I'm a New Orleans Saints fan that lives in North Carolina in the Charlotte viewing area. The Panthers had a bye yesterday so I was looking forward to watching the Saint/Falcons game on Fox 18. Did I get to watch it? No. Why don't they air games within their conference? Are they afraid people will jump ship if they see another team play?
2007-10-22 01:07:18 · 10 answers · asked by Calill C 6 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
They played the Washington Redskins vs Arizona Cardinals.
2007-10-22 01:18:38 · update #1
Its actually an NFL rule that local stations can only show whats in their region
2007-10-22 02:17:55 · answer #1 · answered by dave51_1998 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a similar problem since I live in Minneapolis and I am a Packers fan. I called the station and got the following answer. When the local team is not on TV then the network actually picks which games will air, not the local station. Also they pointed out that only one network will have a double header each week, so if Fox has the double header then CBS can only show one game (early or late). The biggest problem is the networks go by which teams have a bigger national draw rather than geography. In the end it is die hard fans that get the shaft.
2007-10-22 01:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by Lostpackerfn 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, FSN Florida plays a lot of old Devil Rays games (from the Wade Boggs era) as well as games from their magical 2008 season. The one game I'd really like to see again? The first game in the team's history, March 31, 1998, when we ALMOST beat the Tigers. It's probably the only game that has ever sold out at the Trop.
2016-03-13 04:29:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that local TV stations just default to the national, or marquee matchup when the local teams don't play.
2007-10-22 01:14:06 · answer #4 · answered by Massadonious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get the National Broadcast when your team isn't being broadcast. Sure it kinda sucks in a situation like that, but there are quite a few things about the NFL's viewership policies that suck.
2007-10-22 01:13:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your local team is off, you get to see the "National" game, the game that the networks determine that the rest of the country would most want to see. The national NFC game yesterday was Minn. Vs. Dallas.
2007-10-22 01:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by suspendedagain300 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in NC too. We got the redskins here. When carolina is on bye or monday night, we ususally get washington or baltimore.
2007-10-22 01:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by Best Answer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is because you got the "National" gane of the week...if you want to watch your favorite team your best bet is to get DirectV.and get the NFL ticket that way you can watch any game you want
2007-10-22 01:16:15 · answer #8 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is strange. Because this game (NO vs ATL) is exactly near your zone. I have no explanation, but I am not the one that has to explain. You should ask FOX.
2007-10-22 01:17:11 · answer #9 · answered by Ofri B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes they put the team where you live if you move to new orleans or try get satellite TV.
2007-10-22 02:20:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋