0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/18/2012
Let’s complete our Sunday NFL pregame quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America. Lots of stuff said on the hour plus program. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 11 “The owner said Andy Reid had to make the playoffs. They are not making the playoffs.” – Tony Dungy “Sounds like the definition […]
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Tonight, NBC will air the AFC North Division blood rivalry game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. In advance of the game, Bob Costas will conduct three interviews on Football Night in America, aired from 7 p.m. until 8:15 p.m. ET. Bob will talk with Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich […]
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So where were you last week? Sick. I went to bed early without doing any NFL previews. I think you got by fine. In fact, no one asked me about them. Who has the doubleheader? CBS does for Week 11. In the first opportunity for the flex this season, Indianapolis-New England was moved from the […]
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This week, NBC’s Sunday Night Football will be in the Steel City for the AFC North blood rivalry game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. NBC loves showing this game every year and 2012 is no exception. In the first opportunity to flex, NBC and the NFL chose to keep Ravens-Steelers in place […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/16/2012
Let’s do some Friday megalinks. Haven’t done any in a couple of weeks. The Weekend Viewing Picks have all of your sports and entertainment TV needs. Time for the linkage. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes the rising rights fees for the college football postseason. Michael writes about Today show Executive Producer Jim Bell […]
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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. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, 11 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, […]
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Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live from Eugene, OR — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. BTN Football Pregame — Big Ten Network, 11 a.m. ACC Blitz — ACC Network, noon College Football Uncut: Game Day — CBS, 2:30 p.m. Fox College Saturday — Fox, 2:30 p.m. College Football […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/13/2012
One of the worst-kept secrets in the TV business since the London Olympics was the bumping of Jim Bell as Executive Producer of the Today Show at NBC News to Executive Producer of the Olympics at NBC Sports. Bell began his career with NBC Sports and now returns to run the Olympics full-time. With NBC […]
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NBC continues to crow about Sunday Night Football’s ratings. While the Houston Texans-Chicago Bears ratings were down slightly from the Week 10 game last year, the average audience was the same. Sunday night’s rating finished at a 12.4 with a 19 share, down 4% from 2011’s Patriots-Jets game played in Week 10. The average audience […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/11/2012
For Week 10 of the 2012 season, NBC’s Sunday Night Football will be in a stormy Chicago for the Houston Texans-Chicago Bears game. As usual, Bob Costas will on hand to conduct interviews for Football Night in America. Tonight, Bob talks with the Texans’ Arian Foster and for the Bears, it will Charles “Peanut” Tillman […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/9/2012
All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 7:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, 11 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/6/2012
NBC is crowing once again about Sunday Night Football’s ratings, noting its the most watched primetime show of the 2012-13 television. The Peacock says SNF wins in overall viewers, male viewers, key demographics and just about everything important that networks covet. For nine weeks and ten games overall, SNF is averaging a 12.9 rating with […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/5/2012
I forgot that the flex weeks were coming. This from the National Football League. We now have the revised schedule for Week 11. No change for NBC. The Sunday Night Football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers will remain. NBC will be happy about having the AFC North blood rivalry game. We do […]
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Let’s do some linkage on this Monday. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with TNT’s Charles Barkley about the next phase of his career. Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes that Saturday nights are becoming a sports TV bastion. Chris Chase at USA Today’s Game On blog has video of an NFL referee cursing which surprised […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/4/2012
Ok, we conclude the Sunday NFL pregame quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America. It includes what Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Dan Patrick, Cris Collinsworth, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Hines Ward and insiders Peter King and Mike Florio had to say. In addition, we have a partial transcript of tonight’s Bob Costas interview with Dallas […]
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Tonight, Bob Costas speaks with Dallas Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones while Football Night in America analyst Rodney Harrison interviews Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and tight end Tony Gonzalez. Since Harrison lives in Atlanta, it makes sense for him to conduct the interviews. We only have the Atlanta portion. NBC did not […]
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Now to NBC Sports. Tonight, it has the Game of the Week with the Dallas Cowboys and Tony Romo hoping not to throw picks taking on the Atlanta Falcons and Matt Ryan. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth will be in the Georgia Dome broadcast booth high above the field. Michele Tafoya will roam the sidelines. […]
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Let’s provide with a few things you should know about The League Where They Play for Pay in Week 9 of the 2012 season. Byes? This week, New England, the New York Jets, the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams are off. Just two more weeks of byes and we’ll be done. So […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/3/2012
Let’s take a look at the NBC Sports Group college football games on this Saturday. NBC Sports Network has a CAA game while NBC has a Notre Dame game. By the way, Dan Hicks is in for Tom Hammond’s who’s on horse racing duty. NO. 3 NOTRE DAME HOSTS PITTSBURGH AT 3:30 P.M. ET ON […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2012
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. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPNews, 11 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, […]
