer among minority viewers. African Americans made up between 1% and 5% of the audience for each game, Hispanics made up between 2% and 6%, and Asian viewers made up between 3% and 4%. Overall, the demographics made up just 6-13% of the audience for each game, making the Stanley Cup Final easily the least diverse sporting event examined.

Demo Reel, Part 3: Except For NBA, Not Much Diversity in Sports TV Audience — Sports Media Watch

NFL is also heavily fueled by betting


Goodell says fantasy football isn’t about wagering

Goodell says fantasy football isn’t about wagering

Read the comments section for the truth about NFL ratings:applause:

What I hate the most about Goodell is how he thinks the fans are stupid. Hey Roger, we all know that without gambling the NFLs ratings would be half what they would be. Nice try though

Popularity In North America! How Did The NFL Become So Popular And When Did It Over Take Baseball? An Examination In the Growing Popularity Of The NFL

http://iwantmorerants.wordpress.com...ination-in-the-growing-popularity-of-the-nfl/

The Relationship of Fantasy Football Participation with NFL Television Ratings

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jsas/67...participation-with-nfl?rgn=main;view=fulltext


My Two Words for the NFL

I’m talking about the National Football League and the nefarious things this immensely powerful institution does to insult and injure the millions of respectable sports gamblers and casual bettors who have made professional football into what it’s become — the most popular sport in America and the biggest money-making sports enterprise in the history of the world.

Are NFL executives really naive enough to believe tens of millions of “sports fans” are tuning into its games each and every week just to see which team wins?

Seriously?

Sure, the most attractive games with two popular teams with winning records playing in primetime usually attract the biggest viewing audiences. But what about the countless other games on the NFL schedule spread out over the course of the regular season — including dozens of meaningless contests between losing teams, bad franchises, and lopsided blowouts when relatively few fans really care who wins or what happens?

Who’s watching those games?

I’ll give you a hint.

Take the Monday Night Football game between the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets played back on December 17, 2012. That night, two dismal teams played a completely meaningless late season game with absolutely no playoff implications whatsoever.

How did the national television ratings do?

Well, they were just about as high that week as any other. So was the Philadelphia-Carolina game three weeks earlier — another ghastly contest between two last-place teams with no playoff prospects.

Fact is, all NFL games are watchable for two reasons. First, millions of people are betting money on the games. Second, Fantasy Football has become immensely popular. A convincing case can also be made that these two activities are one and the same, since most Fantasy Football leagues reward winners with cash prizes. So, it’s all essentially related to gambling.

Fact: Gambling is the jet fuel that makes the NFL fly.

Football games aren’t just watchable to those that gamble; they’re also interesting from start to finish — no matter what the score. Don’t think for a minute that a 38-0 blowout isn’t riveting theater in the closing minutes, especially when the game total is 40 points, and one more “meaningless ” field goal might swing billions of gambling dollars. Sure, everyone already knows which team’s going to win. But for the hundreds of thousands of gamblers throughout the United States (and scattered over the world) who now wager on pro football, and particularly those who bet totals (the over/under on the game), second-half lines, or a multitude of other player and team propositions, the game remains every bit as interesting as a Super Bowl going into overtime. And that means no matter who’s playing, or what the score is, gamblers are tuning into these lousy games, watching the bombardment of mindless television commercials, and indirectly forking over billions in profit to team owners, players, and the league through revenue sharing.

To prove this point, consider the following scenario. Let’s say two NFL games are being shown on television. The first is a much-anticipated big game between two first-place teams. The second is a terrible match between two last-place teams. Which game gets the higher ratings? Easy answer.

But let’s add the caveat that you’ve got $200 riding on the outcome of the bad game between the two last-place teams. Now, which game do you prefer to watch?

Multiply that obvious answer by millions of sports bettors and it’s apparent what drives a lot of interest and viewership.

In short, we gamblers are responsible for what the NFL has become — America’s real pastime.

My Two Words for the NFL - Nolan Dalla

 

[DlAMONDZ]

It won't

The NFL is far and away white people's favorite sport/league

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Um, there so many things wrong with this statement. First off Basketball is number two behind soccer ( dominated by the NBA), so no, baseball nor hockey is on equal footing. Hockey has Canada, Russia and Northern European countries and that’s where it’s international reach is limited. Baseball has its reach in Canada, Japan and strong parts of India. The NBA is in every country from the European Union, to China, to Canada, to South America and Australia. Don’t compare these three. Soccer is the only one that surpasses basketball on a global level.

And yes, being international dominant is very profitable. China has the biggest world Economy ( surpassed the USA in 2014). The BRIC countries have over 5.2 trillion dollars in economic output.

Why do you think NBA players get 20-30 million dollar shoe deals, while OBJ has the highest NFL one at 5 million?

Why do you think the NBA major banking sponsor ( BBVA) is extending its agreement with the NBA? The Nba is a financial superstar internationally.

Hate to burst your American bubble, but the NBA is making its money.


Oh and more thing, the NBA has the youngest demographics while having the most diverse audience. They dominate internationally and their Future is way brighter.

all facts

 

[Tha_Mac]

NBA already is more popular to me. I haven't watched an NFL game since Watson got hurt for the Texans.

 

[NvrCMyNut]

won't happen, nba is a garbage competition with no parity, too many pointless games, even the playoffs are a formality, the fans are ass too. Nothing about the NBA feels epic.

 

[010101]

all star weekend/summer league/preseason international
fill up a damn football stadium and rock out
bigger venues are a huge key

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[010101]

won't happen, nba is a garbage competition with no parity, too many pointless games, even the playoffs are a formality, the fans are ass too. Nothing about the NBA feels epic.

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[NvrCMyNut]

Um, there so many things wrong with this statement. First off Basketball is number two behind soccer ( dominated by the NBA), so no, baseball nor hockey is on equal footing. Hockey has Canada, Russia and Northern European countries and that’s where it’s international reach is limited. Baseball has its reach in Canada, Japan and strong parts of India. The NBA is in every country from the European Union, to China, to Canada, to South America and Australia. Don’t compare these three. Soccer is the only one that surpasses basketball on a global level.

And yes, being international dominant is very profitable. China has the biggest world Economy ( surpassed the USA in 2014). The BRIC countries have over 5.2 trillion dollars in economic output.

Why do you think NBA players get 20-30 million dollar shoe deals, while OBJ has the highest NFL one at 5 million?

Why do you think the NBA major banking sponsor ( BBVA) is extending its agreement with the NBA? The Nba is a financial superstar internationally.

Hate to burst your American bubble, but the NBA is making its money.


Oh and more thing, the NBA has the youngest demographics while having the most diverse audience. They dominate internationally and their Future is way brighter.

Basketball is played around the world but that doesn't translate into it's appeal as a spectator sport outside of a handful of countries and you can see that clearly when you compare international Basketball competitions to international competitions of other sports. At the last Olympics the USA dream team was supposed to take Brazil by storm and create a generation of Afro Brazilians ballers, them nikkas played in front of half empty stadiums everybody was at the volleyball

 

[010101]

also take advantage of the love&basketball effect
this sport is something males/females can bond over
all the athletic dimes worldwide should be hooping

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[bnm8907]

only way the shytty NBA passes the NFL will be because of cte/concussions concerns as parents steer their kids away from the sport. otherwise NFL will always be the #1 sport in America

Facts.
Not calling the NBA shytty tho Football just a better sport. CTE is the only thing that will bring down NFL. And if its trully as bad as they say then it may need to go.