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CyI overlooked the night-life that would generate all the revenue. That does make perfect sense.
However, to respond to cmoking. The game won't start until about 7:00, with all the pre-game. And with all the commercials and the long half-time show, the game will be lucky to end at 11:00 PM eastern time. Maybe that doesn't seem late to some. But to the Al Bundy's on the east coast (married with children) that have to get up to work, this is a bit late. If alcohol is also prevalent, this will add to the miseries of the next day.
Believe me, many people in the east who do not have a stake in either team, will shut it off before the game ends. But these same people might watch the entire game if it was on Saturday night. This would generate more TV revenue for the sponsors. But I surmise the businesses in the Detroit area could care less about TV revenue when they are placing a lot of money in the game to incur local revenues.
Regards,
Cy