From the LA Times about the KC game

'The Saturday game, which the Chiefs won 26-7, was exclusively streamed in most of the country on NBCUniversal's direct-to-consumer service Peacock, which with 30 million subscribers has struggled to reach profitability.

Based on the preliminary ratings for the game, Peacock likely saw a surge in signups and first-time users. The game averaged 23 million viewers, up 6% from last year's prime-time AFC Wild Card game on NBC, according to Nielsen data. It's the largest-ever streaming audience for an NFL game. NBC is calling it the "most streamed event in U.S. history."'

I remember in the early days of HBO Max trying to watch the Season 1 Finale of True Detective and having the stream be glitchy and the resolution was horrible. The reason was that too many people were trying to stream the episode at the same time and it overwhelmed HBO's system.

People want to watch NFL playoff games, more news at 11.

If I didn't already get peacrap as part of my comcrap subscription, this broadcast would not have made me pay extra to get it. W T F am I paying a cable subscription for? This is just driving me more towards wanting to cut the cord.

golden sloth said:

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I remember in the early days of HBO Max trying to watch the Season 1 Finale of True Detective and having the stream be glitchy and the resolution was horrible. The reason was that too many people were trying to stream the episode at the same time and it overwhelmed HBO's system.

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Remember that time when MASH had its finale and everyone tuned in at the same time, the TV crashed?

Yeah, me neither!

TandemBear said:

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golden sloth said:

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I remember in the early days of HBO Max trying to watch the Season 1 Finale of True Detective and having the stream be glitchy and the resolution was horrible. The reason was that too many people were trying to stream the episode at the same time and it overwhelmed HBO's system.

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Remember that time when MASH had its finale and everyone tuned in at the same time, the TV crashed?

Yeah, me neither!

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No, there was a power outage n the peninsula. They rebroadcast it the next week.

"What the hell does a Peacock have to do with a football game? That Goff kid a gunslinga!"

Bobodeluxe said:

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From the LA Times about the KC game

'The Saturday game, which the Chiefs won 26-7, was exclusively streamed in most of the country on NBCUniversal's direct-to-consumer service Peacock, which with 30 million subscribers has struggled to reach profitability.

Based on the preliminary ratings for the game, Peacock likely saw a surge in signups and first-time users. The game averaged 23 million viewers, up 6% from last year's prime-time AFC Wild Card game on NBC, according to Nielsen data. It's the largest-ever streaming audience for an NFL game. NBC is calling it the "most streamed event in U.S. history."'

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Rather than use Peacock, which I signed up for a couple of years ago and have never used, I went with a reliable bootleg stream of the game. So, I streamed and didn't get counted.