• Blackout TV History (1980s)

    From tmc1982@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 4 17:49:03 2019
    1980 blackouts (79 1 too many):
    09/07/80 Mia-Buf, Cle-NE, TB-Cin, NYG-StL, SF-NO, Oak-KC, Det-LA
    09/14/80 NYJ-Buf, Atl-NE, Cin-Mia, Sea-KC, NO-Chi, StL-SF
    09/21/80 KC-Cle, StL-Det, Buf-NO, Wash-Oak, GB-LA
    09/28/80 NO-Mia, Hou-Cin, NYJ-Bal, SD-KC, Phi-StL, Atl-SF, Den-NE (MNF) 10/05/80 Bal-Mia, Den-Cle, StL-NO, Det-Atl, KC-Oak
    10/12/80 Bal-Buf, Hou-KC, NYJ-Atl, SD-Oak
    10/19/80 Buf-Mia, GB-Cle, Min-Cin, NE-Bal, Atl-NO
    10/26/80 NE-Buf, Den-NYG*, StL-Bal, Det-KC, Sea-Oak, TB-SF
    11/2,3/80 NYJ-NE, Atl-Buf, Bal-KC, SD-Cin, NYG-TB, Mia-Oak, Chi-Cle (MNF) 11/09/80 Cle-Bal, Phi-NO, Cin-Oak
    11/16/80 Buf-Cin, SF-Mia
    11/20,23,24/80 SD-Mia (Thu), Bal-NE, NYG-SF, LA-NO (MNF)
    11/30/80 Buf-Bal, Cin-KC, Min-NO, NE-SF
    12/7,8/80 LA-Buf, Bal-Cin, Den-KC, Det-StL, NO-SF, NE-Mia (MNF)
    12/14/80 Buf-NE, Mia-Bal, NO-NYJ*
    12/20,21/80 NYJ-Mia (Sat), NE-NO, Wash-StL, KC-Bal, Buf-SF

    *- Sold out in time for TV blackout to be lifted, but local affiliate showed a different game.

    1981 blackouts (63 need 1):
    09/06/81 NYJ-Buf, Bal-NE, Sea-Cin, SF-Det
    09/10,13/81 Pit-Mia (Thu), Hou-Cle, TB-KC, Buf-Bal, Rams-NO, Chi-SF
    09/20/81 SD-KC, Wash-StL, Sea-Oak
    09/27/81 Buf-Cin, Mia-Bal, StL-TB, NO-SF
    10/04/81 KC-NE, NYJ-Mia, Det-TB
    10/11/81 Cin-Bal, Raid-KC, Phi-NO
    10/18,19/81 Wash-Mia, NO-Cle, SD-Bal, Den-KC, TB-Oak, Chi-Det (MNF)
    10/25/81 Bal-Cle, Cin-NO, KC-Oak
    11/01/81 Bal-Mia, NE-Oak
    11/08/81 NYJ-Bal, Chi-KC
    11/15/81 Oak-Mia, NYJ-NE, Rams-Cin, Hou-KC, Cle-SF*
    11/22/81 NE-Buf, Den-Cin, GB-TB, StL-Bal, Sea-KC
    11/26,29/81 KC-Det (Thks), Wash-Buf, StL-NE, TB-NO
    12/06/81 NE-Mia, NO-StL, Dal-Bal
    12/12,13/81 NYJ-Cle (Sat), Mia-KC, Buf-NE, NYG-StL, GB-NO, Chi-Oak
    12/19,20/81 Buf-Mia (Sat), NE-Bal, SF-NO, Wash-Rams

    *- Sold out in time for TV blackout to be lifted, but KRON (NBC in Bay Area) had to air Oakland's road game. They showed Cle-SF on tape delay that night.

    1982 blackouts:
    09/12/82 KC-Buf, Hou-Cin, Chi-Det, NE-Bal, StL-NO
    09/16,19/82 Min-Buf (Thu), Bal-Mia, NYJ-NE, SD-KC, Phi-Cle, Sea-Hou, Det-Rams

    11/21,22/82 AP Reports from 11/22 say that NFL allowed teams to lift blackouts for first game after strike. Mia-Buf, NE-Cle, KC-NO, Wash-NYG, TB-Dal, Det-Chi, Min-GB (Mil.), Rams-Atl and SD-Raid (MNF) all had unsold tickets. Only Bal-NYJ, Pit-Hou, SF-StL
    and Sea-Den sold out by game time (11/22/82 Syracuse Herald-Journal, “Fans Message to NFL…”, D8). Mia-Buf was blacked out in Buffalo.

    11/28/82 Bal-Buf, Hou-NE, Raid-Cin, KC-Rams were blacked out.
    (11/25 (Thks) games NYG-Det and Cle-Dal were televised despite being non-sellouts, because of what the NFL office said was “extenuating circumstances.”

    12/5,6/82 Min-Mia, NE-Chi, Buf-GB (Mil.), SD-Cle, Cin-Bal, TB-NO, Sea-Raid, NYJ-Det (MNF)
    12/12/82 Mia-NE, Pit-Buf, Raid-KC, Wash-StL, Den-Rams
    12/18,19/82 NYJ-Mia (Sat), Rams-Raid (Sat), Pit-Cle, NO-Dal, StL-Chi, Buf-TB, Min-Det, GB-Bal
    12/26,27/82 Cle-Hou, Sea-Cin, SF-KC, Wash-NO, NYG-StL, Det-TB, Den-Raid, Chi-Rams, Buf-Mia (MNF)
    01/02/83 Buf-NE, NYJ-KC, Cin-Hou, NYG-Phi, GB-Det, Chi-TB, Mia-Bal, Atl-NO 01/8,9/83 playoff StL-GB (Sat), NE-Mia (Sat), Cle-Raid (Sat.), TB-Dal
    01/16/83 playoff NYJ-Raid (only blackout that week)

    1983 blackouts (105 2 too many):
    09/04/83 Mia-Buf, Bal-NE, Raid-Cin, Min-Cle, GB-Hou, Sea-KC, Det-TB, Atl-Chi, StL-NO
    09/11,12/83 NE-Mia, Buf-Cin, NYG-Atl, Cle-Det, TB-Chi, Den-Bal, Hou-Raid, NO-Rams, SD-KC (MNF)
    09/15,18,19/83 Cin-Cle (Thu), NYJ-NE, Bal-Buf, Pit-Hou, Min-TB, Chi-NO, Atl-Det, SF-StL, Mia-Raid (MNF)
    09/25/83 KC-Mia, Hou-Buf, StL-Phi, Chi-Bal, Cin-TB
    10/02/83 Bal-Cin, Sea-Cle, SF-NE, StL-KC, Det-Rams
    10/09/83 Buf-Mia, Den-Hou, Wash-StL, GB-Det, NE-Bal, KC-Raid
    10/16/83 SD-NE, StL-TB, Chi-Det, Buf-Bal, NYG-KC, Atl-Rams
    10/23,24/83 NE-Buf, KC-Hou, Chi-Phi, NO-TB, Mia-Bal, SF-Rams, NYG-StL (MNF) 10/30/83 Bal-Phi, NO-Buf, Rams-Mia, Hou-Cle, Min-StL, Sea-Raid
    11/6,7/83 Buf-NE, Cin-Hou, Raid-KC, Chi-Rams, NYG-Det (MNF)
    11/13/83 Mia-NE, TB-Cle, Cin-KC, Det-Hou, Sea-StL, Den-Raid
    11/20,21/83 Bal-Mia, Cle-NE, Raid-Buf, Hou-Cin, SD-StL, NYG-Phi, Chi-TB 11/27,28/83 Bal-Cle, Hou-TB, Min-NO, GB-Atl, Buf-Rams, NYG-Raid, Cin-Mia (MNF) 12/04/83 Buf-KC, NYJ-Bal, Mia-Hou, NO-NE, Rams-Phi
    12/10-12/83 Atl-Mia (Sat), SF-Buf, Det-Cin, Cle-Hou, NO-Phi, NE-Rams, StL-Raid, GB-TB (MNF)
    12/18/83 Buf-Atl, Phi-StL, Hou-Bal, Den-KC, SD-Raid
    12/31/83-1/1/84 playoffs: Sea-Mia, Pit-Raid

    1984 blackouts (109 3 too many):
    09/2,3/84 NE-Buf, TB-Chi, SF-Det, Raid-Hou, Dal-Rams (MNF)
    09/09/84 NE-Mia, Ind-Hou, Buf-StL, KC-Cin, Den-Chi, Min-Phi, Det-Atl, TB-NO, Cle-Rams, GB-Raid
    09/16,17/84 Sea-NE, Det-TB, Raid-KC, Phi-Dal, Den-Cle (N), Mia-Buf (MNF) 09/23,24/84 Ind-Mia, NYJ-Buf, Hou-Atl, Rams-Cin, GB-Dal, SF-Phi, Min-Det, StL-NO, SD-Raid (MNF)
    09/30/84 Mia-StL, Cle-KC, NO-Hou, GB-TB, NYG-Rams
    10/07/84 Phi-Buf, NE-Cle, NYJ-KC, Hou-Cin, Den-Det, Min-TB, Sea-Raid, Atl-Rams 10/14/84 Hou-Mia, Cin-NE, NYJ-Cle, Ind-Phi, SD-KC, NYG-Atl, Chi-StL, TB-Det, Min-Raid
    10/21/84 Den-Buf, SF-Hou, Wash-StL, NYG-Phi, Chi-TB
    10/28/84 Buf-Mia, Ind-Dal, Cin-Hou, NO-Cle, TB-KC, StL-Phi, Den-Raid
    11/04/84 Cle-Buf, Phi-Det, Rams-StL, GB-NO
    11/11/84 Phi-Mia, Buf-NE, SF-Cle, Hou-KC, NYG-TB, NO-Atl
    11/18,19/84 NYJ-Hou, Dal-Buf, Cle-Atl, Sea-Cin, KC-Raid, Pit-NO (MNF) 11/22,25,26/84 GB-Det (Thks), Hou-Cle, Atl-Cin, Phi-StL, Rams-TB, SF-NO, Ind-Raid, NYJ-Mia (MNF)
    12/02/84 Ind-Buf, StL-NE, Pit-Hou, Cin-Cle, Den-KC, SF-Atl, NO-Rams
    12/9,10/84 NE-Phi, Sea-KC, Cin-NO, NYG-StL, Atl-TB, Hou-Rams, Raid-Det (MNF) 12/16/84 Ind-NE, NYJ-TB, Buf-Cin, Cle-Hou, Phi-Atl, Chi-Det, Pit-Raid
    12/23/84 playoff: NYG-Rams

    1985 blackouts (96 need 2):
    09/08/85 Mia-Hou, SD-Buf, GB-NE, StL-Cle, KC-NO, Det-Atl, NYJ-Raid, Den-Rams 09/12,15/85 Raid-KC (Thu), Ind-Mia, Cin-StL, Dal-Det, Rams-Phi, Min-TB, Sea-SD 09/22/85 NE-Buf, KC-Mia, Cle-Dal, SD-Cin, Den-Atl, TB-NO
    09/29/85 Min-Buf, Sea-KC, NYG-Phi, TB-Det, Cle-SD, Atl-Rams
    10/06/85 NE-Cle, Phi-NO, Chi-TB, SF-Atl, KC-Raid, Min-Rams
    10/13/85 Buf-NE, Cle-Hou, StL-Phi, Rams-TB, KC-SD, NO-Raid
    10/20/85 Ind-Buf, TB-Mia, Cin-Hou, SF-Det, NO-Atl, Rams-KC
    10/27,28/85 NE-TB, Buf-Phi, NYG-NO, Den-KC, SD-Raid (MNF)
    11/03/85 Cin-Buf, KC-Hou, Den-SD, NO-Rams
    11/10/85 Ind-NE, Hou-Buf, Pit-KC, Sea-NO, Atl-Phi, StL-TB
    11/17/85 Buf-Cle, Phi-StL, Min-Det, Rams-Atl, Cin-Raid
    11/24/85 Mia-Buf, Ind-KC, Cin-Cle, SD-Hou, NYG-StL, Det-TB, Den-Raid, GB-Rams 11/28,12/1/85 NYJ-Det (Thks), Raid-Atl, Min-Phi, Rams-NO, Buf-SD
    12/08/85 NYJ-Buf, Atl-KC, NYG-Hou, NO-StL
    12/15/85 Ind-TB, Hou-Cle, GB-Det, Min-Atl, SF-NO, Sea-Raid, Phi-SD, StL-Rams 12/21,22/85 Wash-StL (Sat), Buf-Mia, Cin-NE, SD-KC, GB-TB, Atl-NO
    01/05/86 playoff: NE-Raid

    1986 blackouts (92 need 1):
    09/07/86 Rams-StL, SF-TB, Atl-NO, Ind-NE, Cin-KC
    09/14/86 Ind-Mia, Cle-Hou, Dal-Det, StL-Atl, GB-NO, Min-TB
    09/18,21/86 Cin-Cle (Thu), StL-Buf, Den-Phi, Atl-Dal, TB-Det, NYG-Raid, Wash-SD, Hou-KC
    09/28/86 KC-Buf, SF-Mia, Det-Cle, Pit-Hou, Rams-Phi, NYJ-Ind, SD-Raid, Atl-TB 10/05/86 Hou-Det, NYG-StL, Wash-NO, Phi-Atl, TB-Rams
    10/12/86 Buf-Mia, NO-Ind, KC-Cle, StL-TB, Sea-Raid
    10/19/86 Ind-Buf, GB-Cle, TB-NO, SD-KC, Det-Rams
    10/26/86 NE-Buf, Raid-Hou, TB-KC, Atl-Rams (THAT’S ALL)
    11/02/86 Hou-Mia, Buf-TB, Cin-Det, Phi-StL, SF-NO, KC-SD
    11/09/86 Pit-Buf, Cin-Hou, Sea-KC, Min-Det, Rams-NO
    11/16/86 NO-StL, Det-Phi, TB-GB (Mil.), NE-Rams, Cle-Raid
    11/23/86 Ind-Hou, Det-TB, KC-StL, NO-Rams
    11/27,30/86 GB-Det (Thks), NE-NO, SD-Ind, Buf-KC, Hou-Cle, Wash-StL, Atl-Mia, Phi-Raid
    12/07/86 Cle-Buf, Mia-NO, Ind-Atl, Den-KC, StL-Phi, Hou-SD
    12/14/86 Buf-Ind, GB-TB, NO-Atl, Min-Hou, KC-Raid, Sea-SD
    12/21,22/86 Buf-Hou, SD-Cle, TB-StL, Atl-Det, Ind-Raid, NE-Mia (MNF)

    1987 blackouts (96):
    09/13/87 Cle-NO, Rams-Hou, SD-KC, Dal-StL, Atl-TB
    09/20/87 Mia-Ind, Hou-Buf, NO-Phi, StL-SD, Det-Raid, Min-Rams
    10/04/87 Ind-Buf, Pit-Atl, SD-Cin, Rams-NO, TB-Det, KC-Raid
    10/11/87 NYJ-Ind, KC-Mia, Hou-Cle, SD-TB, Phi-Dal, NO-StL, SF-Atl, Pit-Rams 10/18,19/87 NE-Hou, Den-KC, Sea-Det, Min-TB, Rams-Atl, SD-Raid, Wash-Dal (MNF) 10/25/87 NE-Ind, Buf-Mia, Atl-Hou, GB-Det, SF-NO, Sea-Raid, KC-SD
    11/1-2/87 Wash-Buf, NO-Atl, Phi-StL, Cle-SD, NYG-Dal (MNF)
    11/08/87 Den-Buf, Atl-Cle, Mia-Cin, SD-Ind, Pit-KC, Dal-Det, TB-StL, NO-Rams 11/15/87 Buf-Cle, Ind-Mia, NYJ-KC, Cin-Atl, Rams-StL
    11/22/87 Ind-NE, Cle-Hou, GB-KC, StL-Phi, SF-TB, Den-Raid
    11/26,29/87 KC-Det (Thks), Min-Dal (Thks), Mia-Buf, Hou-Ind (prob.), Phi-NE, StL-Atl, TB-Rams
    12/06/87 Ind-Cle, KC-Cin, SD-Hou, Wash-StL, Atl-Dal, Rams-Det, Buf-Raid 12/13/87 Buf-Ind, Raid-KC, NYG-StL, Det-TB, Pit-SD, Atl-Rams
    12/20/87 NE-Buf, Pit-Hou, NO-Cin, StL-TB, Min-Det, Ind-SD, Cle-Raid 12/27,28/87 Buf-Phi, Cin-Hou, Sea-KC, StL-Dal, Det-Atl, Chi-Raid

    1988 blackouts (88 need 1):
    09/04/88 NYJ-NE, Hou-Ind, Cle-KC, Phi-TB, Atl-Det, SD-Raid
    09/11/88 Raid-Hou, Cin-Phi, NO-Atl, NYJ-Cle, Det-Rams
    09/18,19/88 Buf-NE, GB-Mia, Den-KC, NYG-Dal, NO-Det, Phx-TB, Sea-SD, Rams-Raid, Ind-Cle (MNF)
    09/25/88 NE-Hou, NYJ-Det, SD-KC, Atl-Dal, TB-NO, Wash-Phx
    10/02/88 Ind-NE, Min-Mia, Hou-Phi, Sea-Atl, GB-TB, Cin-Raid, Den-SD, Phx-Rams 10/09/88 KC-Hou, Chi-Det, Rams-Atl, Pit-Phx, Mia-Raid, NO-SD
    10/16/88 SD-Mia, TB-Ind
    10/23/88 NYJ-Mia, NYG-Atl, Min-TB, Cle-Phx, Sea-Rams, Ind-SD
    10/30/88 GB-Buf, Phx-Dal, NYG-Det, KC-Raid
    11/06/88 NYJ-Ind, GB-Atl, SF-Phx
    11/13,14/88 Cin-KC, SD-Atl, TB-Det, NYG-Phx, Min-Dal (N), Buf-Mia (MNF) 11/20/88 Cin-Dal, Phx-Hou, Sea-KC, Det-GB (Mil), Atl-Raid, SD-Rams, NE-Mia (N) 11/24,27/88 Min-Det (Thks), Hou-Dal (Thks), TB-Atl, SF-SD
    12/04/88 Ind-Mia, Buf-TB, NYJ-KC, GB-Det, SF-Atl, Den-Raid
    12/10-12/88 Phi-Phx (Sat), TB-NE, Pit-SD, Atl-Rams, Cle-Mia (MNF)
    12/18/88 Phi-Dal, Det-TB, Sea-Raid, KC-SD, GB-Phx

    1989 blackouts (86):
    09/10/89 Phx-Det, Rams-Atl, Buf-Mia, SD-Raid
    09/17/89 Mia-NE, NYJ-Cle, SF-TB, Ind-Rams, Hou-SD
    09/24/89 Buf-Hou, Atl-Ind, Chi-Det, NO-TB, Sea-NE, NYJ-Mia, KC-SD, GB-Rams 10/01/89 Mia-Hou, Cin-KC, Pit-Det, TB-Min, Sea-Raid, SD-Phx, NYG-Dal
    10/08/89 Hou-NE, Cle-Mia, Atl-Rams
    10/15/89 NE-Atl, Det-TB, KC-Raid, Sea-SD, Phi-Phx
    10/22/89 GB-Mia, Pit-Hou, Min-Det, NYG-SD, Atl-Phx
    10/29/89 Phx-Dal, Wash-Raid
    11/05/89 NYJ-NE, Buf-Atl, Ind-Mia, Cle-TB, Sea-KC, Det-Hou, Cin-Raid, Phi-SD, NYG-Phx
    11/12/89 NO-NE, GB-Det, Min-TB, Dal-Phx
    11/19/89 Buf-NE, Mia-Dal, Phx-Rams
    11/23,26/89 Cle-Det (Thks), Phi-Dal (Thks), Pit-Mia, Hou-KC, NE-Raid, TB-Phx 12/03/89 Ind-NE, Mia-KC, Rams-Dal, NO-Det, GB-TB, SF-Atl, NYJ-SD, Den-Raid, Wash-Phx
    12/10/89 NO-Buf, TB-Hou, Phx-Raid, NE-Mia (N)
    12/16,17/89 Den-Phx (Sat), SD-KC, TB-Det, NYJ-Rams, Wash-Atl
    12/24/89 KC-Mia, Ind-NO, Rams-NE, Pit-TB, GB-Dal, Det-Atl, Den-SD

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