0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/29/2010
Citing low ratings, Versus has canceled The Daily Line. It was touted as an alternative to ESPN’s SportsCenter. Premiering in April during the NHL postseason, The Daily Line settled into an 11 p.m. timeslot featuring multiple hosts including former Florida State University Cowgirl Jenn Sterger who eventually became a lightning rod over the Brett Favre […]
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On Saturday, Fox will air Game 3 of the World Series with a very reasonable 6:57 p.m. starting time in the East. It’s the earliest since 1987 when Game 6 of the World Series between St. Louis and Minnesota started at 3:30 p.m. on ABC. Since then, all games have been played at night. We […]
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New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudamire will make an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight and we have highlights. NEW YORK KNICKS STAR AMAR’E STOUDEMIRE PRESENTS THE “TOP TEN REASONS AMAR’E STOUDEMIRE IS EXCITED TO PLAY BASKETBALL IN NEW YORK” ON CBS’s “LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN,” FRIDAY, OCT. 29 Also Visiting […]
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Saturday, October 30 Boxing24/7 Pacquaio/Magarito – HBO, 10 p.m. College Football Viewing Picks English Premier LeagueBlackburn vs. Chelsea – ESPN2, 9:55 a.m.Wolverhampton vs. Manchester City – Fox Soccer Plus, 9:55 a.m.Arsenal vs. West Ham United – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur – Fox Soccer Channel, 12:30 p.m.Everton vs. Stoke City – […]
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And we round out our NFL previews with Football Night in America talking about Steelers-Saints in New Orleans on Halloween. I’ll provide you with a bonus press release in this preview, but it’ll come after a jump break. First things first, we have NBC Sports’ preview of this Sunday night’s matchup of the last two […]
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Ok, we have something rather dangerous this week and it’s The NFL Today’s Shannon Sharpe going all Halloween on us. I’ll admit that I’m not a fan of Halloween and would rather have my fingernails pulled out with pliers than take part in another silly costume party. Not my thing. But CBS Sports is featuring […]
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NFL Coverage Maps Courtesy of the506.com Blackouts: Detroit, Oakland, San Diego Byes: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, New York Giants, Philadelphia Fox NFL Sunday – Fox, noon 1 p.m.CBS Coverage MapBuffalo at Kansas City – Gus Johnson/Steve TaskerDenver vs. San Francisco at London, England – Greg Gumbel/Dan DierdorfJacksonville at Dallas – Jim Nantz/Phil SimmsMiami at Cincinnati […]
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Let’s do a preview of NFL Week 8 with Fox Sports. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES NFL on FOX Doubleheader Action Features Packers at Jets & Randy Moss’ Return to Foxborough as the Vikings Take on the Patriots – World Series Game 4 Follows AFC EAST LEADERS TAKE CENTERSTAGE – The 2010 NFL […]
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Let’s provide the ESPN previews for both Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Football in one post. I can do that because it’s my blog. Here’s what you’ll see on Sunday. Sunday NFL Countdown: Brett Favre, LaDainian Tomlinson and Paranormal Ditka Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Cris Carter, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and NFL Insiders Chris […]
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On Saturday, ESPN2 will offer its Goal Line channel to all of America. Currently, ESPN Goal Line has been offered to Time Warner Cable and Verizon Fios TV subscribers. It quietly launched just before college football season and is similar to the NFL Red Zone services on DirecTV and NFL Network. Now, ESPN2 will provide […]
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It may not be referred to that on CBS or ESPN anymore, but it’s still known as that to the fans of Florida and Georgia who congregate to Jacksonville every year for the annual rivalry game that is one of the best in college football. Yes, people get drunk, yes, people fall flat on their […]
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV College Gameday live from Los Angeles, CA – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 p.m. noonClemson at Boston College – ACC Network Louisville at Pittsburgh – Big East Network Northwestern at Indiana – Big Ten Network VMI at Army – CBS College Sports Richmond at Villanova – Comcast SportsNet […]
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CFLMontreal at Toronto – NFL Network/TSN, 7 p.m. College FootballWest Virginia at UConn – ESPN, 8 p.m. GolfLPGA Tour/Hana Bank Championship, 1st round – Golf Channel, noon (same day coverage)PGA Tour/CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, 2nd round – Golf Channel, 7:30 p.m. (same day coverage) NBANew York at Boston – Comcast SportsNet New England, 7:30 […]
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Haven’t done a musical interlude in a very long while. Here’s Arcade Fire’s Wake Up. You’re very familiar with it if you listen to Dan Patrick as he uses it to end the week. I’ll post the whole song here for your enjoyment. The regular Friday features will be posted starting at 8 a.m. In […]
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Some of you may have World Fishing Network. Some of you don’t. Others may have never heard of it. I’m in the second category. I don’t have it. But thanks to press releases sent to me by WFN’s PR department, I have definitely heard of it. I posted the press release touting the 2nd season […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/28/2010
We have the press release of the final ratings for Game 1 of the World Series. Final rating was 8.9 with a 15 share and a total of 15 million viewers. It’s down from last year, but that involved the Yankees. This is pretty respectable with a non-Yankees, non-Red Sox Fall Classic. Plus you still […]
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Just what exactly is the NRTC? That stands for the National Rural Television Cooperative which provides cable, internet and telephone services to rural areas in the contiguous 48 states. It’s a group of some 1,500 utilities that is represented under one roof. So today, we find that the NRTC has made agreements with four sports […]
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Yesterday ended up being quite busy and I think today will as well, but at least I can provide you with the linkage that was lacking on Wednesday. Here we go. Sean Leahy at USA Today notes that the NFL’s skyrocketing ratings are putting pressure on the league in its collecting bargaining with the Players […]
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Let’s give you some quotes from this week’s Inside The NFL show which premiere Wednesday and will air through Sunday. Check your local cable listings for exact time and channel. NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES FROM WEEK EIGHT OF INSIDE THE NFL ON SHOWTIME® PITTSBURGH’S JAMES HARRISON TALKS TO “INSIDE THE NFL” IN FIRST TV INTERIVEW […]
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For some reason, I overlooked this press release in the Fang’s Bites inbox, so it’s time to give this to you. This is the NFL Network programming schedule through next Tuesday. Take a look to see what you can watch or what you’ll miss whatever the case may be. NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM PROGRAMMING NOTES […]
