Source: www.sbnation.com --- Saturday, October 21, 2017
It’s all about business, folks. Do not adjust your TV guides. The Kansas Jayhawks (football team) are playing on over the air FOX, while the New York Yankees (one of the most popular sports franchises on planet earth) play on cable in a game which will decide one of the teams in the World Series. There is hilarity and there is Kansas playing football on FOX while Game 7 of the ALCS is being played on FS1. — Brad Rowland (@BTRowland) October 21, 2017 It’s kinda funny given the Jayhawks are 1-5, but make no mistake, this is about TV ratings. Can @MLBONFOX or anyone explain why 1-win Kansas @ TCU is on Fox while game 7 of the ALCS is on FS1 tonight? — Mr. Hadaya (@mrhadaya) October 21, 2017 I’m a Kansas alum and big fan of its football team. But game 7 needs to be on Fox. — Carl Folsom, III (@CarlFolsom) October 21, 2017 All jacked up for the epic, decisive prime time thriller tonight. TCU vs Kansas on FOX. — bob raissman (@nydnraiss) October 21, 2017 Reminder: Kansas is playing a night game on Fox because Fox wants FS1 to get a ratings bump. "Soft internal company counterprogramming." — Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) October 21, 2017 The broadcast schedule had six of seven possible league championship series games on FS1 . The channel’s in about 84 million homes, and FOX Sports is in an eternal ratings battle with ESPN for all of its live sports content. FOX’s live rights to the Major League Baseball are very valuable. Putting the ALCS o ...
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