NESN Are Bruins fans tuning out Jack Edwards when NBC is available?

[BMC]

Jack & Brick all the way.

 

[Midship]

I've watched all games on NBC thus far

 

[Boston Bandit]

Jack & Brick all day long. Can't stand the other broadcasts. They suck!

 

[Fenway]

When all was said and done the Bruins had the most viewers

What were Boston sports fans watching on a crazy Wednesday night? - The Boston Globe


The Bruins game, a 6-4 victory, had the greatest consequences — they entered trailing the Leafs, 2-1, in the series. It also had the best ratings, delivering a combined 7.9 in the Boston market — a 4.1 on NBC Sports Network and a 3.8 on NESN.

And it could have been even higher: NESN said its rating was affected by an error in the cable listings on multiple providers (including Comcast Xfinity, Verizon Fios, and DirecTV) that said NESN was airing a “Bruins in Two” re-air from 2013 rather than the game.

NESN said that in the previous seven Bruins first-round playoff games that also aired nationally, it averaged 85-90 percent of the audience. Wednesday night, it got 49 percent. Tellingly, it won five of the last six quarter-hours, suggesting that viewers misled by their cable guide eventually realized the game was on NESN and switched over.

The Celtics, who rallied behind Irving’s extraordinary 37-point performance for a 99-91 win and a 2-0 lead in the series, delivered a combined 5.7 — a 3.3 on NBC Sports Boston and a 2.4 on TNT.

The Red Sox, who fell to 6-13 after Brett Gardner’s seventh-inning grand slam propelled the Yankees to a 5-3 comeback win, got a combined 4.4 — a 2.2 on both NESNplus and ESPN. That’s a solid set of numbers considering the Red Sox were up against two playoff games, the local broadcast was on NESN’s secondary channel, and they’ve been a mess.

The Bruins on NESN went from 4.9 rating at 8:30 p.m. to a 2.9 at 8:45, then back to a 4.9 at 9, peaking with a 7.4 at 9:30. In the same span, NBCSN’s coverage of the game went from 4.8 to 2.7 and up to a 4.8, peaking with a 5.4 at 9:30.

Why the 8:45 p.m. dip? Well, the melting-into-a-puddle Sox were drawing viewers’ attention. Ratings for ESPN’s coverage rose from 2.4 at 8:30 to 3.7 at 8:45, then back down to 1.9 at 9. Over on NESNplus, there was a similar pattern with similar numbers: 2.6/4.0/1.6.

Meanwhile, the Celtics on NBCSB saw its audience rise steadily in an overlapping window. At 8:15 p.m. the broadcast had a 1.8 rating, but that climbed in 15-minute increments over the next hour to 3.1, then 4.3, 5.9, and finally, at 9:15 p.m., a 6.0. Ratings in the same span on TNT climbed from 2.2 at 8:15 p.m. to 3.6 at 9:15.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Wouldn't touch NBC with a ten foot pole. Too pro Toronto and excitement for other teams. Feed me Jack.

The “everyone but jack hates us” that seemingly much of this board believes is sad.

It’s milbury on the NBCSN broadcast currently. Trust me, he is not rooting for Toronto.

 

[GordonHowe]

Jack & Brick all the way.

I am presently stranded in Ohio. I get my B's via r*dd*t. My understanding was that NBC would carry the playoff games and that NESN was out of it after the regular season. Are Jack & Brick still on?

If so, I'd much rather listen to those two than anything else. I've been muting the NBC broadcasts, never mind CBC.

J&B are Bruins homers, which is fine with me.

 

[BMC]

I am presently stranded in Ohio. I get my B's via r*dd*t. My understanding was that NBC would carry the playoff games and that NESN was out of it after the regular season. Are Jack & Brick still on?

If so, I'd much rather listen to those two than anything else. I've been muting the NBC broadcasts, never mind CBC.

J&B are Bruins homers, which is fine with me.

@Fenway said that if NBCSN was carrying the game then NESN could broadcast it too but if NBC was carrying it they could not. AFAIK NESN will carry tomorrow night's game but might not carry Sunday's.

 

[Fenway]

@Fenway said that if NBCSN was carrying the game then NESN could broadcast it too but if NBC was carrying it they could not. AFAIK NESN will carry tomorrow night's game but might not carry Sunday's.

That is correct

 

[Kate08]

I like the bruins tilt to the local intermission show. And I love Jaffe. And enjoy Brick (most of the time)

I’m lazy, so I just stick with NESN.

 

[Estlin]

NBC, and the NESN channel appears not to show the Bruins games in NYC (geographical restriction?).

 

[BAD BOY]

No Way. I go with Jack and Brick for me too. I like the NESN feed. They both do a great job. So why change it up.

 

[BMC]

Right now I only want 3 things from NESN:

a) Better picture
b) Better audio
c) Get rid of that damn ticker

 

[BAD BOY]

Right now I only want 3 things from NESN:

a) Better picture
b) Better audio
c) Get rid of that damn ticker

The ticker doesn’t belong there. If people have an interest in the other games NBA/MLB or any type of game played its simple... it’s called a remote control. But why talk about ,they aren’t moving it for some reason.

 

[Camjams]

I have nothing against Jack but I prefer the NBC broadcast. I think the production is excellent. They do better job across the board than NESN.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Jack and Brick > NBC garbage

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

When the Bruins backs are against the wall like they were last night I prefer familiarity so would rather listen to Jack and Brick . It’s not an option in these playoffs though . With NHL tv I have a choice of NBC or CBC so it’s an easy choice , NBC .

 

[sarge88]

I watch on NBCSN. Not because they’re good, but because I really don’t enjoy much of Jack’s game call.

And I know this is a shock to absolutely no one on this board.

I’m one of those that dislikes Jack a lot, but Milbury is almost as annoying.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

I like the bruins tilt to the local intermission show. And I love Jaffe. And enjoy Brick (most of the time)

I’m lazy, so I just stick with NESN.

Good point as well. The intermission show on NESN is far superior outside of NBC doing the live look ins at other games.

 

[sarge88]

When all was said and done the Bruins had the most viewers

What were Boston sports fans watching on a crazy Wednesday night? - The Boston Globe


The Bruins game, a 6-4 victory, had the greatest consequences — they entered trailing the Leafs, 2-1, in the series. It also had the best ratings, delivering a combined 7.9 in the Boston market — a 4.1 on NBC Sports Network and a 3.8 on NESN.

And it could have been even higher: NESN said its rating was affected by an error in the cable listings on multiple providers (including Comcast Xfinity, Verizon Fios, and DirecTV) that said NESN was airing a “Bruins in Two” re-air from 2013 rather than the game.

NESN said that in the previous seven Bruins first-round playoff games that also aired nationally, it averaged 85-90 percent of the audience. Wednesday night, it got 49 percent. Tellingly, it won five of the last six quarter-hours, suggesting that viewers misled by their cable guide eventually realized the game was on NESN and switched over.

The Celtics, who rallied behind Irving’s extraordinary 37-point performance for a 99-91 win and a 2-0 lead in the series, delivered a combined 5.7 — a 3.3 on NBC Sports Boston and a 2.4 on TNT.

The Red Sox, who fell to 6-13 after Brett Gardner’s seventh-inning grand slam propelled the Yankees to a 5-3 comeback win, got a combined 4.4 — a 2.2 on both NESNplus and ESPN. That’s a solid set of numbers considering the Red Sox were up against two playoff games, the local broadcast was on NESN’s secondary channel, and they’ve been a mess.

The Bruins on NESN went from 4.9 rating at 8:30 p.m. to a 2.9 at 8:45, then back to a 4.9 at 9, peaking with a 7.4 at 9:30. In the same span, NBCSN’s coverage of the game went from 4.8 to 2.7 and up to a 4.8, peaking with a 5.4 at 9:30.

Why the 8:45 p.m. dip? Well, the melting-into-a-puddle Sox were drawing viewers’ attention. Ratings for ESPN’s coverage rose from 2.4 at 8:30 to 3.7 at 8:45, then back down to 1.9 at 9. Over on NESNplus, there was a similar pattern with similar numbers: 2.6/4.0/1.6.

Meanwhile, the Celtics on NBCSB saw its audience rise steadily in an overlapping window. At 8:15 p.m. the broadcast had a 1.8 rating, but that climbed in 15-minute increments over the next hour to 3.1, then 4.3, 5.9, and finally, at 9:15 p.m., a 6.0. Ratings in the same span on TNT climbed from 2.2 at 8:15 p.m. to 3.6 at 9:15.

A couple of questions.

First am I alone in watching both games in their entirely?

I tape the Celtics, watch the Bruins live and then go back and watch the Celtics in full.

Second..do the ratings account for this in any way?

 

[KesselBuiltMyHotrod]

A couple of questions.

First am I alone in watching both games in their entirely?

I tape the Celtics, watch the Bruins live and then go back and watch the Celtics in full.

Second..do the ratings account for this in any way?

Unless you have a Nielsen box the ratings don't care.

 

[ClassicBruins]

NBC any day over Jack.

 

[sooshii]

I would prefer NESN, but I’m out of market, so it’s NBC. It sucks that my feed is substantially behind y’all’s, so I have to stay out of the GDT.

Hope we’ll get Alberts again tomorrow. Doc annoys me.

 

[member 96824]

NBC but it’s not cause of Jack..though it does make the decision easier.

NESN is not a friend to cord cutters. Even their streaming options are all within a walled garden of $60+ monthly cable packages unless you’re going the r*d*it path. NBC makes it easy...they also make it super easy to bounce around from game to game which is nice.

I’d be interested to hear Michael Hall’s approach to NESN’s digital strategy and what they are trying to accomplish.

 

[sarge88]

Unless you have a Nielsen box the ratings don't care.

If I did, would watching the Celtics 7:00 start at 10:00 p.m. still register?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

NBC but it’s not cause of Jack..though it does make the decision easier.

NESN is not a friend to cord cutters. Even their streaming options are all within a walled garden of $60+ monthly cable packages unless you’re going the r*d*it path. NBC makes it easy...they also make it super easy to bounce around from game to game which is nice.

I’d be interested to hear Michael Hall’s approach to NESN’s digital strategy and what they are trying to accomplish.

YouTube TV... except it is going to $50 per month and with internet is over $100 easily.