0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/26/2013
The Sunday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots that spilled to half past midnight on the East Coast garnered some very good numbers for NBC. The Peacock saw an impressive number of 15.6/25 which tops all primetime programming for the week. In addition, the game which pitted quarterbacks Peyton Manning […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/25/2013
This from NBC, the Sunday Night Football turnover-filled overtime game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots that spilled way past midnight on the East Coast scored very well. It garnered a 17.0 overnight rating with a 28 share, the fifth-highest number for Sunday Night Football since NBC took over the series in 2006. […]
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And we conclude the Sunday NFL pregame quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America. Check it all out. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” — WEEK 12 “Amazing how this relationship has evolved over the years.” – Scott Pioli on Peyton Manning and Tom Brady occasionally exchanging information “I had no idea we […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/24/2013
This had been speculated after Carolina beat the New England Patriots last Monday night and even more so after Carolina came back to win over Miami this afternoon. Now it’s official. In Week 14, the Carolina Panthers-New Orleans Saints game will be moved from its original early Sunday afternoon timeslot into primetime for NBC. This […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/20/2013
All Times Eastern Byes: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle Thursday, November 21 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, […]
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All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, November 21 Studio and Pregame Shows College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Fox College Thursday — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. Inside College […]
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This comes from NBC which announces that the Holy Diminutive One, Bob Costas, will once again host the primetime portion of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, a warm water port city in Russia that averages 49-50 degrees in February. This will be the 10th time that Costas will host primetime for NBC dating back […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/19/2013
The Sunday Night Football game between Kansas City and Denver brought big ratings for NBC. The game which had been flexed into primetime saw a 15.5 rating with a 25 share. It drew just under 27 million viewers and this makes it easily the most-watched NFL primetime game this season. In addition, NBC says the […]
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After a whirlwind in the sports media world, things have been slowing down and maybe that’s a good thing. So in lieu of constantly posting press releases, I provide some linkage on this Tuesday. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch looks at NBC’s approach for the Sunday night game between Denver and New England. In Sports Business […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/18/2013
Reports began to surface last night that the National Football League was going to flex the Week 13 Sunday night game between the New York Giants and DC NFL Team out of primetime and put the Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles in its place. But as soon as those reports began to surface, the NFL […]
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And we end the Sunday NFL pregame show quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America which had plenty to talk about including interviews with the coaches involved in the Sunday Night Football game. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” — WEEK 11 “You saw a guy with a twinkle in his eye.” – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/14/2013
All Times Eastern Byes — Dallas, St. Louis Thursday, November 14 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the LiNIDeague Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/12/2013
The Sunday Night Football contest between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints gave NBC another primetime victory. Just over 21 million viewers watched the game and it’s the 8th time this season an SNF game drew over 20 million. Its rating was 12.3 with a 20 share. And in the 18-49 demographic, SNF […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/10/2013
Let’s move to the preview of tonight’s interviews on NBC’s Football Night in America. NBC will air the Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints game and host Bob Costas will interview one player from each team. From the Cowboys, Costas talked with linebacker Sean Lee and from the Saints, Bob interviewed quarterback Drew Brees. Let’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/7/2013
The National Football League has sent out a press release proclaiming that viewers are watching professional football games at a record pace. Thus far, 18 NFL games rank as the most-watched TV shows this season. NBC’s Sunday Night Football accounts for 7 of the most-watched primetime programs on the networks. NFL games on the five […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/6/2013
All Times Eastern Byes: Cleveland, Kansas City, New England, New York Jets Thursday, November 7 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football […]
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My apologies for not doing what was the bread-and-butter of this site and that has been the linkage. A change of schedules in the morning have prevented me from gathering links and they have hurt the content. I hope to get back to a normal publishing schedule. Here is what we have today. Tripp Mickle […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/5/2013
Trying to catch up on some housekeeping that I didn’t get to on Monday as I was out all day. Let’s post what NBC Sports Group will air this weekend for the English Premier League. NBCSN carries one game on Saturday and a rare tripleheader on Sunday. Chelsea vs. West Brom will be its featured […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/3/2013
We end the quotage posts with NBC’s Football Night in America. Check it out. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” — WEEK 9 “Drew Brees today was truly rattled.” – Rodney Harrison on Jets defense “Make a foot running the ball, please!” – Dungy on Chargers “There is some void of leadership somewhere […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/1/2013
All Times Eastern Sunday, November 3 NFL Viewing Maps (the 506.com) Studio & Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 7 a.m. That Other Pregame Show — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Mike Francesa’s Football Sunday — YES, 9 a.m. […]
