ManningCast slumps to 705,000 viewers
Few TV shows have a more dramatic disconnect between industry and viewer response than the ManningCast.
The ManningCast, a Monday Night Football broadcast hosted by Peyton and Eli Manning, has been receiving positive reviews from critics despite failing to attract significant viewership. On Monday night's game between the Broncos and Chiefs, the show drew only 705,000 viewers out of the 23.2 million who tuned in. This represents just three percent of the total audience.
With ESPN reportedly planning to introduce a Pat McAfee alternate broadcast during the weeks the Mannings are not hosting the show, the stakes are higher than ever. The ultimate comparison will come during the Super Bowl, when both the ManningCast and the McAfeeFest are expected to be aired simultaneously. Despite the industry's insistence that the numbers don't matter, everyone involved is fixated on the viewership figures, with the show that fails to draw the smallest crowd becoming the subject of scrutiny and criticism.
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