Where is that sweet spot for wins and crowds? What should Rogers be shooting for?
IMO no one at Rogers still thinks 78-84 wins is a good way to go forward as I'm sure they've done a deeper analysis than I'm doing below. We don't have easy access to TV ratings (that I know of) but we do for attendance.
Attendance (seasonal)
90+ wins: 3,355,006 (6 seasons)
80-89 wins: 2,389,355 (17 seasons)
70-79 wins: 2,056,171 (9 seasons)
60-69 wins: 1,650,184 (2 seasons)
Remove the pre-Dome years and you get... 90's: 3,720,671 (4 seasons) 80's: 2,425,227 (13 seasons) 70's: 2,153,695 (8 seasons) 60's: 1,900,041 (1 seasons)
Remove the 1990's (dome new still)
90s: 2,794,891 (1 season)
80s: 2,183,225 (9 seasons)
70s: 2,013,448 (6 seasons)
60s: 1,900,041 (1 season)
I see a pretty clear line in the sand there.