Darren RovellESPN Senior Writer
NFL television ratings fell 9.7 percent during the 2017 regular season, according to numbers registered by Nielsen.
A typical game was watched by 1.6 million fewer people this season as compared to last season (14.9 million vs. 16.5 million).
The drop comes after the NFL had hoped to stem an 8 percent ratings slide from last season by experimenting with television commercials and trying to speed up the game.
NFL television ratings fell 9.7 percent during the 2017 regular season, according to numbers registered by Nielsen.
A typical game was watched by 1.6 million fewer people this season as compared to last season (14.9 million vs. 16.5 million).
The drop comes after the NFL had hoped to stem an 8 percent ratings slide from last season by experimenting with television commercials and trying to speed up the game.
