Vikings avoid TV blackout for home opener
It will be the team's 137th consecutive sellout. The Vikings, who haven't had a local TV blackout since 1997, are also offering a 50 percent discount on upper-level seats for the game.
It will be the team's 137th consecutive sellout. The Vikings, who haven't had a local TV blackout since 1997, are also offering a 50 percent discount on upper-level seats for the game.
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The 2-9 Vikings have sold out yet another football game, and will allowed to televise the game on FOX 9 this Sunday. Earlier this week, the team announced that 3,000 tickets were available for the Broncos game. They had to be sold by noon today to avoid a TV blackout.
The Vikings say Sunday’s home opener against Tampa Bay will be televised locally. As of this morning, there were just 1,000 tickets left -- enough to avoid a TV blackout. Minnesota will try to get in the win column after losing the season opener in San Diego
They have until Thursday to sell those tickets and avoid a television blackout. The Vikings have sold out 141 straight home games, dating back to the beginning of the 1998 season. But with a 2-9 record, there is concern that the sellout streak could end.
If you’re not doing anything Sunday at noon, the Vikings say they have a game -- and you can watch it on television. Team officials confirmed today that the New Orleans game is a sellout, again avoiding a local TV blackout.
The Vikings home sellout streak is still alive. Team officials say all remaining tickets for Sunday’s Minnesota-Arizona game have been sold. That means no local TV blackout. Kickoff is at noon on Fox.
Vikings Vice President of Sales and Marketing Steve LeCroix announced Tuesday that less than 1,500 tickets remain for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions. That means the Vikings have once again avoided a television blackout.
No need to worry about Vikings TV blackouts this year. The team now says if just 90 percent of tickets are sold for a home game, that’s good enough to show the game on local TV.
Approximately 3,500 tickets are still available for Sunday's game at Mall-of-America Field between the Vikings and Saints, according to Vikings vice president of sales/marketing Steve LaCroix. The tickets need to be sold by noon Thursday to avoid the first local television blackout since 1997.
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