Boring Derby??

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Oh a great deal about it was ridiculous, but it just got the highest ratings since 1992. Apparently whatever they're doing works

I just want to point something out.(Glad to see you around, Merlinsky! ).

First off I think the ratings system is completely outdated and has been for oh... about two decades or so and second the actual figure really does not have much to do with it "working".

I mean it's not like there were choices... most Americans watched it on tv and your choice was NBC or not watching it.

Network execs who have no interest in the sport put the show together.

It will remain pretty much the way it is until another network has a shot with it.

Hopefully when that happens (2026? God I will probably be dead by then. ) things will (yes, that was for Cardus. Maybe it'll bring him out of the woodwork ) change.

[alysheba4]

Billy R the producer is a big horse racing fan.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

Billy R the producer is a big horse racing fan.

Well I'm not sure how many producers there were total or the hierarchy for the endless coverage but if he was, as you say, a fan and in a position of power it's a real shame he didn't or wasn't able to help guide the broadcast toward a new (and better) direction.