In a new report by Sports Business Daily, the Florida Panthers’ TV ratings are so bad their games get less viewers than infomercials. The Panthers average only 3,000 viewers a game, the worst of the 22 teams studied.
AbCoaster exercise equipment, the Ninja Professional Blender and the Chopper and Ice Crusher all got higher ratings for their infomercials.
To put into perspective how bad it really is, the Pittsburgh Penguins have the largest audience in the NHL, averaging 105,000 households a game. The Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings are second and third in NHL ratings. In the Panthers’ defense, Florida isn’t really a hockey market… despite the Tampa Bay Lightning getting 15,000 viewers!
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The Detroit Pistons skipped Friday’s practice in protest of head coach John Kuester. A team spokesperson listed off the laundry list of excuses that would rival those of baseball’s Opening day. While all the players had excuses, an inside source told the Detroit Free Press, that the protest was pre-orchastrated. The only players who partipated in the morning shoot around were Greg Monroe, Will Bynum, Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva, Jason Maxiell and DaJuan Summers.
The Pistons play the Philadelphia 76ers tonight, and coach Kuester said he would go with the players who were avavlible. Tension is at an all-time high for the struggling Pistons. The Stones, who are a dismal 21-38, are in the process of being sold… that is, if there is a team to buy!
The Chicago Cubs are using Derek Jeter in their single game ticket sale campaign. The New York Yankees come to Chicago every ten years… so this really is a once in a decade opportunity. Shout out to blogger Ricky O’Donnell responsible for the viral photo, a former co-worker at the Chicago Sun-Times, from Tremendous Upside Potential.
The ink has barley even dried on the papers, and Carmelo Anthony and wife former MTV VJ La La Vazquez already have a reality show about moving to New York because the Melo-drama wasn’t enough of a circus. In a highly antcipated trade, it was announced yesterday, Anthony was dealt form the Denver Nuggets to the New York Knicks. The VH1 reality show is currently being called “La La’s Full Court Life” and will cronicle the couple’s life as they move back to their native New York. Reality TV veterans, the couple had a special on the music channel follwoing their July wedding. The new series will be 10 episodes long and will premire in August. According to the press release:
The wedding may be over but the fun is just beginning for La La. With the sudden news that her husband is being traded to the New York Knicks, La La will deal with new adventures in matrimony and parenthood as she prepares to move back home to New York City. Along the way, viewers will also see La La juggle her busy acting and television hosting career and seek advice from some of her famous friends, including 50 Cent,Kelly Rowland, Trina and Serena Williams to name a few.
Melo was also rumored to be traded to Chicago, LA, Dallas and New Jersey…. but those cities just don’t have the same reality show ring!
