Good, thoughtful post dwn. I don't know the answer to what the PFL is doing to market the league, but I believe u r right in that you can and should develop a strong fan base through a variety of means that are independent of TV viewership. At the same time, once the executives at the PFL feel that they have a high enough quality product to attract fans, and once there is a sufficiently large number of fans who attend games in the flesh, TV broadcasting should be employed as a powerful marketing tool to broaden awareness and attract a larger audience. You are right, TV won't keep veiwers unless they like the product. It will also initially eat away at live viewership in the stadia, so you want to make sure you have a healthy live fan base that can afford to lose some numbers without killing the atmosphere. But at some point it is essential to broaden awareness thru TV..and in time, TV will actually encourage fans to go to the stadia- I guess u are not certain the PFL is at that point yet. what was the time linefor getting the PFL on TV?
Also, 2,000 to 5,000 crowds is rather impressive. This is much better than I expected.