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NFL ratings: Cowboys-Rams' Sunday Night Football game takes massive ratings hit

NFL ratings: Cowboys-Rams' Sunday Night Football game takes massive ratings hit

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY SportsJust days after the NFL Kickoff Game saw , the Sunday Night Football Clash between the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams saw a similar hit to its audience in Week 1.On a day that saw in Week 1, the NFL’s marquee broadcast suffered a massive ratings hit with two of the league’s most popular teams on the field and no fans in the stands.After Thursday’s season-opening clash between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs drew 19.3 million viewers and a 16.1% drop from the opener in 2019, problems continued for the NFL on Sunday. Sunday night’s clash...

September 14, 2020
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CDC: Georgia among lowest percent of people vaccinated against COVID-19

CDC: Georgia among lowest percent of people vaccinated against COVID-19

ATLANTA — Emily Ekanayake is happy to be one of 1.6 million fully vaccinated Georgians. But data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that fully vaccinated people make up just 15% of the state’s population — the lowest percentage in the country.“I’ve been waiting for the vaccine,” Ekanayake told Channel 2′s Matt Johnson. “I am not changing the way that I’m doing things until more people are vaccinated, until my children are vaccinated. But I do feel more protected.”Nearly three weeks after everyone age 16 and up became eligible, it didn’t lead to a statewide surge in...

April 13, 2021
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Is Georgia susceptible to rolling blackouts during extreme cold weather? Here’s what experts say

Is Georgia susceptible to rolling blackouts during extreme cold weather? Here’s what experts say

A deadly winter storm across most of Texas has crippled the state’s power supply leading to rolling blackouts.It could be days until power is fully restored to the estimated 4 million Texans who are without it during freezing temperatures.Mark Wiggins lives north of Austin and told Channel 2′s Matt Johnson that the roads are frozen over, making travel dangerous too.“We’re just sitting in the dark. There’s a single candle in here. And the only sound that you can hear is our faucets dripping to keep them from freezing,” Wiggins said.Could rolling blackouts ever happen in Georgia? Experts say...

February 17, 2021
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State audit reaffirms Biden wins Georgia, finds ‘not a thimble full of difference’ in vote count

State audit reaffirms Biden wins Georgia, finds ‘not a thimble full of difference’ in vote count

ATLANTA — Georgia’s election audit and hand re-count is done and the Secretary of State says there is almost no difference between the results.Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office released the results of the audit by the state Thursday night that reaffirmed President-elect Joe Biden won Georgia in November’s election.[]Joe Biden's lead over Donald Trump is by 12,284 votes after the statewide audit, per Secretary of State. — Matt Johnson (@MattWSB)Channel 2 investigative reporter Justin Gray spoke one-on-one with Raffensperger earlier in the evening, who told him that Georgia would...

November 19, 2020
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Georgia ranks near bottom in census participation with deadline less than 2 weeks away

Georgia ranks near bottom in census participation with deadline less than 2 weeks away

SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The deadline for the 2020 Census is less than two weeks away and Georgia runs the risk of being one of the most undercounted states in the country.Channel 2′s Matt Johnson learned that Georgians rank near the bottom when it comes to people filling out the census, and local leaders say it’s important that residents change this.“We’re in an urgent situation here in the state of Georgia,” Gov. Brian Kemp said. “During the pandemic, it’s not been at the forefront of people’s mind, but it’s really important.”Georgia ranks in the bottom five states when it comes to...

September 18, 2020
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Nearly 400k Georgians could face eviction as protections run out, experts say

Nearly 400k Georgians could face eviction as protections run out, experts say

ATLANTA — Thousands of Georgia families are scrambling to find a way to stay in their homes as most eviction protections expire at the end of this month.Local experts are afraid it could get a lot worse.Channel 2′s Matt Johnson spoke to John Gainey, an attorney with Atlanta Legal Aid. He’s representing a growing number of people fighting eviction letters.The federal CARES Act offered eviction protection for many renters across the country.“I think Georgia and states across the country are going to see a huge uptick in the amount of evictions,” Gainey said.A looming eviction crisis could...

August 31, 2020
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