Seahawks vs Broncos was highest-rated 2014 NFL game to date

[Jville]

CBS Sports' Week 3 broadcast of the Super Bowl XLVIII rematch between the Seahawks and Broncos at Seattle's CenturyLink Field earned a preliminary national household rating/share of 15.8/30, making it the highest-rated NFL game to date in 2014 on any network, including primetime. The game, which was broadcast to 89 percent of the U.S., was seen by an average of 27.3 million viewers.

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[kidhawk]

Saw that. 400,000 more people watched that game than watched our home opener vs. the Packers.

 

[Seahwkgal]

Probably because it wasn't an evening game. You west coasters have no idea what a pain it is to stay up to watch an evening game on EST. When you have to be to work in the morning it really does blow. I don't work anymore but when I used to I always came in to work the next morning tired and groggy from being up too late. I never got enough sleep on Sunday, Monday and Thursday evenings. Monday, Tuesday and Friday at work were always somewhat less productive for me because of it. So, those of you who cry about East Coast Bias can suck it! :sarcasm_on:

 

[rideaducati]

Probably because it wasn't an evening game. You west coasters have no idea what a pain it is to stay up to watch an evening game on EST. When you have to be to work in the morning it really does blow. I don't work anymore but when I used to I always came in to work the next morning tired and groggy from being up too late. I never got enough sleep on Sunday, Monday and Thursday evenings. Monday, Tuesday and Friday at work were always somewhat less productive for me because of it. So, those of you who cry about East Coast Bias can suck it! :sarcasm_on:

Suck what exactly? Please include pictures.

 

[253hawk]

But that's only three games and most of the match ups are snoozers anyway -- and two of those are even more irrelevant if you don't get ESPN or NFLN. Try getting up at 10 AM every Sunday to watch anything not in the Pacific time zone, which make up at least 50% of the week's games before SNF, MNF or TNF are even factored in.

 

[RolandDeschain]

Probably because it wasn't an evening game. You west coasters have no idea what a pain it is to stay up to watch an evening game on EST. When you have to be to work in the morning it really does blow. I don't work anymore but when I used to I always came in to work the next morning tired and groggy from being up too late. I never got enough sleep on Sunday, Monday and Thursday evenings. Monday, Tuesday and Friday at work were always somewhat less productive for me because of it. So, those of you who cry about East Coast Bias can suck it! :sarcasm_on:

Yeah, because staying up to finish watching an NFL game at around 11:45pm is rough, lol. What, do you have to wake up at 4:30am or something?

 

[OahuHawkFan]

Probably because it wasn't an evening game. You west coasters have no idea what a pain it is to stay up to watch an evening game on EST. When you have to be to work in the morning it really does blow. I don't work anymore but when I used to I always came in to work the next morning tired and groggy from being up too late. I never got enough sleep on Sunday, Monday and Thursday evenings. Monday, Tuesday and Friday at work were always somewhat less productive for me because of it. So, those of you who cry about East Coast Bias can suck it! :sarcasm_on:

Yeah, I can imagine that wouldn't be fun... Ofcourse, what also isn't fun is Monday "Night" Football starting at 2:30pm HST....

Other than those night games, I have to admit I rather enjoy the 7:30am HST "early game". Though, I'm still getting used to drinking my morning coffee during a football game...

 

[reinelt12]

Probably because it wasn't an evening game. You west coasters have no idea what a pain it is to stay up to watch an evening game on EST. When you have to be to work in the morning it really does blow. I don't work anymore but when I used to I always came in to work the next morning tired and groggy from being up too late. I never got enough sleep on Sunday, Monday and Thursday evenings. Monday, Tuesday and Friday at work were always somewhat less productive for me because of it. So, those of you who cry about East Coast Bias can suck it! :sarcasm_on:

Try being in the UK and staying up to watch a late game until 5am, then starting work at 8...

 

[hawksfansinceday1]

..........I don't work anymore.........

Lucky you. Retirement day is 4 years and 6 days away for me. Not that I'm counting or anything?



Do I get any sympathy staying up tomorrow night til about midnight cuz I'm going to see Elton John and then have to get up at 3:45 AM to go to work?

 

[Seahwkgal]

..........I don't work anymore.........

Lucky you. Retirement day is 4 years and 6 days away for me. Not that I'm counting or anything?



Do I get any sympathy staying up tomorrow night til about midnight cuz I'm going to see Elton John and then have to get up at 3:45 AM to go to work?

I am not retirement age yet. I am disabled and can't work anymore. So, I am not lucky at all. I suppose I should have clarified that point, I guess.
All I know is that when I used to work, it sure sucked not getting a full 8 hrs of sleep before work. I used to get up at 5am and be out the door by 5:30 to make it to work by 6am. I am not one of those people that can fall asleep immediately and especially after watching a game it was even worse. Oh, and god forbid it goes into OT.

I would much rather get up to watch a 10am game on Sunday. 10 am is NOT early to me.

 

[onanygivensunday]

For watching the NFL, I love living on the west coast.

Used to live in the Central Time Zone... but now the Pacific... for the past 33 years.

 

[WilsonMVP]

For watching the NFL, I love living on the west coast.

Used to live in the Central Time Zone... but now the Pacific... for the past 33 years.

I agree...West Coast is awesome...just sleep in til 9 or so and wake up and get ready to watch the games.

 

[Zebulon Dak]

For watching the NFL, I love living on the west coast.

Used to live in the Central Time Zone... but now the Pacific... for the past 33 years.

I agree...West Coast is awesome...just sleep in til 9 or so and wake up and get ready to watch the games.

If 9 am is sleeping in you're doing it wrong.

 

[hawksfansinceday1]

..........I don't work anymore.........

Lucky you. Retirement day is 4 years and 6 days away for me. Not that I'm counting or anything?



Do I get any sympathy staying up tomorrow night til about midnight cuz I'm going to see Elton John and then have to get up at 3:45 AM to go to work?

I am not retirement age yet. I am disabled and can't work anymore. So, I am not lucky at all. I suppose I should have clarified that point, I guess.......

My apologies and sympathies. I probably should not have assumed you were retired.

 

[RiverDog]

Probably because it wasn't an evening game. You west coasters have no idea what a pain it is to stay up to watch an evening game on EST. When you have to be to work in the morning it really does blow. I don't work anymore but when I used to I always came in to work the next morning tired and groggy from being up too late. I never got enough sleep on Sunday, Monday and Thursday evenings. Monday, Tuesday and Friday at work were always somewhat less productive for me because of it. So, those of you who cry about East Coast Bias can suck it! :sarcasm_on:

What Seahawkgal is saying is the truth. The big problem isn't the adults so much as it is the kids. Most responsible parents are going to insist that there kids be in bed by 9 or 10pm on a school night and won't permit them to watch a full game that doesn't end until close to midnight. The NFL recognized this several years ago, as MNF used to not kickoff until 6:00pm, and have since cheated up a bit to 5:30, and it wouldn't surprise me if they cheated it up a little more some day.

It's for this reason that IMO the west coast colleges in men's basketball have fallen into an extreme disadvantage in recruiting, as weekday games out here tip off at 6:00-8:00 pm PST, or 9-11:00pm EST, meaning top recruits from the east coast are more likely to watch a North Carolina-Duke game that tips off just after supper than a contest like UCLA-Arizona that tips off 3 hours later when they should be in bed.

Back in my high school days, when UCLA ruled CBK, there was no ESPN and thus no televised weekday basketball games, so the east and left coasts were on equal footing as far as television exposure went.

 

[WilsonMVP]

For watching the NFL, I love living on the west coast.

Used to live in the Central Time Zone... but now the Pacific... for the past 33 years.

I agree...West Coast is awesome...just sleep in til 9 or so and wake up and get ready to watch the games.

If 9 am is sleeping in you're doing it wrong.

Well I usually have to wake up at 5am for work so....ya

 

[bigskydoc]

Yeah, because staying up to finish watching an NFL game at around 11:45pm is rough, lol. What, do you have to wake up at 4:30am or something?

Some of us do. That's what TiVo is for.

-bsd

 

[minormillikin]

Probably because it wasn't an evening game. You west coasters have no idea what a pain it is to stay up to watch an evening game on EST. When you have to be to work in the morning it really does blow. I don't work anymore but when I used to I always came in to work the next morning tired and groggy from being up too late. I never got enough sleep on Sunday, Monday and Thursday evenings. Monday, Tuesday and Friday at work were always somewhat less productive for me because of it. So, those of you who cry about East Coast Bias can suck it! :sarcasm_on:

Cry , cry....

You realize a majority of Sunday's games start at 10am on the west coast. At least on the east coast you can sleep in on weekends.

I guess we've all got it pretty bad, and should just find the nearest bridge to jump off of.

:thirishdrinkers:

 

[Seahwkgal]

LMAO! Since when is 10am early? I would KILL for games to start at that time of day on Sundays.
This what I miss about living out West. It rocked!

 

[Zebulon Dak]

For watching the NFL, I love living on the west coast.

Used to live in the Central Time Zone... but now the Pacific... for the past 33 years.

I agree...West Coast is awesome...just sleep in til 9 or so and wake up and get ready to watch the games.

If 9 am is sleeping in you're doing it wrong.

Well I usually have to wake up at 5am for work so....ya

Haha I have to set an alarm to be up in time for the early games. Swing shift FTW!!