1. Pro Football Talk ran a piece Wednesday about the declining ratings for ESPN2’s ManningCast:
For the most recent three ManningCasts, the total audience has been flirting with the possibility of dipping below one million. On Monday night, 1.028 million chose the alternate telecast (featuring a visit from Arnold Schwarzenegger and his donkey). The Week 7 game (49ers-Vikings) had 1.068 million. For Week 5 (Packers-Raiders), the ManningCast attracted 1.036 million.
Now in its third year, the ratings for the ManningCast have steadily gone down since its debut in 2021, when it averaged 1.6 million viewers.