In Miami, where I don't blame anyone for having no interest in hockey, the Florida Panthers are struggling to find a TV audience. The Panthers have averaged a .19 local TV rating, placing them last of the 22 teams studied by the Sports Business Daily. Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald took things a step further and learned that the Panthers, who average around 3,000 viewers per game, are watched less than infomercials for the AbCoaster, and Ninja Professional Blender, Chopper and Ice Crusher....That's just pathetic.Of course the Miami market is a difficult one for teams, but the Panthers haven’t made the playoffs since 2000, and haven’t finished higher than third in the division since then. With a playoff push or a winning team, I’m sure they’d have more people attending games and watching them on TV...Maybe even 4,000?
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