# @fivethirtyeight on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-02-12T13:09:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** 538 (@FiveThirtyEight) — https://gondola.cc/FiveThirtyEight

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The 2022 season has been characterized by a series of controversies that, when taken together, seem like a microcosm of the criticisms and existential threats facing the league as a whole. In just the past year, there have been major stories centered around how the NFL handles (or downplays) sexual assault allegations against its star players, scary concussions, the physical brutality of the sport and the league’s racial regressiveness — especially in disadvantaging Black coaches in a predominantly Black league. 

But while it might be reasonable to expect the league to take a hit from this slew of negative attention, the NFL seems to have a Teflon-like ability to keep scandals from sticking. Fans are still watching games in droves despite all the controversies, even giving the league its highest-rated regular-season game on record this Thanksgiving. So, with the Super Bowl just around the corner, we wanted to take a few different looks at just how massive the NFL really is — and why rumors of its decline continue to be greatly exaggerated. See more in our link in bio. 🖼 by Emily Scherer; 📈 by Ryan Best.

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Viewership is defined as the average number of persons watching an event on television. Totals for the World Series and NBA Finals are averages of the viewership of each game of that year’s series. Viewership numbers were first made available in 1973 for MLB and in 1997 for the NBA. College football championship viewer ratings span back to the creation of the Bowl Championship Series in 1998. Charts include 24 irregularly occurring polls surveying U.S. adults. Respondents were asked, “What is your favorite sport to watch?” in every survey except in 1997, when they were asked, “What is your favorite sport to follow?” Location of each team’s attendance figure is approximate relative to the axis. NFL and MLB data are from the 2022 season; NBA and NHL data are from the 2022-23 season. Franchise valuations are based on 12 months of data. Valuations consist of a team’s enterprise value (the total market value of a business), the economics of the team’s stadium and rights fees from regional sports networks. 

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