Are we getting close to a primetime Derby?

[Travis Stone]

It'll exist between pure prime time / evening... but I don't think we ever see it at 9pm or 10pm at night. I could be wrong... prime time US Open does well with ratings, but when gambling plays a role, who knows...

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

It'll exist between pure prime time / evening... but I don't think we ever see it at 9pm or 10pm at night. I could be wrong... prime time US Open does well with ratings, but when gambling plays a role, who knows...

I think it could definitely end up with a 9pm Eastern post. Don't think 10pm. Could even happen as soon as next year, in my opinion.

[slotdirt]

I think that if more folks would watch the Derby if it had a later start time, I'd be all for it.

[hi_im_god]

if you want to reach a younger demographic i'm not sure saturday night prime time tv is the answer.

you're going up against csi, criminal minds, and america's most wanted so i'm sure you'll kick some ass. but there's a reason the simpson writers thought making grandpa a matlock fan would strike a chord.

it's getting close to summer. it's a nice night out. let's stay home and watch tv. who does that?

[Thunder Gulch]

I'm thinking they make a test run of it with the Oaks on ESPN and then push it on over to an 8pm Derby a few years later.

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

I'm thinking they make a test run of it with the Oaks on ESPN and then push it on over to an 8pm Derby a few years later.

For what its worth, May in Louisville is not really dark at 8pm, being on the far western edge of the eastern time zone. If they truly want it under the lights, 9pm is more of a lock for that, but it could go even later, who knows.

[Mawhip]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

I'm thinking they make a test run of it with the Oaks on ESPN and then push it on over to an 8pm Derby a few years later.

They had a test run with the BC last year. It's a bad idea.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Mawhip

They had a test run with the BC last year. It's a bad idea.

Bc wasn't prime time