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    Does MLS lie about their attendance?


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    Hahahaha..... time for a recount

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    MLS is garbage

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    was it halftime or what?

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    dane why the fukk are you viewing cnn?

    thats the biggest worry in this thread

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    CNN one of the last real news organizarions left

    Only ppl that think otherwise are low iq’ers that voted for trump

    Fact

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Kraken View Post
    CNN one of the last real news organizarions left

    Only ppl that think otherwise are low iq’ers that voted for trump

    Fact
    https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/cn...atest-ratings/

    CULTURECNN Gets Served: Failing Network Loses To Food Network In Latest Ratings

    BY SCOTT KELNHOFER
    JUNE 27, 2018 AT 11:14AM
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    “Take that, Hallmark Channel!”
    That could be one of the phrases being kicked around CNN’s marketing department, as the network looks for slogans to promote its performance in last week’s ratings of basic cable channels.
    According to the numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research, CNN’s prime-time programming attracted an average viewership of 758,000 from June 18-24 for the 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (Eastern) time period.
    Among cable news networks, that number is good for third — which doesn’t sound too bad until you remember there are only three cable news networks.
    And the difference between the three wasn’t even close. Fox News Channel was tops among all cable channels with an average of just over 2 million prime-time viewers for the week. MSNBC was in second with 1.49 million.
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    From there, you have to go a ways down the list before tripping across the letters CNN.
    ESPN, USA Network and HGTV round out the top five in prime-time viewership.
    The next five? Still, no CNN here, either. Instead we have TBS, FX, Investigation Discovery, History and Discovery.
    Get past Food Network and A&E Network and that’s where you’ll find CNN, an unlucky 13th in prime-time viewership last week, beating out TLC and Hallmark Channel among the top 15 most-watched cable networks.
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    Yep, more people craved watching people cook and eat food than those who craved the offerings from CNN.
    The numbers were even uglier when you look at the numbers for the 25-54 demographic — the one advertisers covet. In that group, CNN was ranked 18th. Fox News was first among cable news networks and fifth among all cable networks in the demo. MSNBC was 15th overall.
    CNN fares better in daytime, ranking No. 7 among cable networks in total-day viewership (24-hour) viewership. That’s the good news. The bad news is it still lags far behind Fox News and MSNBC, who rank Nos. 1 and 2 and that category.
    These have to be concerning numbers among executives at the flagship network of cable news, especially since last week wasn’t a typical week with a slow summer news cycle. The news networks were wall-to-wall with “Crisis at the Border” programming and reaction to President Trump’s signing of an executive order ending separations of children from their illegal immigrant parents who are caught entering the country.
    After all, losing to Fox News is nothing new — Fox has been the most-watched of all cable networks for 24 consecutive weeks, both in terms of prime time and across the entire broadcast day, according to AdWeek.
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    But with CNN heavyweights Anderson Cooper, Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon anchoring the network’s prime-time lineup, you wouldn’t think the Food Network would stand a chance.
    But the bottom line says otherwise; in fact, CNN’s prime time viewership declined 5 percent from the same period a year ago. Maybe the trio of Cooper, Cuomo and Lemon aren’t such heavyweights after all.
    Of course, the Hallmark Channel is still eating CNN’s dust in the ratings, despite the endless array of cinematic classics being churned out by that fine network. But then again, Hallmark’s “June Weddings Marathon” still has another week to go and a two-week blitz of holiday favorites are on tap for next month, so CNN better up its game if it wants to maintain its lofty 13th place in the ratings.

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    its tickets sold, not necessary if they turn up

    i dunno if u have season tickets, but those are counted as well.

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    Food Net > CNN



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    I couldn’t believe this when I saw it. I went to the Falcons last home game last season against the panthers when they had to win to get in the playoffs. I was expecting an awesome atmosphere. I swear it never got over 60% full and the only time it was loud was when they played music or Samuel L fukking Jackson was screaming on the jumbotron.

    But soccer is crazy there? Jesus

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    Food Net > CNN


    sammy go on vacation

    i can handle kraken with my fukkin pinky finger

    oddly enough and NOT CORRELATED TO ME, his wife can handle him with her PINKY

    NO IDEA WHAT SHE MEANT THOUGH

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    Fox #1 again because people that watch fox never leave the house

    msnbc #2, rachael maddow show #1, cnn> Food network, although food network should be # 1

    Never let facts get in the way of a good story

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    Quote Originally Posted by RudyRuetigger View Post

    sammy go on vacation


    leaving 4-5am tomorrow

    drinking today

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    Trump buried cnn

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    Trump has buried all media

    everything now is “fake news”, even when its not

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    Kracken how is LA?

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    Love LA as long as its costal LA, inland sucks

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Kraken View Post
    CNN one of the last real news organizarions left

    Only ppl that think otherwise are low iq’ers that voted for trump

    Fact
    Kraker

    lol

    What u smokin man

    Cnn knows they are fake news, but u don't?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sourtwist View Post
    Kraker

    lol

    What u smokin man

    Cnn knows they are fake news, but u don't?
    kraken is a certified dumbass ANTIFA member that is pissed he was born white

    Remember cnn for this??

    https://bgr.com/2017/01/02/cnn-hacki...ut-screenshot/





    The thing about computer hacking is that it’s such a general, far-reaching term that it’s almost impossible to explain to someone who isn’t already familiar with it. So, news networks who need b-roll footage to show while they’re talking about hacking usually just show keyboards or random strings of letters and numbers, while the audience stares blindly at the screen, assuming that whatever they’re looking at is somehow related to the topic. Or, if you’re CNN, you steal footage from one of the most popular video games of the year and hope that nobody watching will recognize it.
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    In a recent story about President Obama proposing sanctions against Russia for its role in cyberattacks targeting the United States, CNN grabbed a screenshot of the hacking mini-game from the extremely popular RPG Fallout 4. First spotted by Reddit, the screenshot shows the menacing neon green letters that gamers will instantly recognize as being from the game.

    In Fallout 4 — as well as Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas — the player can hack computers to gain information or unlock doors and safes. It’s performed like a word puzzle, where the player has to find a specific word in a huge mess of letters and random characters. It’s simple but fun, but it has absolutely nothing in common with actual hacking, which is what makes it perfect for mainstream news viewers.

    “If you want to talk about hacking on a major news network, your choices are either that or a scene from The Matrix,” one Reddit user sums it up. Sadly, they’re absolutely right.

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    Soccer will have to do relegation and pay big time players for US to prosper

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    It's happening in every major competition in the world, not just soccer and MLS. They all lie about attendance, people in general are just not going to popular sports.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Kraken View Post
    CNN one of the last real news organizarions left

    Only ppl that think otherwise are low iq’ers that voted for trump

    Fact
    Even you aren't this stupid.

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    Much better picture


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    Do even the elite teams across the world draw that many fans to regular season matches?

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    rays vs marlins looked like 2,500 ppl tonight

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    also btw i think that game was 71k sold. it was the day off the mexico-brazil match

    so a lot of butthurt mex not showing up for the 4pm start

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    When the picture was taken it was 4-0. People left early to. Beat the traffic.

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    Most sports attendance are down

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Most sports attendance are down
    say something positive

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Kraken View Post
    Fox #1 again because people that watch fox never leave the house

    msnbc #2, rachael maddow show #1, cnn> Food network, although food network should be # 1

    Never let facts get in the way of a good story

    Hmmm the facts say Maddow NOT #1. It's a rout.


    Last edited by Microphone; 07-02-18 at 10:12 PM.

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    Even if it was tickets sold... no fukking way 71,000 tickets were sold to watch a fukking MLS matchup

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheMoneyShot View Post
    Even if it was tickets sold... no fukking way 71,000 tickets were sold to watch a fukking MLS matchup
    I was thinking it must just be a statistical "lie" too. But apparently they really do average more than 50k in the stands week in and out reading a bit more about it. Way ahead of every other team in the league (and most around the world)

    Amazing.

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    I went to 4 games last year and two this year. The stadium has 3 levels and they are all packed. A lot of families go to the games. They are not lying it's really packed.

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