0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/29/2009
College FootballNorth Carolina at Virginia Tech – ESPN, 7:30 p.m. GolfPGA Tour/Viking Classic, 1st round – Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m. MLBMLB Tonight: Batting Practice Live – MLB Network, 5:30 p.m. World Series/Game 2, Philadelphia at New York Yankees – Fox, 7:57 p.m. MLB Tonight: World Series Live – MLB Network, midnight or immediately following Fox’s […]
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Here’s the latest promo from CBS regarding this Sunday’s episode of The Amazing Race. The racers leave Dubai and head to Europe, the Netherlands specifically. This looks like a very fun episode.
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I don’t need to say anything else. Thanks to John Ourand of Sports Business Journal for sending this to me. Kim is back? Rut ro.
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Here’s the NFL Network programming release sent at dinner time on the East Coast. Here’s what you’ll see from tonight through next Tuesday. NFL NETWORK PROGRAMMING NOTES (10/28-11/3) INTERVIEW WITH VIKINGS QB BRETT FAVRE SUNDAY ON NFL GAMEDAY MORNING AT 9:00 AM ET NFL Classic Games Features Vikings-Packers November 6, 2000 Matchup Friday at 9:00 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/28/2009
Now that I’ve finished my paperwork, I’ll do some links for you. Beginning with the Nielsen Ratings Wire blog, it says this year’s World Series should give Fox some big market appeal and with that, ratings. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks with Fox Sports MLB director Bill Webb about his approach to this year’s World […]
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Just got this in from MLB Network, that Bob Costas will be putting his interviewing skills to work before Games 1 and 2 of the World Series. Check out this release: BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS WITH JETER, POSADA, RIVERA, SABATHIA, ROLLINS, HOWARD & LEE TO AIR ON MLB NETWORK Interviews to Air During MLB Tonight: World […]
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When a game gets over 28 million viewers, you have every right to crow. The NFL is doing just that today in this latest release regarding the TV ratings for Week 7. Just imagine you get not only American Idol numbers, but you’re the most viewed sporting event of the year just after the Super […]
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I have some TNT quotage from NBA’s Opening Night so let’s post it now. Then I’ll do some links. Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA – Tuesday, October 27, 2009 TNT’s NBA Thursday coverage continues Thursday, October 29 at 8 p.m. ET with an exclusive doubleheader featuring the San Antonio Spurs @ Chicago Bulls […]
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MLBMLB Tonight: Batting Practice Live – MLB Network, 5:30 p.m. World Series/Game 1, Philadelphia at New York Yankees – Fox, 7:57 p.m. MLB Tonight: World Series Live – MLB Network, midnight NBABoston at Charlotte – Comcast SportsNet New England, 7:30 p.m.New Orleans at San Antonio – ESPN, 8 p.m.Utah at Denver – ESPN, 10:30 p.m. […]
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We have a couple of things for you baseball-wise. From MLB Network, we have two programs of note on Friday, one involving Bob Costas and another one looking back at the 1984 San Diego Padres. MLB NETWORK TO DEBUT STUDIO 42 WITH BOB COSTAS: THE EARTHQUAKE WORLD SERIES & MLB PRODUCTIONS’ TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY: THE […]
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I have some releases from the networks from Monday and I should post them. Let’s start with a short blurb from CBS Sports announcing its SEC game selection for November 7. CBS Sports has announced its college football game for Saturday, Nov. 7 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) will feature *No. 9-ranked LSU at *No. 2-ranked Alabama. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/27/2009
On this Tuesday where I have not been able to provide links, but still provide you with lots of content (that’s the key, isn’t it?), I give you two press releases that came literally within a minute of each other. I’ll post them in order of arrival. First, ESPN talks about this week’s Monday Night […]
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This is a review of the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, “Muhammad and Larry” on the 1980 fight between heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali and his friend and one-time sparring partner, Larry Holmes. We pick up the documentary in August 1980, two months before a 38 year old Ali is to fight then-heavyweight champion, Larry […]
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As Newsday.com becomes a pay site as of tomorrow, sports media writer extraordinaire and a Friend of Fang’s Bites, Neil Best has written a post in his blog wishing farewell to those who will not be paying $5 a week to subscribe to the site. I am part of those who will not pay. Unfortunately, […]
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Here we are with the season premiere of Mayne Street, the ESPN web series that has been quite fun to watch. I’ve enjoyed them for the most part. Here’s the first webisode of the new season. Here, Kenny visits the ever so pretentious Bill Simmons and the Sports Guy unveils the curtain behind his Boston […]
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On Sunday, Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Fox beat Sunday Night Football on NBC, but the peacocks spun it so that it won key demographics against MLB. Check out the press release. NBC SPORTS SCORES WITH “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”Through 7 Weeks SNF No. 1 Primetime Show in Key Demos; No. 2 […]
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College FootballEast Carolina at Memphis – ESPN2, 8 p.m. NBABoston at Cleveland – TNT, 7:30 p.m.Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers – TNT, 10:30 p.m. Inside the NBA – TNT, 1 a.m. NHLPhiladelphia at Washington – RDS/TSN/Versus, 7 p.m.Colorado at Edmonton – Altitude/Rogers Sportsnet West, 9:30 p.m.Detroit at Vancouver – Fox Sports Detroit/Rogers Sportsnet […]
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If you’re a baseball fan like I am, then today is like Christmas Eve waiting to open the presents as we wait for the World Series to start. So I give you a couple of notices, both of which I forgot to post last night. Here’s one from MLB talking about the ratings for the […]
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Tonight is Opening Night in the National Basketball Association. I’ll admit, I’m not an avid fan of the Association as I used to be. I find the NBA completely boring and I’ve committed myself to the NHL, college basketball and Hot Stove baseball during the winter months. I know I’m in the minority based on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/26/2009
NBC is our Olympic network here in the States and whether you like their coverage is another story. But as the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver are fast approaching, NBC is going to be making a big promotional push when the 100 day mark to the Olympics hits next week. Yes, the Olympics are just […]
