08/12/08 17:41:07 xkegduqbO
This season the league suffered its first decline in average regular-season attendance and television viewership on ESPN2 in three years.
Half the teams in the league saw a decline in average attendance in 2008, causing the league’s average attendance to fall by 1.8 percent, or to 16,459 a game.
2008年のMLS 観客動員、視聴率共にダウン！
The league’s mixed results at the gate were mirrored in its performance on TV. MLS games on ESPN2 averaged a 0.2
ESPN2のMLS中継平均視聴率は0.2パーセント
ESPN also began simulcasting games on ESPN Deportes this year, which attracted an average of 40,000 viewers per broadcast.
スペイン語放送のESPN Deportesは平均視聴者数はたったの40000人！
FOXサッカーチャンネルの平均視聴率は0.1パーセント。
そして2008年シーズン最後の中継になったDynamo and Chivas USAは何と0.0パーセント！
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