0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/3/2011
I can’t do much blogging as I’m at the RI Convention Center for an all day seminar. I’ll do what I can when I can. Here’s the overnight ratings for the Jets-Ravens game on Sunday night. NBC concedes the ratings are 11% lower than last year. The MLB Postseason on TBS may have played a […]
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We’re at the point where NBC likes to send Bob Costas’ halftime comments from Sunday Night Football. No other network sends NFL halftime quotage. Last night, Bob discussed Tony Romo’s up-and-down season and the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys. Take a look. BOB COSTAS’ HALFTIME ESSAY ON COWBOYS QB TONY ROMO The question of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/2/2011
We complete the Sunday NFL pregame quotage for Week 4 in the League Where They Play for Pay. This is NBC’s Football Night in America with Dan Patrick, Rodney Harrison and Tony Dungy with insiders Peter King of Sports Illustrated and Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk and some Bob Costas, Al Michaels and Cris […]
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Tonight on Sunday Night Football, NBC will have the New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens game. Before that on Football Night in America, Bob Costas will interview Bart Scott of the New York Jets and Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens. We have the quotes from the one-on-one talks that you’ll see tonight on NBC. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2011
NBC Sports talks about the Sunday Night Football matchup between the New York Jets and the Baltimore Ravens. And we also get some discussion on the NFL’s initiative for breast cancer including some things you’ll see on the field on Sunday night. RAVENS HOST REX RYAN AND THE NEW YORK JETS IN HEATED AFC SHOWDOWN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/30/2011
Let’s do some Friday linkage for you. MLB Postseason starts up really in earnest with four games on Saturday. College Football in full swing and the NFL completes its first month of games on Sunday. Your Weekend Viewing Picks have everything you need to know in sports and primetime programming. To the linkage. National Michael […]
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NFL Coverage Maps Blackouts: Cincinnati, San Diego NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, noon 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at Cincinnati — Andrew Catalon/Steve Tasker Pittsburgh at Houston — Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Tennessee at Cleveland — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon FOX Carolina at Chicago — Thom Brennaman/Brian Billick/Laura Okmin Detroit […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/27/2011
NBC sends a press release touting the viewership numbers for Sunday Night Football. Still, they were the lowest of the season as an average of 20.4 million people watched the Pittsburgh-Indianapolis game. It received a 12.2 rating with a 19 share. Compared with Week 1 which had 25.8 million people and was the most watched […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/26/2011
This game was on the NHL on NBC schedule even though the National Hockey League had not officially announced, but finally, today in Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park, the 2012 NHL Winter Classic has been unveiled. The New York Rangers will take on the Philadelphia Flyers on January 2, 2012 at 1 p.m. ET. NBC […]
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This year’s golf team event will be The Presidents Cup pitting U.S. golfers vs. golfers from Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, New Zealand and South America, unlike the Ryder Cup which has the U.S. vs. Europe. The Presidents Cup was created in 1994 and doesn’t have the prestige and tradition of the Ryder Cup, but […]
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Let’s do some links now. I have to write my recap of Blogs with Balls 4 while everything is still fresh in my mind. It really was a great event to attend and wonderful to meet so many good people. I hope to have the BwB recap up tonight. Here are some links for you. […]
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NBC has sent over this press release crowing about its overnight ratings for Sunday Night Football. For a surprisingly good game between Pittsburgh and a Peyton Manning-less Indianapolis Colts, NBC received a 13.2 rating with a 21 share, up 2% from last year’s Week 3 game, the New York Jets at Miami. Naturally, Pittsburgh and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/25/2011
We now conclude the Sunday NFL pregame quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America. Lots of good stuff here. I’ve added one video for you. FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA NOTES & QUOTES- WEEK 3 “If we can just get these games changed to 30 minutes, I’m picking the Vikings to go to the Super Bowl.” […]
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Tonight on NBC, Football Night in America will attempt to get us to watch the Pittsburgh-Indianapolis game as this has the potential for the Steelers to take out the Colts in a big way. Of course, anything can happen and the Colts could pull off the upset, but without Peyton Manning, NBC will be hardpressed […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/23/2011
Before Peyton Manning’s neck injury became a huge issue during the NFL Lockout, this game between traditional AFC powers Pittsburgh and Indianapolis appeared to be a big glamour matchup for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. But with Indy struggling at 0-2 without Manning, this appears to be a rather pedestrian matchup. In fact, NBC isn’t saying […]
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Due to being at jobsites for the last few days, I haven’t been able post links like I’ve wanted to. I apologize for that. I have tried to be diligent in updating as much as I can. I have quite a bit to catch up with. I may be a blogging machine as I have […]
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NFL Coverage Maps NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS Denver at Tennessee — Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker Houston at New Orleans — Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Jacksonville at Carolina — Spero Dedes/Steve Beuerlein Miami at Cleveland — Don Criqui/Randy Cross New England at Buffalo — Marv […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/22/2011
NBC Sports Group was apparently happy with its Summer at Saratoga horse racing series that it has extended its agreement with the Saratoga Race Course and the New York Racing Association through the 2013 season. This year, NBC and Versus combined to show 8 hours of horse racing over a span of seven weeks. Tentatively […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/20/2011
23.4 million people. A rating of 14.3 and a 23 share. All numbers up from last year’s Week 2 game of Manning Bowl II. Plus, Philadelphia and Atlanta drew monster numbers for the Eagles-Falcons game and NBC executives must be doing handstands and backflips over the ratings. About to head out to a jobsite so […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/19/2011
Let’s do you some links on this Monday, a get back to work day for many of you. Starting with John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, he writes that ESPN is now shooting back at critics who say the network will pass its huge Monday Night Football deal down to cable subscribers. Sports Business Journal […]
