REPORT: ManningCast’s Ratings Suck This Year, And Fans Think They Know Exactly Why That Is

The ManningCasts ratings have dropped significantly this year, and fans think they know why.

The show kicked off to a wide audience in 2021, though it didn’t grab a huge chunk of ESPN’s Monday Night Football viewers, taking up 13 percent of the latter’s spectators.

Things have dipped this season and could soon drop below one million as the last three shows have slipped towards said mark. 

Monday night’s episode recorded 1.028 million, with star actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his pet donkey on as guests while the Jets played the Chargers. That’s down from 1.068 million and 1.036 million in previous weeks.

The decreased viewership has been attributed to ESPN sharing all games with ABC due to the Hollywood strikes, but fans think it’s something else as many of them have taken to social media to point out that guests are ruining the broadcast.

They are very likable, but sometimes the guest doesn't seem thrilled to be there, and sometimes the conversation gets too goofy and hard to follow, while at the same time an important play might be going on. I sometimes switch over to the regular game.

— dsmj (@dsmj1010) November 8, 2023

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Love the Manning cast but can do without the guest

— Rage (@DHanemann) November 8, 2023

People want football not a male version of the view

— Morgan (@Chef_Appleby) November 8, 2023

It's because they always have a "special guest" on and they talk to them for an hour and forget about the game. Just have a talk show if that's gonna be the way.

— Jim Rose (@JimRoseAF) November 8, 2023

It's kind of lost it's flair to me. At some points it almost seems like they forget there is a football game on.

— Brett Huston (@tterb0331) November 8, 2023

I enjoy the Manningcast but it’s definitely a better listen when no guests are on because they focus on the game and explaining the details

— Sports Guy (@smsportsguy) November 8, 2023

It's because they always have a "special guest" on and they talk to them for an hour and forget about the game. Just have a talk show if that's gonna be the way.

— Jim Rose (@JimRoseAF) November 8, 2023

The five ManningCast alternate broadcasts this season account for under 10 percent of the total ESPN audience. It took up 6.7 percent in Week 1, 7.4 percent in Week 4, and 5.98 percent in Week 7. The number dropped to 5.74 percent in Week 7 but climbed back up to 7.07 percent this week.