DETROIT, MI – NOVEMBER 24: A detailed view of the NFL Shield logo painted on the field before a game between the Detroit Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field on November 24, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Buccaneers defeated the Lions 24-21. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Detroit Lions/Getty Images)
Amazon Prime kicked off a new era of NFL streaming by hosting last Thursday’s preseason game between the Houston Texans and the San Francisco 49ers.
Around sports journalAccording to John Ourand of . He said the numbers were “lagging” expectations of preseason games on traditional TV, and cautioned that the game “was not heavily hyped beforehand”.
As Michael Mulvihill pointed out, major TV networks performed better last week.
The median age also seems to be noticeably higher, especially for a streaming platform, but fans offered a possible explanation: younger viewers may have been watching on someone else’s account.
There are other reasons the commerce giant likely isn’t panicking about the overwhelming numbers. rice field.
The fact that it’s only preseason is an important caveat. Even as a football avid fan of his, Brock is unlikely to spend time figuring out how to watch Purdy and Jeff Driskel live.
But that could change when the Amazons make their regular season debut in a matchup featuring Justin Herbert and Patrick Mahomes.
NBC will continue to air next Thursday’s Week 1 opener between the St. Louis Rams and the Buffalo Bills, but Amazon will take over after that. thursday night football The LA Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs clash in Week 2 of the marquee.
The viewership numbers for that game would be much more interesting to monitor.
