It's not just the quality of 4K TV and multiple angles that makes TV more appealing – it's because they've made going to the games almost impossible except for the diehard fan. The constantly-shifting game times make it hard to plan a tailgate, invite friends, plan kids' events, attend family weddings, etc. The games can take place anytime from noon to eight or nine at night, so throw in the commute time both ways, and you've basically got to block out an entire day to attend a three hour event. I do that – but I sympathize that a lot of people find that too much to ask.
If they would just announce game times at the beginning of the season, people could plan for all this stuff, and it would be a lot easier to attend, have a tailgate, etc. That would still give TV plenty of opportunity to put appealing matchups on at the right times.
The decision to prioritize TV over the live game experience has been a case of boiling a frog. At first it seemed like an unequivocal positive to get more exposure. And more exposure meant more lucrative TV contracts, too. But now we're at a place where the primary experience is suffering in favor of a secondary one.
And our secondary's not very good this year to begin with.
