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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I'm really looking forward to the Monday double header today. I actually think that at some point the NFL should look at making Monday a double header every week by either moving the TNF game to Monday or moving one of the early Sunday games to Monday.
I think that an early east coast game from 7pm EST to 10pm EST followed by a later west coast game from 7pm PT to 10pm PT would be awesome. I would even be okay with them splitting the games between networks (ESPN, CBS, FOX or whatever.) This also eliminates the short week that teams face by having to play a Thursday game.
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I don't think doubleheaders in the evening are ideal for TV ratings as you have to do one early and one late which means that viewership is low in both East/West regions for the beginning of the first game and end of the late game. I think they do it every year on week one only because of the first week anticipation generates better ratings than mid-season for two games in one night. I think the 8:15/6:15 is their ideal time for an evening game and the only reason they are doing the early game today is because they have to with the scheduling issues.