0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/11/2007
Slim choices tonight. First off, I should have added this to the Monday Update entry. 38 Cliches listens to Red Sox announcer Glenn Geffner so you don’t have to. During the team’s west coast road trip, Geffner did all of the games and Sox fans did not get their usual weekend respite with Dave O’Brien. […]
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Looking at some of the websites around the country to get more links for you. The ratings for the sporting weekend show a downward trend for events like the NBA Finals, PGA Tour and the Belmont Stakes, all of which had lower numbers this weekend. Sports Media Watch has the overnight ratings from both Saturday […]
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Nice to have a weekend free of Paris Hilton news. And as I was ramping up for the finale of The Sopranos, I stayed away from the computer for the most part. One place I do endorse is Wright’s Farm in northern Rhode Island. Great all you can eat chicken as well as pasta, french […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/9/2007
Saturday, June 9French Open, Women’s Final – NBC, 9 a.m.NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships – CBS, 1 p.m.St. Jude Championships, 3rd Round – CBS, 3 p.m.Mets @ Tigers, A’s @ Giants or Houston @ White Sox – Fox, 3:55 p.m.Belmont Stakes – ABC, 5 p.m.Cubs @ Braves – WGN, 7 p.m.Red Sox @ Arizona […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/8/2007
On this Friday which for some reason seems to be dominated by Paris Hilton news, let’s provide some more links for you. Out to LA, not for the latest on Paris Hilton, but from Tom Hoffarth of the LA Daily News who has a review of the Ruffian movie that will air on ABC tomorrow […]
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Time to go across the country and get the links from TV/Radio Sports columnists on this busy Friday. And it’s a good sport viewing weekend including the NBA Finals, Interleague MLB play, NASCAR debuts on TNT, the French Open Finals and a whole host of other events. Let’s start with Michael Hiestand of USA Today. […]
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After I went to Darren Ravell’s Sports Business blog at CNBC.com and saw his entry on Ana Ivanoic, I noticed there was a link to a video tribute to her. And then I noticed there were various video tributes to other female tennis players. Let’s check out a few: This video has a montage of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/7/2007
French Open Tonight – Tennis Channel, 6:30 & 10 p.m.Pirate Master – CBS, 8 p.m.LPGA Championship, 1st Round – Golf Channel, 8 p.m.Cleveland at San Antonio, NBA Finals Game 1 – ABC, 9:15 p.m.St. Jude’s Classic, 1st Round – Golf Channel, 10 p.m.
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Some more links for you today. Jim Williams of the DC/Baltimore Examiner has the preview of the sports weekend. He also mentions a new show, Fast Cars & Superstars, hosted by ESPN’s Kenny Mayne which premieres before the NBA Finals tonight. In his Newsday blog, Neil Best reports that SNY Mets analyst Ron Darling has […]
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Time for some links today. This is the day when the MLB Draft is televised for the first time. ESPN2 gets the honors so the Alleged Worldwide Leader will have the drafts of the NFL, NBA and MLB in its fold. Today’s draft is being held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex Josh Robbins […]
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Three cast members of Jericho made this video. It was released today, probably before the news of Jericho’s renewal became official.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/6/2007
It’s official!!!!! CBS has announced the renewal of Jericho for midseason in 2008. June 6, 2007 To the Fans of Jericho: Wow! Over the past few weeks you have put forth an impressive and probably unprecedented display of passion in support of a prime time television series. You got our attention; your emails and collective […]
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French Open Tonight – Tennis Channel, 6:30 p.m.Ottawa at Anaheim, Game 5, Stanley Cup Finals – NBC, 8 p.m.Arizona vs. Tennessee, Final game of the Women’s College World Series – ESPN2, 8 p.m.Red Sox at Oakland – NESN, 10 p.m.Barbaro – HBO, 10 p.m.
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Giving you a few more bits of news today. First, the fine blog, Sports Media Watch looks behind the poor ratings of the NHL for Games 1, 2 and 3 and what programs finished ahead of them. Saturday night’s ratings for NBC were very bad as you’re aware by now. Newsday’s Neil Best says Chris […]
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Time to give you some links for today. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has an interesting feature on an NFL broadcast bootcamp where 20 players will find out if they have what it takes to become a TV analyst. This will allow players to get a career after they leave the NFL. Richard Sandomir of the […]
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It’s 1:49 a.m. on the East Coast of the US and I should be in bed, but I couldn’t help post this just before I sleep. On Monday, the logo for the 2012 Olympic Games in London was revealed and already, there’s an outcry to replace it. Check out some of the videos posted on […]
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If I’m NBC, I certainly hope the NHL is making money somehow because it won’t do it through ratings. Last Saturday, Game 3 tied a record low for a primetime show on NBC. Sports Media Watch says this can’t be necessarily tied to hockey. It does appear that Monday’s ratings did go up. It had […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/5/2007
French Open Tonight – Tennis Channel, 6:30 & 10 p.m.Women’s College World Series – Championship Game, Tennessee vs. Arizona – ESPN2, 8 p.m.Cubs at Milwaukee – WGN, 8 p.m.America’s Got Talent – NBC, 9 p.m.Red Sox at Oakland – NESN, 10 p.m.
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Some more stuff for you. ESPN plans to air a movie on the horse, Ruffian, who died back in 1974. However, trainer Frank Whiteley, Jr. and jockey Jacinto Vasquez are among three parties suing Disney. They say ESPN used their names and stories without their consent. I don’t think this will prevent the movie’s airing […]
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Last night, the Ottawa Senators lost Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals putting the Anaheim Ducks on the verge of clinching their first ever championship. But also, the game marked the US debut of Don Cherry on NBC. It was quite the teaming up with Cherry advocating fighting with NBC analyst Brett Hull and […]
