2009 NFL TV Maps

[molson]

I get giddy when this comes out every year:

NFL TV Distribution Maps (http://the506.com/nflmaps/)

Brett Favre = ratings, or at least that's the expectation.

[Alan T]

Ugh, so my three games this weekend are:

NYJ @ HOU
DAL @ TB
WSH @ NYG

What a rediculously miserable way to start the season. Not a single team I have any interest in watching at all other than hopes for Tampa to implode I guess :(

[Cringer]

Ah, the annual "I get them all with Sunday Ticket on DirecTV" thread. :)

edit: And now all on your phone if you have the right phone (and Sunday Ticket).

[Honolulu_Blue]

my three games this weekend are:

JAX @ IND
DET @ NO
WSH @ NYG

Not too shabby. This will be one of eight times I get to watch the Lions on TV this year. They will, of course, lose and lose badly. Anyone who drafted Drew Brees in their fantasy draft is very likely to win Week 1.

[claphamsa]

blocked :(

that being said. im in DC so its redskins and ravens!

[DeToxRox]

my three games this weekend are:

JAX @ IND
DET @ NO
WSH @ NYG

Not too shabby. This will be one of eight times I get to watch the Lions on TV this year. They will, of course, lose and lose badly. Anyone who drafted Drew Brees in their fantasy draft is very likely to win Week 1.

Thank god for streams for those home games.

[wade moore]

Looks like I'll be going to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch Colts (I root for Peyton as a Vols fan) vs. Jags (I root for the rookie CB from W&M that was just named a starter).

[Izulde]

KC @ BAL
DAL @ TB
Either WAS @ NYG or STL @ SEA

I'm annoyed at the KC/Bal game on at the same time as Mia/Atl, since I remember getting a lot of Falcons games last year and it'd have given me a chance to watch the 'Phins.

So yeah, no games I particularly care about. The one game that might pique my interest from a fantasy interest (Skins-Giants) is the one we might not get :rolleyes:

[Abe Sargent]

Yay i can watch my jags play!

[Abe Sargent]

Good job Detroit!

[Big Fo]

Missing the Miami - Atlanta game by one county, I'll have to choose between a bar or a PC stream. I wish the Jaguars would move or fold.

[samifan24]

Great website.

[wade moore]

Yay i can watch my jags play!

GO DEREK COX!!!

:D


I will watch most of the Jags games this year for that reason.

[Thomkal]

I see my Super Bowl runner up Cards still getting no respect with just coverage in Nevada, California, and Arizona for the 49ers game. :( Too bad if the last couple seasons have been any indication, it will be a wild high scoring game.

Go Cards!

[rjolley]

Just an FYI: Sunday Ticket is free this Sunday on DirecTV.

[Tasan]

Boy I'm glad I'm going to be out of town this weekend, because we are only getting 2 games during the 12-6 CST run on Sunday because of the stupid no-compete rules for the Cowboys and Texans.

[DataKing]

What's with the weird blocks in CBS' coverage out west? Are there a lot of Jets/Texans fans in Southern California? Dolphins/Falcons coverage in Montana/Idaho? *boggle*

[molson]

Having 4 primetime games definitely dillutes the Sunday afternoon schedule. I guess its forgiveable week 1, since everyone's 0-0 and all the games theoretically mean something, but I hope this isn't a growing trend.

[lynchjm24]

I like to see which games get the lowest distribution. I do like how Cleveland still gets Baltimore instead of Cincinnati though.

[Lathum]

Are there a lot of Jets/Texans fans in Southern California?

Sanchez

[Lathum]

I always go to the bar for the games unless the Giants are on in my area.

They wont be this week since the Seahawks are on at the same time. The early game is Cinci-Denver and Minnesota- Cleveland.

Ugh.

[ISiddiqui]

Sanchez

Yep... Look at where draft picks are from guys. Sometimes it'll explain the weird blocks.

[ISiddiqui]

Though I have no idea why Miami-Atlanta is only in Bakersfield. Or why KC-Baltimore is only in San Diego...

edit: only thing I can see (using wikipedia-fu) on the Miami-Atlanta game is that Joey Porter played high school football in Bakersfield (Foothill High School). Perhaps that's it?

[Ryche]

Getting Minnesota vs. Cleveland in Colorado, but unfortunately the Broncos are playing at the same time. I'll have to go to the bar so I can watch both.

[Racer]

Jax@Indy
Washington@NYG

[Julio Riddols]

Cinci on in AZ? SHIT YEAH.

[Butter]

Having 4 primetime games definitely dillutes the Sunday afternoon schedule. I guess its forgiveable week 1, since everyone's 0-0 and all the games theoretically mean something, but I hope this isn't a growing trend.

They've been doing this the last few week 1's. A Thursday night opener, a Sunday night game, then 2 Monday night games. And they keep putting the late Monday night game on in Oakland. Ugh, guaranteed crappy football.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Here's week 2:

NFL TV Distribution Maps (http://the506.com/nflmaps/)

It looks like I am getting:

Cinci @ Green Bay (ugh)
Pit @ Chicago (decent)

It also lists the Detroit area getting New Orleans @ Philly instead of the Lions' game. I am not sure if that's anticipating a blackout, but I thought if you had a blackout you didn't get another game, just infomercials.

[stevew]

Looks like I have to go over to my parents house cause the Shitstains play the Donkeys at the same time as the Steelers/Bears

[SackAttack]

TB@BUF for the Fox game here? Really?

I...wouldn't have expected that one.

[Passacaglia]

Hey HB (or anyone else), I can't see the site now -- can you tell me what it says for Chicago? I'm hoping to get the Lions game there. Although if they're not showing it in Detroit, it doesn't seem likely they will show it in Chicago...

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

Chicago looks like MIN/DET along with CIN/GB at 1, Bears at 4.

[Passacaglia]

Very cool. Suck it, HB!

[Honolulu_Blue]

Very cool. Suck it, HB!

Wait a second. You get to watch the Lions get destroyed and embarassed by the Vikings and listen to whatever C-list announcers they have covering the game fawn over Brett Favre for 3 hours and I am the one who is sucking it? Oh, au contraire, mon frère.

[Abe Sargent]

Here's week 2:

NFL TV Distribution Maps (http://the506.com/nflmaps/)

It looks like I am getting:

Cinci @ Green Bay (ugh)
Pit @ Chicago (decent)

It also lists the Detroit area getting New Orleans @ Philly instead of the Lions' game. I am not sure if that's anticipating a blackout, but I thought if you had a blackout you didn't get another game, just infomercials.

I believe that is in the non-Lions timeslot.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I believe that is in the non-Lions timeslot.

I think Fox only has the early game this week and both the Lions/Vikings and Saints/Eagles games are at 1:00 pm EST. I could be reading it wrong, however.

[Passacaglia]

Wait a second. You get to watch the Lions get destroyed and embarassed by the Vikings and listen to whatever C-list announcers they have covering the game fawn over Brett Favre for 3 hours and I am the one who is sucking it? Oh, au contraire, mon frère.

But oh for that 2% chance of watching the Lions end their losing streak by beating Favre! Plus I rarely get to watch Lions games here -- even when the Bears don't have that timeslot, it usually goes to the Packers or Vikings, then some other important game, before they get to the Lions.

[DataKing]

Wait...MIN vs. DET will not be shown in Green Bay?

:confused: color me confused.

[SackAttack]

Wait...MIN vs. DET will not be shown in Green Bay?

:confused: color me confused.

I'm a little surprised. I got asked by 2-3 people last week who won the Vikings game, so there's interest here, even if it's perverse interest.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Wait...MIN vs. DET will not be shown in Green Bay?

:confused: color me confused.

That is surprsing. It must be some sort of anti-Favre rule or something.

[Logan]

TB-BUF for everything northeast of Philly instead of Saints-Eagles? What kind of bullshit is that?

[DataKing]

Just doesn't make any sense to me from a business perspective. If you're the network that does not have the Packers game on a given Sunday, what's the one chance in hell you have of bringing in some ratings? Show Brett Favre.

Weren't the Jets on CBS in the Green Bay market just about every week last year? I know we saw way too much of the Jets here in Chicago.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

TB-BUF for everything northeast of Philly instead of Saints-Eagles? What kind of bullshit is that?

I think TB-BUF is the late game. You should be blacked out at one because of NE-NYJ.

[Passacaglia]

I feel like the hate for Favre among Packers fans on this board has increased dramatically this offseason compared to last. Maybe ratings were low for the Min-Cle game in the area last week?

[Logan]

Yeah, wasn't reading it right. Thanks.

[DaddyTorgo]

tb-buf? really?

fuck me. i'd much rather watch drew brees then TB or BUF

[fantom1979]

Byron Leftwich and Trent Edwards should provide for some exciting QB play

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

tb-buf? really?

fuck me. i'd much rather watch drew brees then TB or BUF

I think TB-BUF is the late game. You should be blacked out at one because of NE-NYJ.

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[johnnyshaka]

Cinci @ Green Bay (ugh)
Pit @ Chicago (decent)


Not impressed with either of these games and then we get the Shithawks/Niners game...brutal.

I just might have to fix my deck steps this weekend.

[fantom1979]

If I am reading the maps right, Detroit will not get a 1pm game thanks to the Lions blackout. Looks like I will be hitting a local bar.

[Honolulu_Blue]

If I am reading the maps right, Detroit will not get a 1pm game thanks to the Lions blackout. Looks like I will be hitting a local bar.

My recollection has always been that if the local team is playing at home, you don't get a second game at the same time slot, so if there is a blackout, you get nothing. I could be wrong on that.

That said, there's still a chance for a sellout. Last I heard the Lions were about 4,000 seats short. It's possible someone will step up and try to make it a sellout, at least for the home opener.

If this game doesn't sell out: home opener, new head coach, top pick overall QB starting, Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson... I am not sure any game will unless the Lions start winning.

[Samdari]

Detroit will not get a 1pm game thanks to the Lions blackout.

This is SOP, no?

[Honolulu_Blue]

The Lions got the 24 hour extension to try and avoid the blackout. There are about 1,700 tickets remaining. I don't recall the Lions ever receiving an extension and not selling out, so odds are the game will be on TV.

[Honolulu_Blue]

It's a sell out.

Lions/Vikings will be on local TV.

[Big Fo]

Weak, New Orleans - Miami won't be on local TV for me, I'm stuck with Atlanta - Dallas on Sunday afternoon. My one experience with streams so far this NFL season was a real pain in the ass, much more so than soccer which I watch on the computer weekly. I might wind up going to a bar for this game.

At least Minnesota - Pittsburgh will be on earlier, that could be a good one.

[RendeR]

The ultimate TV map:

channels 700-716 on DirectTV =)

[stevew]

yay me!!!!

Packers/Browns instead of Steelers/Vikings!

[larrymcg421]

Weak, New Orleans - Miami won't be on local TV for me, I'm stuck with Atlanta - Dallas on Sunday afternoon. My one experience with streams so far this NFL season was a real pain in the ass, much more so than soccer which I watch on the computer weekly. I might wind up going to a bar for this game.

At least Minnesota - Pittsburgh will be on earlier, that could be a good one.

Bleh. Sports bar for me as well.

[gstelmack]

Great. Buffalo comes to Carolina in a late game on CBS, and Fox has the double-header, so I get that crappy game rather than the NED/TB tilt in London. Wonderful.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Lions bye week + Red Zone Channel = Nemo problemos!

[Shkspr]

Just get the Red Zone Channel and it's like the Lions have a bye week EVERY week!

[DataKing]

I need to start bitching at Comcast for not offering RedZone in HD.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I need to start bitching at Comcast for not offering RedZone in HD.

I have Comcast and I get the Red Zone in HD.

[DataKing]

Any of the Chicago folks find RedZone in HD on Comcast? Maybe they added it recently? I gave up on it after the first couple of weeks.

[Coffee Warlord]

I'll check when I get home tonight.

Edit: According to Comcast's lineup, they do have Red Zone in HD.

I don't think I get the red zone at all though.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I'll check when I get home tonight.

Edit: According to Comcast's lineup, they do have Red Zone in HD.

I don't think I get the red zone at all though.

It's part of the "Sports Package".

Here, you have to pay an extra $8 a month for that. I figured that it was definitely woth the $2 a Sunday to get the Red Zone Channel. I will just cancel the whole thing once the NFL regular season ends.

[Coffee Warlord]

Yeah, that's what I thought (part of the Sports Package). Which is why I don't have it.

[DataKing]

That would explain it...thx.

[SackAttack]

So how come the Kansas City area gets the Chiefs game on CBS but isn't getting any of the early games on Fox?

That seems weird.

[SackAttack]

Oh. Maybe I'm an idiot and those games are being played concurrently. The Oakland game is apparently a late game, and Oakland is blacked out of the other games on Fox, too.

[stevew]

Cause they are a primary affiliate for the Chiefs, and therefore there are no other games run vs the Chiefs time slot.

[Abe Sargent]

Thank goodness the games aren't competing with the Lions this week. Now I don't have to watch crap shitting games.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Thank goodness the games aren't competing with the Lions this week. Now I don't have to watch crap shitting games.

Maybe you should move to Jacksonville to watch your poopy Jaguars then. Oh, that's right, becuase their home games would be all blacked out!

Boom. Roasted.

[Abe Sargent]

Maybe you should move to Jacksonville to watch your poopy Jaguars then. Oh, that's right, becuase their home games would be all blacked out!

Boom. Roasted.

You can't even roast someone else while being a fan of the Lions. If I were living in J'ville, nothing would stop me from actually going to the games but sickness and injury.

[Samdari]

If I were living in J'ville, nothing would stop me from actually going to the games but sickness and injury.

Or the fact that they moved to LA....

[albionmoonlight]

I'm assuming that it is Raider-blackout related, but the only late game for folks in the Bay Area appears to be Buffalo/Carolina. Ugh. The NFL claims to want kids to exercise more. Maybe this is part of that program--give people nothing to watch, and they will be forced to go outside and hike or something.