Earnhardt needs......

#21

"The Hammer" <HammerDrops (AT) bullshit (DOT) stops> wrote

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The Other Doug wrote:
If those two has beens continue not to make the "chase" N$ will be
lucky to get the Home Shopping Network or BET to bid on their
precious TV contracts.....

As long as interest does not drop off, they won't do a thing. But if it
does, maybe they will get rid of the 26 race / 10 race schedule.

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I know of one die hard Nascar fan who pretty much took the last 10 weeks off

from watching. It was partially due to the presence of certain Roush
drivers but the real heart of it was the absence of Joonyer. You have to
believe that it had an impact on viewership.

#22

The Other Doug wrote:

Quote:

I know of one die hard Nascar fan who pretty much took the last 10
weeks off from watching. It was partially due to the presence of
certain Roush drivers but the real heart of it was the absence of
Joonyer. You have to believe that it had an impact on viewership.

I don't agree with his approach. Little E could have won a few of the last
10 and it still would have been enjoyable to watch.

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#23

"The Hammer" <HammerDrops (AT) bullshit (DOT) stops> wrote

Quote:

The Other Doug wrote:
I know of one die hard Nascar fan who pretty much took the last 10
weeks off from watching. It was partially due to the presence of
certain Roush drivers but the real heart of it was the absence of
Joonyer. You have to believe that it had an impact on viewership.

I don't agree with his approach. Little E could have won a few of the
last 10 and it still would have been enjoyable to watch.

It may have been enjoyable to you....and I certainly didn't quit watching

because those two were out of contention for a phony baloney championship.
My point is, however, that there are a lot of folks out there that gave the
24/8less chase the cold shoulder. If it happens again there will be more.
There will also be a decline of interest in general because these are still
their biggest attention getters. The non-fan and casual viewer pretty much
only know of these two and perhaps Tonee. N$ hung all of it's hopes and
dreams on Joonyer with all of the attention that built up after Dale died
and them trying to pass him off as being a ledged in his own time...Joonyer
that is...

The general public will just look at N$ and say; "ehhh!" unless their heroes
continue to look good. The general public will not even notice all of the
"Joonyer debris" cautions and contrived "lucky dog" laps he gets. They will
only see that he is (or is not) putting up the good finishes.

#24

The Other Doug wrote:

Quote:

It may have been enjoyable to you....and I certainly didn't quit
watching because those two were out of contention for a phony baloney
championship. My point is, however, that there are a lot of folks out
there that gave the 24/8less chase the cold shoulder. If it happens
again there will be more. There will also be a decline of interest in
general because these are still their biggest attention getters. The
non-fan and casual viewer pretty much only know of these two and
perhaps Tonee. N$ hung all of it's hopes and dreams on Joonyer with
all of the attention that built up after Dale died and them trying to
pass him off as being a ledged in his own time...Joonyer that is...

I think that was a mistake making Little E the heir apparent; but what
other choice did they have? Fan loyalty is a big seller in NA$Cball. No
way the Earnhardt faithful were gonna start rooting for Princess Jeffie.
Maybe if Tony wins another championship or two; that will change. But then
again, maybe not. Seems like that "rubbin is racin" mentality is running
out of vogue.

Quote:

The general public will just look at N$ and say; "ehhh!" unless their
heroes continue to look good. The general public will not even
notice all of the "Joonyer debris" cautions and contrived "lucky dog"
laps he gets. They will only see that he is (or is not) putting up
the good finishes.

I dunno if I buy into that. He just sucks bad enough to be the best of the
"one-lap-down" drivers.

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#25

The Other Doug wrote:
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My point is, however, that there are a lot of folks out there that gave the
24/8less chase the cold shoulder. If it happens again there will be more.

Do you happen to have the TV ratings for the 2004 Chase compared to
2005?

IIRC, ratings were up for 2005, w/o JG or DEJ.

#26

Ron wrote:

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IIRC, ratings were up for 2005, w/o JG or DEJ.

Is there any indication of a drop off in the last 10 races? I think ratings
are up overall; but he might have a point that interest waned when the 10
races happened without the golden children.

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#27

"Ron" <BigELilE05 (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote

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IIRC, ratings were up for 2005, w/o JG or DEJ.

That's because Brooke tuned in for the final 10 races - just to spite Jeff.

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#28

"Ron" <BigELilE05 (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

The Other Doug wrote:
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My point is, however, that there are a lot of folks out there that gave
the
24/8less chase the cold shoulder. If it happens again there will be
more.

Do you happen to have the TV ratings for the 2004 Chase compared to
2005?

IIRC, ratings were up for 2005, w/o JG or DEJ.

Not a surprise to me. After 26 episodes of the Jeff & Joonyer show, I was
ready for something else.

#29

Mike Marlow wrote:

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"Ron" <BigELilE05 (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote in message
IIRC, ratings were up for 2005, w/o JG or DEJ.

That's because Brooke tuned in for the final 10 races - just to spite
Jeff.

Jack Bauer made me watch the last 10.

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