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Jeff Jacobs: TV ratings dips for sports? Explanations run the gamut

There is no doubt about the most viewed sports moment of the past week. The Rays’ Mike Brosseau ending a 10-pitch at-bat with the ultimate payback against Aroldis Chapman? With a chance to close out the NBA Finals for his fourth ring, LeBron James drawing four Heat defenders, finding an open Danny Green and … Green missing? Cody Bellinger robbing Fernando Tatis Jr. of a go-ahead NLDS homer with a spectacular catch, and Dodgers pitcher Brusdar Graterol celebrating by throwing his glove and cap and blowing a kiss to a furious Manny Machado? No. No. And no. Not even close. More than 57 million people watched The Fly land on Mike Pence’s head during the vice presidential debate and set up shop in his white hair for two minutes before leaving the field of play. Twitter and Facebook blew up. Late-night comedians rushed to the stage. A nation turned its lonely eyes to Jeff Goldblum. Make no mistake. Politics is the No. 1 blood sport in America. And while this is not an unusual occurrence in e...

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