It's up to you to back up your assertions with evidence, and it appears you have none.
Sky viewing figures for SL exhibit a downward trend since 2009 (the exception being 2012).
So I'll ask you again... how does your earlier link to some partial data concerning the period 1998 to 2009 back up your assertion?
Err, since when have I had to prove anything to you????
The link was the first link I plucked from Google for the BARB site, as I said "knock yerself out" your the one who wants the minutae, not me.
If you could just fathom how to navigate the site, you'd quickly realise there was no assertion, just a statement of fact. ALL TV viewing figures are down, partially down to over-proliferation of channels (that means too many channels by the way) and also to the increased access to alternate media resources (that means the internet, android apps', streaming etc.).
SKY VIEWING FIGURES... - *source barb.co.uk (Weekly Top 10s)
2014 viewing figures updated to week ending Sep 07, 2014
Regular Season 2008: 7,552k/48 = 157k average 2009: 8,555k/56 = 153k average 2010: 9,590k/60 = 160k average 2011: 9,138k/56 = 163k average 2012: 10,975k/65= 169k average 2013: 9,698k/63 = 154k average 2014: 6,754k/50 = 135k average<----- down by over 12%
Play-Offs 2008: --676k/3 = 225k average 2009: 1,242k/6 = 207k average 2010: 1,552k/8 = 194k average 2011: 1,583k/8 = 198k average 2012: 1,285k/7 = 184k average 2013: 1,234k/7 = 176k average 2014: ????
Grand Final 2008: 325k 2009: 365k 2010: 299k 2011: 319k 2012: 324k 2013: 276k 2014: ????
World Club Challenge: 2008: 332k 2009: 367k 2010: 307k 2011: 206k 2012: 264k 2013: 303k 2014: 159K (Saturday morning)
Double-edged sword. For me, it should be one Thurs, one Fri and rest of the non-TV games played Sunday.
However, clubs will argue that their commercial income will be reduced by moving games (although it could be argued they'd get more families and fans on Sunday games) and so the RFL wouldn't want to implement anything which may damage the income coming to clubs and the financial strength of the game, understandably.
That said, I do think it is disappointing as I do believe more fans would travel to Sunday games compared to Fri night trips down the 62. And TV games would generate more viewers too, which can only be good from a branding perspective to clubs and Super League itself.
Hull's games moved back to Sundays in 2012, but the crowds didn't increase, the away crowds still didn't turn up, and the club finds it a lot easier to sell corporate tickets on a Friday night than on a Sunday (as people prefer to take clients out after work, rather than spend a day of their weekend 'working') and it means less games are re-arranged for TV.
Friday night away games are a pain for me too, but I can see why the clubs do it.
I don't understand what the issue is. Surely the total number of people watching super league on Sky has gone up this season since they are showing more super league games due to the Catalan home games also being televised.
Freedom for supporters of the government, only for members of one party - however numerous they may be - is no freedom at all. freedom is always and exclusively for one who thinks differently. Rosa Luxemburg, 'Die russiche Revolution'.
I give credit where it's due, and you're almost in a premier league of your own in exhaustively analyzing these figures, bravely disregarding the fact that there's actually no point. You are the lone trans-Atlantic rower of this kind of thing and if I had a hat, I'd take it off. Sadly though, to a degree I share similarly anal traits so even though I may on occasion seem harsh, I do sympathise.
1. Round 8 was just before Easter when 5 of the 7 league games were on a Friday night including the aforementioned Warrington v Hull KR game and also when Wigan, St Helens, Leeds, Bradford and Castleford were all at home.
2. Bradford were only on sky 4 times; Wakefield away on a Thursday, Hull KR at home on a Friday night, Magic Weekend and Catalan away. The reduction in sky showing the Bulls is as good as any rationale to explain the decline in Super League viewing figures.
I give credit where it's due, and you're almost in a premier league of your own in exhaustively analyzing these figures, bravely disregarding the fact that there's actually no point. You are the lone trans-Atlantic rower of this kind of thing and if I had a hat, I'd take it off. Sadly though, to a degree I share similarly anal traits so even though I may on occasion seem harsh, I do sympathise.
You'd be amazed at who dine off the table of my 'Premier League-esque' geeky stat SL attendance or viewing figure offerings, then go away, make a few little changes and claim them as their very own 'revealing' work.
I give credit where it's due, and you're almost in a premier league of your own in exhaustively analyzing these figures, bravely disregarding the fact that there's actually no point. You are the lone trans-Atlantic rower of this kind of thing and if I had a hat, I'd take it off. Sadly though, to a degree I share similarly anal traits so even though I may on occasion seem harsh, I do sympathise.
You'd be amazed at who dine off the table of my 'Premier League-esque' geeky stat SL attendance or viewing figure offerings, then go away, make a few little changes and claim them as their very own 'revealing' work.