0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/18/2015
To the notebook: NEWS The big sports media news from Wednesday came from a feature on HBO in this week’s Hollywood Reporter. In discussing the new era of HBO with its HBO Now over the top service was a line that the network is looking at luring soon-to-be ex-ESPN’er Bill Simmons. On June 21, HBO […]
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College Baseball NCAA College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, NE Elimination Game TCU vs. LSU — ESPN, 8 p.m. College World Series Postgame — ESPNU, 11 p.m. College Basketball Inside College Basketball: Draft Special: The Backcourt — CBS Sports Network, midnight Copa América Group C, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile Peru vs. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2015
After a crazy last day of Group Play in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, we have the official schedule for the Round of 16 which begins Saturday. The entire Round of 16 will air on Fox Sports 1 as Fox will focus on the U.S. Open during the weekend. This is official now as […]
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The NBA Finals gave ABC great numbers in both ratings and viewership. The six game series averaged a viewership of 19.9 million and the rating ended up at an impressive 11.6. Both of those numbers were up 30% and 26% respectively from the 2014 Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. The viewership […]
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USA-Nigeria on Fox drew a very respectable audience even with the second half of the match on opposite the first half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals. With Fox airing the game, USA-Nigeria averaged an audience of 5 million viewers making it the most-watched soccer game on the network eclipsing the record set last […]
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Ok, let’s do this. NEWS The 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final ended up being the second most-watched series on record just below the most-watched 2013 SCF between Boston and Chicago. This year’s series averaged 5.551 million viewers which is just off from 2013 which averaged 5.753 million. For Game 6 on Monday, the series-clincher for […]
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College Baseball NCAA College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, NE Miami (FL) vs. Florida — ESPN, 8 p.m. College World Series Postgame — ESPNU, 11 p.m. College Basketball Inside College Basketball: Draft Special: What’s Your Role? — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m. Copa América Group C, Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago de Chile, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2015
College Baseball NCAA College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, NE Losers Bracket Cal State-Fullerton vs. LSU — ESPN2, 3 p.m. Winners Bracket Vanderbilt vs. TCU — ESPN, 8 p.m. College World Series Postgame — ESPNU, 11 p.m. College Basketball Inside College Basketball: Draft Special: In the Paint — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2015
Disney officials have to be happy as the current NBA contract with ESPN is ending and a new one is set to begin in 2016. The ESPN-produced 2015 Finals airing on ABC is setting records all over the place. Game 5 between Cleveland and Golden State averaged the highest viewership of the series with over […]
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To the notebook now. Lots of things to get to. NEWS The Women’s World Cup is still scoring for Fox. After the U.S. Women’s team’s debut last week vs. Australia which drew 3.331 million viewers on Fox Sports 1, Friday’s game against Sweden and the US’ former coach Pia Sundhage averaged 4.5 million viewers. That […]
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College Baseball NCAA College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, NE Losers Bracket Miami (FL) vs. Arkansas — ESPN2, 3 p.m. Winners Bracket Florida vs. Virginia — ESPN2, 8 p.m. College World Series Postgame — ESPNU, 11 p.m. College Basketball Inside College Basketball: Draft Special: The Backcourt — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m. Copa […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/13/2015
Saturday, June 13 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France Start — Fox Sports 2, 8:30 a.m. Update — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. Update — Fox Sports 2, 11 p.m. Australian Rules Football West Coast Eagles vs. Essendon Bombers — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 a.m. Collingwood Magpies vs. Greater […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2015
Despite a blowout win by Golden State that assures the NBA Finals will go at least 6 games, last night’s Game 4 drew the highest ratings for a such contest in over ten years. Thursday’s game averaged a 13.9 overnight rating which is 31% better than last year’s 10.6 for Game 4 of Miami-San Antonio. […]
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Arena Football Jacksonville Sharks at Tampa Bay Storm — ESPN2, 7 p.m. Las Vegas Outlaws at Spokane Shock — CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m. Australian Rules Football Port Adelaide Power vs. Geelong Cats — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. Gold Coast Suns vs. Fremantle Dockers — Fox Soccer Plus, 11:30 p.m. Boxing Premier Boxing Champions, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/11/2015
This just in from MLB Network, the league-owned channel has just gone online, streaming on desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets. MLB Network joins NFL Network in streaming online, however, NFL Network streams on Verizon cell phones for their customers and on tablets on NFL Mobile for authenticated cable and satellite providers. MLB Network […]
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Let’s do another notebook for you on this Thursday. NEWS The NBA Finals are breaking records. Through three games, the series between the Cleveland Cavs and Golden State Warriors is averaging almost 18.5 million viewers and a 10.8 rating which is slaughtering all programming on broadcast and cable. Game 3 drew an 11.1 rating on […]
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College Track & Field NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Championships, Hayward Field, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Women’s Semifinals — ESPN3, 1 p.m. Women’s Semifinals — ESPNU, 7 p.m. Women’s Semifinals — ESPN, 8:30 p.m. Copa América Group A, Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile Chile vs. Ecuador — beIN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2015
ESPN officials are crowing about the ratings for the NBA Finals on ABC. Game 3 between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers set the record for highest rating for an NBA Final Game 3 on the American Broadcasting Company. The overnight rating was 13.7 which is 33% higher than last year’s Game 3 between […]
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Oh, bloody hell, it’s been a while since I’ve done a sports media notebook. We have quite a few things to provide so in lieu of me explaining why you haven’t seen one in months, let’s just get to the news, linkage and other stuff. NEWS A couple of things to lead with this morning. […]
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College Track & Field NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Hayward Field, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Men’s Semifinals — ESPN3, 2 p.m. Men’s Semifinals — ESPNU, 7 p.m. Cycling Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 4: Anneyron to Porte de DrômArdèche/Sisteron — NBCSN, 1 a.m. (Thursday) Golf Women’s PGA Championship, Westchester […]
