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    Rams TV Rating Rises Significantly

    Rams TV rating rises significantly
    By Dan Caesar
    ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
    09/18/2009

    The Rams weren't much better on the field for their opener this year compared to last, losing by 28 points this time after falling by 35 in 2008. But the arrival of a new coaching staff apparently boosted interest in the team because the television rating rose by 48 percent over 2009.

    Nielsen Media Research said that 17.7 percent of homes in the market with a TV tuned in on Sunday, following a 12.0 figure last year — which was the worst-rated Rams game since they arrived in town 15 seasons ago.

    "It was a gorgeous day and the Cardinals were (overlapping for part of the time), so I was pleasantly surprised,'' said KTVI (Channel 2) general manager Spencer Koch, whose station carried the game.

    The Rams were shut out, but with a new coaching régime on hand Koch is hopeful interest will remain.

    "I think people want to see progress and the only way you're going to see progress is by watching the games,'' he said.

    The rating Sunday was better than was generated for all but six of the team's 14 games last year that were televised locally (two were blacked out).

    The Nielsen rating for the Rams' season openers since arriving in St. Louis:

    Year Opponent Rating
    1995 at Green Bay 17.2
    1996 Cincinnati 17.3
    1997 New Orleans 17.9
    1998 New Orleans 18.2
    1999 Baltimore 17.9
    2000 Denver 39.7
    2001 at Philadelphia 28.3
    2002 at Denver 33.6
    2003 at NY Giants 30.1
    2004 Arizona 28.1
    2005 at San Francisco 24.0
    2006 Denver 24.0
    2007 Carolina 18.7
    2008 at Philadelphia 12.0
    2009 at Seattle 17.7

    Notes: The 2000 game was on "Monday Night Football'' and followed the team's Super Bowl victory the previous season. ... Each ratings point equals 1 percent of the homes with a TV in the market, currently 12,500 per point.
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