0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/31/2012
Once again, the networks of NBCUniversal will be all over the Olympics on Day 5. As ususal, Bravo will have tennis, CNBC will be the home of boxing, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network and NBC will be hopscotching around the Olympics. Take a look at what’s in store for the networks of NBCUniversal for the first […]
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Let’s provide the updates for Canada and the US for Day 5 of the 2012 Games. Canada has some medal hopes on the diving board, in the pool and on the water. CTV, TSN, Sportsnet, RDS, V and the rest of the Olympic Broadcast Consortium will be on top of all things Canadian on Day […]
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Count Day 3 of the 2012 London Olympics as another “Win” for NBC. While the overnight ratings for NBC primetime was measured 5% lower than 2008, the final rating finished 2% above Day 3 in Communist China. The final ratings for Day 3 on Monday resulted in an 18.0/29 for the period of 8 -11:23 […]
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As we wait for the final ratings press release for NBC’s ratings for Day 3 of the 2012 Olympics, we do have this note from NBC on the ratings for the cable properties airing the Games. The London Olympics helped pace NBC Sports Network to its two most watched days in its history. NBCSN saw […]
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While I’ve been focusing mainly on the Olympics, I haven’t forgotten about today’s MLB Trade Deadline. Today at 3 p.m., ESPN will have a SportsCenter special hosted by Baseball Tonight’s Karl Ravech with analyst John Kruk and network MLB insiders Buster Olney and Jason Stark. They’ll follow the trades and the latest information as the […]
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CBS has officially announced the signing of Doug Gottlieb into the company. He’ll join the upstart CBS Sports Radio which will begin in January. He’ll host the 3-6 p.m. ET slot. In addition, he’ll join CBS Sports as a college basketball analyst on games and in the studio. He’ll have a role on the NCAA […]
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Despite having two gold medal winners in the pool including Missy Franklin and men’s gymnastics, NBC saw a slight drop in the overnight ratings for Day 3 of the London Olympics. Last night’s ratings hit 20.1 with a 32 share, well above any network competition. That’s 5% below Beijing’s 21.2/33 with live events compared to […]
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CONCACAF Champions League Herediano vs. Real Salt Lake — Fox Soccer, 10 p.m. Golf Big Break Academy — Golf Channel, 7 p.m. 2000 PGA Championship, Final Round — Golf Channel, 8 p.m. MLB American League Baltimore at New York Yankees — MASN/YES, 7 p.m. Detroit at Boston — Fox Sports Detroit/NESN, 7 p.m. Anaheim Angels […]
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I owe you some linkage and I gathered so many over the last few days that I’m slowing down by browser with so many tabs. I have to clear them so my browser can run properly. So many things to go over. Let’s do this. First at SportsGrid, Jordan Rabinowitz at SportsGrid notes that NBC […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/30/2012
Let’s post the programming schedule for the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium for Day 4 of the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad in London. Day 4 Highlights: Tuesday, July 31 – Canada Set to Make History in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics; Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion Take Flight in Diving; Brent Hayden is Canada’s Best Bet […]
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Well, we move onto Day 4 of the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad. Some favorites that NBC has been depending on have fallen through like Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Jordyn Wieber for one reason or another. On Tuesday in primetime, Phelps will be in the pool swimming in the men’s 200 meter butterfly final. […]
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The London Olympics are resonating with the American people. With no live action in primetime, NBC is still drawing a huge audience. Now remember four years ago in Communist China, swimming was live in primetime in the Eastern and Central time zones as were gymnastics, diving and other events. In London, NBC is holding swimming […]
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ESPN has announced that former coaches Seth Greenberg and Bruce Pearl have been hired as college basketball analysts. In addition, Jalen Rose, one of the Fab Five at Michigan in the early 1990’s, will be an analyst on the basketball version of College GameDay this season. He replaces Hubert Davis who became an assistant coach […]
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There seems to be a vocal minority about NBC’s tape delay policy. It’s very loud on social media and in the mainstream media, but it comes down to viewership, people are speaking with their remotes and the results speak loudly. Once again, NBC experienced an increase in ratings for Sunday’s primetime broadcast. The overnight ratings […]
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The latest season of Big Break wraps up tonight with what appears to be quite a catty reunion show among the cast. Golf Channel has released two videos showing some tension as cast members open up about the show. Last week, Marcela Leon won the opportunity to play in an LPGA event later this year […]
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Golf Big Break Atlantis: Reunion — Golf Channel, 9 p.m. Feherty: John Daly (season finale) — Golf Channel, 10 p.m. MLB American League Anaheim Angels at Texas — ESPN/Fox Sports West/Fox Sports Southwest, 7 p.m. Baltimore at New York Yankees — MASN/YES, 7 p.m. Detroit at Boston — Fox Sports Detroit/NESN, 7 p.m. Chicago White […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2012
Now let’s move to the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium’s programming schedule for Monday. Lots of stuff on CTV, Sportsnet, TSN, RDS, V and others. Day 3 Highlights: Monday, July 30 Canada Takes on Great Britain in Women’s Basketball; British Diving Phenom Tom Daley Set to Make a Splash; USA’s Ryan Lochte Goes for More Gold […]
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Let’s do the programming posts for the Olympics now. NBC has provided the Olympic programming schedule for Monday on the networks of NBCUniversal. Lots of stuff to go over as once again, it’s a full day of events from Badminton to Basketball to Beach Volleyball to Equestrian to… to… you get the idea. NBC Sports […]
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Day 1 of the Games of the XXX Summer Olympics brings some amazing final ratings for the National Broadcasting Company. Primetime saw a rating of 15.8 and a 29 share which is 14% higher than the opening night of the Communist China Olympics. Average viewership was 28.7 million and that is the most watched opening […]
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NFL Network’s new morning show will get its full-fledged debut Monday morning at 6 a.m. ET. After hearing about the set, hosts and format, the show finally premieres this week and just in time for training camp and the beginning of the 2012 preseason. We have the NFL AM guest roster for its debut on […]
