0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/7/2013
It’s been way too long since you’ve seen linkage on this site. This has been the main mission of Fang’s Bites since the beginning, but too often, I get roped into doing family stuff and it prevents me from getting on here until late. I hope to rectify that. So without further delay, here’s the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/6/2013
Nobody won. Really, nobody. The fans lost because they were left hanging and lost a half-season including the Winter Classic at the Big House in Michigan. NBC Sports Network whose ratings fell into abyss with no NHL games from October through now has been “The Biggest Loser” through all this. Regional sports networks across the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/5/2013
Sometimes, a half-hour is all you need for a pregame show. Before Fox came on the NFL scene in 1994, CBS’ The NFL Today and NBC’s NFL Live were just a half-hour. ESPN’s NFL GameDay (that’s what it was called into the 1990’s) was an hour. Then Fox changed it all with its hour-long Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/4/2013
For the sixth straight season, NBC will carry the Wild Card Playoff doubleheader on Saturday. And it mark the next-to-last time NBC will do so. After next season, it’s expected that ESPN will carry one Wild Card Playoff game to add to its almost-$2 billion contract for airing Monday Night Football. NBC has contracted (thus […]
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All Times Eastern Saturday, January 5 Pregame & Studio Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. First on the Field — NFL Network, 10 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 11 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Football Night in America — NBC, 4 p.m. NFL GameDay Scoreboard — NFL Network, 7:30 p.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/3/2013
Ok, we have a two part post for you. This is on Sunday Night Football’s boffo ratings for both Week 17 and the entire season. For last Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys-DC NFL Football Team game garnered an average viewing audience of over 30 million people making this the most watched NBC regular season primetime game. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/2/2013
Starting on Friday , the PGA Tour returns to action with the Tournament of Champions live from Kapalua, Maui in Hawaii. The Tournament of Champions will only feature the men who won in 2012 on the PGA Tour. Golf Channel will carry most of the action, however, NBC will air third round action on Sunday. […]
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It’s now time to hand out the hardware for the 6th Annual Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards. On Christmas Day, I listed the nominees for this season’s awards. Now, we have the winners for the 2012 regular season. Best Play-by-Play: The nominees are Ian Eagle (CBS), Kevin Harlan (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler (NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2013
Time for the look back at the Year in Sports Media in 2012. Lots of great stuff. The year has been very interesting and we have seen a lot of things. Just doing a Top Ten is never enough for the Year in Review. It’s always an even dozen with some honorable mentions mixed in. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2012
The NFL’s strategy of putting a winner-take-all game on the last Sunday night of the regular season is a successful one. Last night’s Dallas-Washington game for the NFC East title turned out to be the highest-rated primetime game in the history of NBC’s Sunday night package. It’s also the highest-rated primetime game on any network […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/30/2012
We now conclude our Sunday NFL pregame quotage with Football Night in America. We’re done for the night. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 17 “Adrian Peterson is the sole reason why this team made the playoffs.” – Rodney Harrison “He wanted Indianapolis and he’s got them now.” – Tony Dungy on […]
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The National Football League has provided the schedules for the next two weekends of playoff action. NBC’s Wild Card Saturday doubleheader kicks off on January 5 with Cincinnati at Houston for the second year in a row. The nightcap in primetime will be Minnesota at Green Bay as those two teams meet for the second […]
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Technically played in 2013, but you get the idea. This was just announced by the National Football League. Saturday, January 5, 2013 Cincinnati at Houston — NBC, 4:30 p.m. (Dan Hicks/Mike Mayock/Alex Flanagan) Minnesota at Green Bay — NBC, 8 p.m. (Al Michaels/Cris Collinsworth/Michele Tafoya) Sunday, January 6, 2013 Indianapolis at Baltimore — CBS, 1 […]
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So it’s over? Well, the regular season will be after tonight. Once Sunday Night Football is over, it’ll be the playoffs starting next Saturday with the Wild Card round. Are there any blackouts this week? Yes, in Buffalo where Western New York won’t see the New York Jets-Bills game. That is the only blackout for […]
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Now to our last NFL preview, NBC’s look at Sunday Night Football which will involve the NFC East blood rivalry between Dallas and Washington. This will be the battle for the NFC East. This is not necessarily “loser go home” as the DC NFL Team can still make the playoffs with a loss depending on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/28/2012
All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/25/2012
Merry Christmas! Happy to provide you with the nominees for this year’s NFL TV Awards. Last year’s nominees ended up this way. And later, this was the result for the 2011 season. Let’s take a look at the nominees in each category. Best Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle (CBS), Kevin Harlan (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/23/2012
We finally have the NFL Week 17 schedule. I was expecting to have it by halftime of the San Francisco-Washington game, but it did not come until a few minutes before 11 p.m. ET. As Week 16’s games were decided and the playoff implications for next week were being hashed out, it was becoming clear […]
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Now we conclude our Sunday NFL pregame quotage with Football Night in America. Lots of quotes made by the cast and let’s post it now. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 16 “You don’t know week to week which Dallas Cowboys team will show up.” – Rodney Harrison “et every scout in […]
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On tonight’s Football Night in America on NBC, host Bob Costas talks with San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. We have the partial transcripts of each interview in the following press release. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” PREVIEW – WEEK 16 Bob Costas Interviews Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and […]
