0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/16/2011
We have the quotes from Football Night in America which will close out the Sunday NFL pregame show press releases for today. And we also will have Sunday Night Football’s halftime comments from Bob Costas, Dan Patrick, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison on the infamous postgame handshake incident between San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh […]
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Tonight, NBC’s Sunday Night Football will be at Soldier Field for the Minnesota Vikings-Chicago Bears game. As usual, Football Night in America’s Bob Costas conducts interviews with some of the players who will be featured by NBC tonight. We have partial transcripts. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” PREVIEW – WEEK 6 BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS BEARS LB […]
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Let’s provide the links on this Sunday. Tim Goodman in the Hollywood Reporter writes about how the MLB Postseason remains compelling even without big market teams. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News notes that Game 4 of the National League Championship Series became the third most watched NLCS game on cable. John Eggerton of Multichannel says […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/14/2011
Not an easy matchup to promote this weekend as NBC is stuck with a game between the Chicago Bears at 2-3 and the Minnesota Vikings at a lowly 1-4. While you can hype the fact that the two NFC Central Division rivals have been going at it for years, the matchup on paper certainly doesn’t […]
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NFL Coverage Maps Blackouts: Cincinnati, Tampa-St. Petersburg Byes: Arizona, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle & Tennessee NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at New York Giants — Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Indianapolis at Cincinnati — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jacksonville at Pittsburgh — Ian […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/13/2011
Wednesday was a lost cause for me as I was away from the office all day and spending time with my week old nephew in Boston. I helped my sister out with a few things as she’s dealing with her first child. There will be days like that on the blog for the next few […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/11/2011
Yesterday, I linked to a post stating that the preliminary numbers for NBC’s Sunday Night Football would lead to a final viewership number of over 20 million people. Now, the numbers are in and according to Nielsen, Green Bay-Atlanta received an audience of 22 million viewers. The rating of 13.4 and a 21 share was […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/10/2011
With this being Columbus Day, it’s a holiday for some of you. Not for me, but for some. I hope you’re able to enjoy the day. Let’s do some links. Sports Business Journal has a look at some of the important women in sports business. Michael Hiestand of USA Today says former Red Sox manager […]
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Just received this press release from NBC Sports in regards to last night’s Green Bay-Atlanta game. The rematch of last season’s NFC Divisional Playoff game ended with the same result, the Packers going into the Georgia Dome and taking the game from the Falcons. NBC saw a 14.0 rating and a 22 share giving the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/9/2011
Usually I pick on Bob Costas’ halftime commentaries for being inane or for their attempts to be overly witty, but in tonight’s case, Costas got it right. I’m hoping NBC puts it up on its website so I can embed it for you, but having the written word will suffice. Costas not only gives a […]
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Let’s close out our Sunday NFL pregame show quotage today with NBC’s Football Night in America. Lots of stuff in today’s show. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 5 “He gave guys like me hope.” – Tony Dungy on Al Davis, who hired Art Shell in 1989 “All their hood ornaments look […]
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We know have NBC’s partial transcripts of interviews for tonight’s Green Bay-Atlanta game on Sunday Night Football. Analyst Rodney Harrison who lives in Atlanta was recruited to interview Falcons’ tight end Tony Gonzalez while host Bob Costas questioned two Green Bay Packers for tonight’s Football Night in America show. And NBC Sports essayist Jimmy Roberts […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/7/2011
NBC has its usual Notre Dame home game while Versus is out to the left coast to air a Pac-12 conference game. Take a look at what the NBC Sports Group is saying about the NBC/Versus doubleheader tomorrow. ANDREW LUCK LEADS #7 STANFORD AGAINST COLORADO IN PRIMETIME ON VERSUS THIS SATURDAY AT 7:30 PM ET […]
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And we complete our NFL TV partner previews with NBC’s look at Sunday Night Football and its matchup of the defending Super Bowl Champions Green Bay Packers taking on the Atlanta Falcons in a rematch of last year’s NFC Playoff game. And with the Packers at 4-0, they come into the Georgia Dome hitting on […]
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Week 5 Coverage Maps Blackouts: None Byes: Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami, St. Louis, Washington NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, noon 1 p.m. CBS Cincinnati at Jacksonville — Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker Kansas City at Indianapolis — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Oakland at Houston — Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts Tennessee at […]
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from Dallas, Texas — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noon Oklahoma vs. Texas at Dallas, TX — ABC UConn at West Virginia — Big East Network Minnesota at Purdue — ESPN Louisville at North Carolina — ESPN2 Maryland at Georgia Tech — ESPNU Mississippi State at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/6/2011
I was hoping today would be quiet, but instead, the Hank Williams, Jr. story is released and all hell breaks loose. What can you do? Anyway, let’s do some links while I can. With Hank Williams, Jr. being the stop story, I’ll start with those links first. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch. USA Today’s Reid Cherner […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/5/2011
It’s Wednesday already? Goodness. Seemed like I was at the Rhode Island Convention Center just this week for an all-day seminar. Oh wait! I was. Anyway, let’s get to your linkage. Michael Hiestand of USA Today feels that ESPN should pull Hank Williams, Jr. from Monday Night Football pronto. Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/4/2011
I do like that NBC is forthcoming if a Sunday Night Football game finished lower with a lower rating and viewership from the year before. This was the case with Sunday’s game between the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens which was certainly not an aesthetically pleasing game. A two hour first half and lots […]
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Having spent most of the day at the Providence Civic Center and the Rhode Island Convention Center for a seminar, I wasn’t able to provide linkage. I’ve collected quite a few links for you today so let’s get to them. Michael Hiestand of USA Today goes over the ratings from the weekend and notes that […]
