DallasNews: Where did Cowboys fans go? Team has biggest hometown viewership drop in NFL

[SteveFromYellowstone]

The Cowboys are league leaders. Their television ratings in Dallas-Fort Worth are down 18 percent from a year ago. No other NFL team has seen such a drop in its hometown audience.

The average weekly rating is down from a 35.3 to 29.1. That’s approximately 907,700 homes to 753,100 homes.

Still, Cowboys games easily have been the highest rated shows in each of the five weeks they have played.

But they now find themselves in the company of the Oakland Raiders, who are down 15 percent, and Tennessee Titans, down 14 percent.

By contrast, Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos are up 37 percent, the surprising Seattle Seahawks are up 33 percent and the surging New York Giants are up 19 percent.

Last season was no freak. In the three seasons prior to 2011’s average of 35.3, the Cowboys ratings through five games were: 35.0 in 2010, 32.6 in 2009 and 35.2 in 2008.

So where have 154,600 D-FW homes gone since last season?

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They are such fair-weather fans.

[terpskins10]

This makes me smile. A lot.

[Stophovr6]

I don't live in DC anymore. I'm going to assume the cockroaches there are all in hiding? Or do you still see a bunch of cars plastered in crappy dallas stars?

[SteveFromYellowstone]

I don't live in DC anymore. I'm going to assume the cockroaches there are all in hiding? Or do you still see a bunch of cars plastered in crappy dallas stars?

Oh there are still Cowboy fans everywhere here, see them all the time. They are a lot more quiet lately though

[terpskins10]

I don't live in DC anymore. I'm going to assume the cockroaches there are all in hiding? Or do you still see a bunch of cars plastered in crappy dallas stars?

I've seen a few but definitely not as many as there would be if they were, say, 4-1.

[DCranon21]

I don't live in DC anymore. I'm going to assume the cockroaches there are all in hiding? Or do you still see a bunch of cars plastered in crappy dallas stars?

They still around, but more in hiding than anything. Some still fly flags, some don't.

[zoony]

In a related story, sales of 49ers jerseys in the Dallas area have increased by 155,000

[Rey]

Hopefully hurting Jerry's pocket with a decrease in ratings will speed up the process of him getting irritated with being the GM and ultimately throw in the towel. Probably not going to happen, though.

More like frustrated fans than actually fairweather, considering the awful mistakes that Garrett has put us through with his clock management and the obvious circus that Jerry likes to run.

[SteveFromYellowstone]

Does Jerry honestly think he can do a better job playing GM than say, Bill Polian? If I were Jerry I'd be giving him a call

[SkinsFTW]

Does Jerry honestly think he can do a better job playing GM than say, Bill Polian? If I were Jerry I'd be giving him a call

What other GM won 3 super bowls in 4 years?

That's what Jerry thinks.

[SteveFromYellowstone]

What other GM won 3 super bowls in 4 years?

That's what Jerry thinks.

Then he should hire Jimmy Johnson back. lol

[DeMarco Murray 29]

Is it a shock? A .500 team over the past 17 years. It's about damn time people stop watching this train wreck.

[Rey]

Is it a shock? A .500 team over the past 17 years. It's about damn time people stop watching this train wreck.

Agreed. Jerry has basically ruined the Cowboys singe-handedly. He did a good job with the Parcells hiring, but his ego eventually ran him out of town. Now we're back to being an 8-8 club for the most part.

[Duckus]

Agreed. Jerry has basically ruined the Cowboys singe-handedly. He did a good job with the Parcells hiring, but his ego eventually ran him out of town. Now we're back to being an 8-8 club for the most part.

You want know the best part? Jerry is 70 and we are only now entering his prime "Al Davis" crazy years. He is never going to hire a GM. Never. Over the next 20+ years we get to watch him slowly go senile while running a billion dollar company into the ground. You thought his talent evaluation was terrible the past 5 years? Wait 3-4 more years. Should be awesome.

[DeMarco Murray 29]

You want know the best part? Jerry is 70 and we are only now entering his prime "Al Davis" crazy years. He is never going to hire a GM. Never. Over the next 20+ years we get to watch him slowly go senile while running a billion dollar company into the ground. You thought his talent evaluation was terrible the past 5 years? Wait 3-4 more years. Should be awesome.

The problem isn't talent. For some reason (It may be the water), this team just doesn't know how to be a TEAM. We are individually talented .. but as a team we suck. We have solid contributors from all positions ... yet, we just don't know to win.