Quote Originally Posted by HerdBot View Post
ESPN's total viewership is dropping like a lead balloon. Had this game been 5 years ago it would have been much higher.

Since its peak in May of 2011, the network has lost more than 12 million subscribers, falling from more than 100 million to fewer than 88 million, according to Nielsen. The losses have indeed hit a record pace in the past year.

I would be willing to bet when you count ESPN3 and DVR's it's much higher.
I would think it would have to be higher if they just counted ESPN3 somehow. Even though we have ESPN through Direct TV I don't know how much I actually watch it. We have HD TV's but I'm not paying extra for the HD service, but yet I can get HD service through ESPN3 for free.