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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
Pretty sure the popularity of the NFL in the states alone outweighs the global popularity of the NBA
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Yup, revenues and ratings numbers wise, the NFL just destroys all other professional leagues in worldwide numbers. Ratings wise for the year 2013, out of the top 31 most watched TV programs, 30 of them were NFL games, only program that wasn't was the Thanksgiving Day parade special.
The NBA has been in serious trouble with declining attendance, revenues, ratings, etc... In a recent Harris poll, Americans where asked to name their favorite sport and NBA sunk to the same level as the NHL.
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Pro football is the most popular sport in America for at least the 30th straight year.
That's according to a survey taken this month by the Harris Poll, which has been asking adult fans, ages 18 and over, about their favorite sport since 1985.
In 2014, 35 percent of fans call the NFL their favorite sport, followed by Major League Baseball (14 percent), college football (11 percent), auto racing (7 percent), the NBA (6 percent), the NHL (5 percent) and college basketball (3 percent).
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