Now, the Rams are not moving anywhere because KroenkeWorld is gonna probably host Super Bowls ever 4-5 years and is I think actually becoming the NFL media HQ, but they'll be totally ignored. What this should do is probably convince the Chargers they have no shot in hell of succeeding in LA. It really should be the Raiders in LA, that was the NFL's best chance of having a truly successful LA team. But yeah ending up in last place in your home market is pretty embarrassing for the Rams.
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The honeymoon in LA was over about as fast as it takes a 4 a.m. wedding in Las Vegas to be annulled. Fans began not only avoiding the stadium, but also bypassing the Rams on television.
Most of their games were shown in LA by Fox, as was the case in St. Louis when they were here. And according to Nielsen, which tracks viewership, Fox’s rating for NFL games declined in Los Angeles this season over last season’s figure. That is astounding, as fans usually flock to the local team’s telecasts and provide a big boost to local ratings.
Nielsen reports that 8 percent of homes in the LA market tuned in to Fox’s NFL telecasts this season — down from 8.3 percent in 2015, when the Rams were in St. Louis. These figures are for all NFL games shown on Fox, not just those of the Rams. Officials of that network were not available for comment.
Fox carried 12 Rams games this season in LA, and those averaged an 8.3 rating. In St. Louis the previous season, where the team still was playing, Fox affiliate KTVI (Channel 2) averaged a 19.7 rating for its 12 Rams telecasts.
CBS has one Rams telecast in Los Angeles this season and its rating for the season there was down 4 percent over 2015.
Perhaps the most telling statistic: Not only were there numerous times this season that the Rams’ contest wasn’t even the top-rated NFL game of the week in LA, the Rams were last in the ratings the final two weeks of the season. They were beaten by the three other games shown on Christmas weekend and by the four other contests on New Year’s Day. Included in that group are three matchups that began at 10 a.m. local time — the Rams began in the more attractive 1:25 p.m. slot in both instances.
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