

Additionally, the VAB cited the total day average minute percentage of persons (age 2+) using TV (traditional, live, time-shifted and streaming), dropped from 20.8% in first quarter 2019 to 19.1% in first quarter 2021, a steep decline. The VAB has questioned the decline in the weekly reach of TV which went from 92% in calendar year 2019 to 87% in first quarter 2021 claiming an unprecedented decline. In addition, many top-tier sporting events were either canceled or postponed, impacting ratings. Nielsen also points out an increase in non-video usage such as podcast listening and streaming audio which increased by 39% from May 2020 to January 2021. Nielsen notes with production studios closed there were 13% fewer new episodes in October 2020, compared to the previous year, with a 75% increase in lower rated repeat telecasts. In addition, with the pandemic shutting down production studios, TV networks were unable to schedule as many original scripted programs which typically drive ratings. With the growth of streaming video in the past few years, the ratings of broadcast and now cable TV have been falling. The ratings decline of broadcast TV has been ongoing since the emergence of cable TV in the 1980s. The game had averaged 19.6 million viewers in 2019. The week had included the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game (which averaged 16.9 million viewers) which was cancelled in 2020. For example, during the week of April 5, 2021, the average primetime audience for ABC, CBS VIAC, NBC and Fox were down by 16% compared to the identical week in 2020. Everything’s fine.Over the past year, the primetime ratings for broadcast television have dropped precipitously. But don’t worry, be happy! Tune out the chaos, turn up the ads, and whatever you do, don’t listen in on the increasingly panicked chatter of the news crew behind the scenes. There’s all that talk of war, and the politics are just getting to you.

Customer satisfaction is not guaranteed and absolutely no refunds. Some hand-picked (if slightly sketchy) sponsors might help pad that bank balance, and provide some laughs along the way. Cue the ads - Powerful as you are, they’re really not paying you enough here.It’s just TV, right? It’s not like you could change an entire nation’s fate… Frame a footballer as a loving beau or a drunken lout? Your call to make, and just one of many. Hand-pick the headlines - There’s more news to see than a single broadcast can possibly contain, so someone (that’s you) gets to choose what goes on air.Keep the news safe for children and oppressive political regimes alike. Keep it PG - Smash that big red CENSOR button to keep rude words (and other sensitive information) off the air.

You are the artist and the broadcast is your canvas. Frame the picture (and the debate) - Keep the general public entertained with your editing skills.You’re here to ensure that the show goes on uninterrupted.Ĭut between multiple camera feeds, tweak the headlines, bleep the foul language, all with just moments to spare on a live broadcast! Whether you toe the party line or stir up a scandal is your choice, so long as you can hold the audience’s fickle attention. Egotistical celebrities, dishonest politicians, and strange sponsors clash on the airwaves. Not For Broadcast is a darkly comedic game of televised chaos that lets you pick what you want to see on TV, no matter what anybody else wants. No pressure, right? I mean, who pays attention to the news anyway? Pick the most exciting (or scandalous) camera angles, bleep the swears and determine which ads to run to keep the sponsors happy. A nation tunes in, and you get to decide what’s fit for broadcast.
