BC TV schedule - no Juvenile Fillies

[Alan07]

Date Time (ET) Network
Fri., Oct. 31 5 – 8 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Nov. 1 3:30 – 8 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Nov. 1 8 – 9 p.m. NBC

http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/20...-pm-et-on-nbc/

[10 pnt move up]

It wont be too long before they show they distaff and classic and thats it, the rating or less than good.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

It wont be too long before they show they distaff and classic and thats it, the rating or less than good.

So they'll broadcast the Triple Crown and it's lead up all Winter/Spring, the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races all Summer/ Fall and then just the Distaff and Classic... Interesting theory..

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by Kasept

So they'll broadcast the Triple Crown and it's lead up all Winter/Spring, the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races all Summer/ Fall and then just the Distaff and Classic... Interesting theory..

No, they wills stop showing those other races too (outside of the triple crown of course).

I said this back when it went from NBC national to ESPN cable, that it was a bad thing for racing, many disagreed. It signaled how racing was slowing eroding away from the public.

[MaTH716]

I'm really not sure if it matters what channel broadcasts the races. The people that want to watch it/bet it will find a way to see the races. The mainstream public that's somewhat interested or on the fence about racing aren't sitting in front of the TV to watch a race every 40 minutes no matter what channel it's on.

[Frost King]

That is a big problem. The damn thing takes so long to run between races, Joe Public, does not have the attention span, or the inclination to watch a program that long. Just like yesterday's Nascar race. It took forever for it to be run, and I kept on flipping between that and the football games and the odd horse race. It is just too time consuming for what 15-20 minutes of real action.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I'm really not sure if it matters what channel broadcasts the races. The people that want to watch it/bet it will find a way to see the races. The mainstream public that's somewhat interested or on the fence about racing aren't sitting in front of the TV to watch a race every 40 minutes no matter what channel it's on.

maybe so but there can be no argument that can support less exposure is a good thing.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

No, they wills stop showing those other races too (outside of the triple crown of course).

I said this back when it went from NBC national to ESPN cable, that it was a bad thing for racing, many disagreed. It signaled how racing was slowing eroding away from the public.

Yes.. Racing, along with agrarian life, has left the mainstream. But the niche marketplace and programming demands of the networks find NBC & FOX televising more racing on TV than in years. That niche and programming isn't going away. NBC is devoting 8.5 hours to Cup. That's a major commitment. Recognize that the Cup itself created part of the issue of not being able to fit everything into the window provided. Moving one of Saturday's races to Friday could fix this glitch of the Fillies having to be shown on tape.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Yes.. Racing, along with agrarian life, has left the mainstream. But the niche marketplace and programming demands of the networks find NBC & FOX televising more racing on TV than in years. That niche and programming isn't going away. NBC is devoting 8.5 hours to Cup. That's a major commitment. Recognize that the Cup itself created part of the issue of not being able to fit everything into the window provided. Moving one of Saturday's races to Friday could fix this glitch of the Fillies having to be shown on tape.

Yes they are using it for now to support an upstart network.

ESPN did at one time as well, now they televise football games. Of course they also used to televise arm wrestling and ping pong as well.

This is about ratings and not windows, they could get the windows they need with better ratings.