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Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 01-15-2008, 04:21 PM

I compared league revenue, league sponsorship deals, and TV viewership of the World Series and Super Bowl and all indicate that football is the national pastime. In 2006, the NFL generated more than $7B in revenue, compared with $6B for MLB. With regard to sponsorships, it's not even close. In 2006, football drew in more than $700M in sponsorship deals to MLB's $300M. Over the past two years, the nine World Series games have drawn just over 128 million viewers. Meanwhile, the last two Super Bowls drew 184 million viewers.

01-15-2008, 04:21 PM	#5
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 8,317	Re: Is Football the National Pastime? I compared league revenue, league sponsorship deals, and TV viewership of the World Series and Super Bowl and all indicate that football is the national pastime. In 2006, the NFL generated more than $7B in revenue, compared with $6B for MLB. With regard to sponsorships, it's not even close. In 2006, football drew in more than $700M in sponsorship deals to MLB's $300M. Over the past two years, the nine World Series games have drawn just over 128 million viewers. Meanwhile, the last two Super Bowls drew 184 million viewers.