I live with someone who works for NBC (well, our local affiliate anyway). He and his big-wig boss sat and went over ratings the other night. Don’t watch what you aren’t interested in. End of story.
If you like it-watch it. The more people that watch (online, replays, tv etc) the more likely the coverage in the future.
You can write letters-never hurts. Complaining and whining don’t get the best results. They go into a pile and get looked at “when they feel like it”. They do take the complaints into consideration but ultimately it’s the ratings that get the job done.
Also, we want to see everything. I think that’s an American way of thinking. Now, before you jump all over me for that statement read the rest of this please. It’s truly not feesable to cover all sports through all sets. It costs the stations a small fortune to broadcast what they do. They pull ratings from the past and try to give us coverage of the biggest draws. They really can’t please everyone. I am of the thought process that you don’t know what people will watch until you try it. However, majority wins - always. I could keep going but I’m sure you all get my point.
Watch, watch, and watch again everything equestrian you can. That will get results. NBC has done a great job getting as much out there as they can this year–more stations, more coverage (even if minimal) on events that we often haven’t seen in the past. If you want more equestrian - be the majority. Maybe the man from the op laughs when people bring it up as a filler but I can tell you my local station has already taken notice and isn’t laughing :yes:
