Nbc Xfl

Theyve invested so heavily into the nfl that any league other than the nfl is a threat in their eyes.

Nbc xfl. The league is the second xfl backed by the wwe s vince mcmahon. The rating was up 86 from the network s saturday night average at that point of the 2000 01 television season. The xfl was operated as a joint venture between the world wrestling federation wwf now wwe and nbc the xfl was conceived as an outdoor football league that would begin play immediately after the national football league season ended to take advantage of lingering public desire to watch football. In contrast even at its lowest the xfl which aired in 2001 was drawing 1 6 of u s.

League co owner dwayne the rock johnson announced thursday that the spring professional league will be back after a one year hiatus. But the audience did not stick around on saturday nights to watch bad football lascivious cheerleader shots sophomoric double entendres and other gimmicks that saw ratings plummet and quickly doomed the league. Created as a joint venture between nbc and world wrestling entertainment under the company name xfl llc the xfl was created as a single entity league meaning that the teams were not. Mcmahon has invested nearly 400 million in the xfl and has started a separate company alpha entertainment llc to operate it.

A game between the seattle dragons and tampa bay vipers at centurylink. This was down from the inaugural 2003 season of the afl on nbc which earned a 1 1 share. File dwayne johnson attends the premiere of fast furious presents. The original xfl was founded by the wrestling company and jointly owned by nbc and opened to massive tv ratings.

Households for its nbc broadcasts. The original xfl was a professional american football league that played its only season in 2001. Nbc s coverage received sharp criticism from some longtime afl fans and owners such as jon bon jovi. The xfl has new ownership and a new plan.

The first version of the xfl a joint venture of wwe and nbc lasted just one season 2001. Say hypothetically the xfl makes it ten years and is able to start paying solid money for college talent. Johnson said he has acquired the xfl. Hobbs shaw on july 13 2019 in los angeles.

Xfl suspends operations lays off employees xfl workers were told of the layoffs during an in house conference call friday.