0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/10/2010
All Times Eastern Coverage maps courtesy of the506.com Blackouts: Buffalo The NFL Today – CBS, noon New York Giants at Minnesota originally scheduled for 1 p.m. moved to Monday at 8 p.m. Aired only in New York City/Minneapolis-St. Paul and Rochester, MN on Fox. 1 p.m.CBS Coverage MapCincinnati at Pittsburgh – Greg Gumbel/Dan DierdorfCleveland at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/8/2010
Ok, let’s do the links that I started earlier today. I’ll finish them up. Let’s do it. Milton Kent of Fanhouse feels ESPN did not do Arizona Cardinals QB Derek Anderson any favors by showing him laughing on the sideline. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News writes that the Patriots blowout of the Jets hurt the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/7/2010
A 13-10 thriller between the Steelers and Ravens held viewers for the entire game and overall, Sunday Night Football garnered over 20 million viewers for the 9th time this season. Overall, the rating for the game was 13.4 with a 21 share. It was 7% higher for last year’s Week 13 game which pitted Arizona […]
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NBC got very good ratings for the PGA Tour’s Chevron World Challenge, what essentially is the last official golf tournament of the year before golf’s Silly Season starts. If you’re not aware of the Silly Season, it’s where golf players can make money on unofficial tournaments and rake in the cash. You’ll start to see […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/6/2010
I’ll do a few Monday links. Can’t believe how quickly this day is moving. I’ve already been to three places today. It’s been quite crazy. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand writes about this season’s BCS not being all that sexy. Rupal Parekh and Brian Steinberg from Advertising Age discuss the logjam of auto advertisers in Super […]
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From NBC Sports, the overnight ratings for last night’s epic brawl between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens did very well. Here’s the press release. Let’s just say they’re up all around, from last year, from last week. You get the idea. “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” STEELERS-RAVENS EARNS 14.6 OVERNIGHT; NO. 1 SHOW ON SUNDAY […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/5/2010
We finish our Sunday NFL pregame quotage with Football Night in America and the things that were said on the show by Bob Costas, Dan Patrick, Cris Collinsworth, Al Michaels, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison. Of course, we add Peter King, Mike Florio and Alex Flanagan to the mix. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & […]
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I had no idea that Cris Collinsworth had a website, but NBC Sports apparently did. Collinsworth announced that he was moving ProFootballPros.com to NBCSports.com on Football Night in America. We have details of the announcement right here. COLLINSWORTH TO PROVIDE CONTENT FOR NBCSPORTS.COM; HIS FOOTBALLPROS.COM SITE MOVES TO THE NBCSPORTS.COM PLATFORM NEW YORK – December […]
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Bob Costas has two interviews tonight, one with Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh and the other with Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. We have excerpts below. FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA PREVIEW – WEEK 13 BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS JOHN HARBAUGH & DICK LEBEAU “James Harrison is a good guy. He wants to play the game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2010
Well, it’s been a long ten days since I last did linkage. First, it was the Thanksgiving holidays, then work became crazy. I was able to do press releases as they came into the Fang’s Bites inbox, but you’ve been owed some so let’s get to it without further delay. Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/3/2010
We have two press releases, one from NBC Sports and the other from CBS Sports. NBC has live golf and taped skiing. CBS also has taped skiing. I provide these to you as a public service. TIGER WOODS HOSTS CHEVRON WORLD CHALLENGE; BODE MILLER COMPETES IN WORLD CUP SKIING Elite 18-Player Field Includes FedExCup Champion […]
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On Sunday, NBC airs the rivalry game between Pittsburgh and Baltimore. This week, NBC Sports held a conference call with Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison and Cris Collinsworth. We have highlights of what they said about Sunday’s game and various other issues in the NFL. STEELERS-RAVENS IN BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE IN AFC NORTH ON “SUNDAY […]
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All Times Eastern Coverage Maps Courtesy of the506.com Blackouts: Cincinnati & Tampa Bay Fox NFL Sunday, noon 1 p.m.CBS Coverage MapBuffalo at Minnesota – Kevin Harlan/Solomon WilcotsCleveland at Miami – Greg Gumbel/Dan DierdorfDenver at Kansas City – Ian Eagle/Rich GannonJacksonville at Tennessee – Gus Johnson/Steve Tasker Fox Coverage MapChicago at Detroit – Sam Rosen/Tim Ryan/Jennifer […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/30/2010
NBC’s Sunday Night Football came on top of the primetime ratings once again, garnering an 11.4 rating with an 18 share. It’s off from last year’s Pittsburgh-Baltimore game in Week 12 which received an 11.5/18 mark. The final viewing numbers for Sunday’s game ended at 19.1 million viewers which gave NBC a very good November. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/29/2010
This just in from NBC Sports, Sunday Night Football takes the overnight ratings for Sunday primetime with a 13.0 rating and a 19 share. It’s up from last year’s Week 12 game by 3%. Let’s take a look at the numbers. “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” NO. 1 SHOW OF THE NIGHT FOR 12TH STRAIGHT SUNDAY DESPITE […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/28/2010
And we round out a busy Sunday with the last press release from the networks, NBC’s quotes from Football Night in America which includes Bob Costas’ long-winded halftime commentary that again made no sense. I used to be a big Costas fan, but these last few years have made me dislike him. Whether it was […]
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Tonight, Bob Costas talks with extremely unlikeable Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian and San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. Let’s take a look. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” PREVIEW – WEEK 12 BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS PHILIP RIVERS & BILL POLIAN “Nothing better than Sunday night.” – Philip Rivers to Bob Costas “There has to be a […]
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I forgot that I had NBC Sports’ preview for Sunday Night Football and I hadn’t posted it. So let’s do that now before we go to Monday Night Football. Here’s what NBC’s crew is saying about San Diego-Indianapolis which airs at 8:20 tonight. PEYTON MANNING & PHILLIP RIVERS TO AIR IT OUT WHEN COLTS HOST […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/26/2010
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV College Gameday, live from Stillwater, OK – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noonMichigan at Ohio State – ABC Virginia at Virginia Tech – ACC Network Cincinnati at UConn – Big East Network Indiana at Purdue – Big Ten Network Tulane at Marshall – CBS College Sports Central […]
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All Times Eastern Coverage Maps courtesy of the506.com Fox NFL Sunday – Fox, noon 1 p.m.CBS Coverage MapJacksonville at New York Giants – Greg Gumbel/Dan DierdorfPittsburgh at Buffalo – Kevin Harlan/Solomon WilcotsTennessee at Houston – Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts Fox Coverage MapCarolina at Cleveland – Chris Myers/Torry HoltGreen Bay at Atlanta – Thom Brennaman/Brian Billick/Laura OkminMinnesota […]
