And it is possible the early weeknight starts will be implemented for the entire season next year.
For the games that were affected in the spring, attendance and TV ratings were down over the first 7:15 p.m games last year. Attendance declined an average of about 1,400. Those contests in 2018 averaged and announced crowd of 38,595, the ones this season were at 37,176. And Fox Sports Midwest’s telecasts fell from being seen in 8.2 percent of area homes last year to 7.7 percent this season.
That evidently not only led fans of both teams from staying away from the ballpark but also choosing hockey on television over baseball when both teams were playing simultaneously.