0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/1/2014
In this transition year for college football, ESPN transitions its announcing teams for the 2014 season. For the new College Football Playoff, ESPN has shuffled its announcers for a sport it does quite well. Brent Musburger will no longer be on the “A” team as he has been sent to the new SEC Network where […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/24/2014
ESPN has two former college coaches joining its college football ranks this season. Former Texas Longhorns coach Mack Brown will be on ABC with John Saunders and new studio analyst Danny Kanell on College Football Countdown on Saturdays at 3 p.m. ET and be part of the halftime and postgame shows for the 3:30 p.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/14/2014
I never would have thought in a million years that the World Cup would see huge numbers, however, throw the baby out with the bath water this year. ESPN did a tremendous job in marketing the World Cup. The U.S. men’s national team became a huge story and for one month, the networks of ESPN […]
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ESPN has announced that Sunday’s Germany-Argentina World Cup Final which aired on ABC, received a 9.7 overnight rating. It’s the third-highest overnight rating for a World Cup match behind the 1994 Final between Brazil and Italy (12.8) and the 1994 Round of 16 match between the USA and Brazil (10.4). Yesterday’s match was 13% better […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/12/2014
ESPN and Univision are now down to their last two games in their long legacies with the World Cup. After Sunday, it’ll be up to Fox and Telemundo to provide the coverage of soccer’s ultimate event from 2015 until 2024. Hopefully the two networks will be able to match what ESPN and Univision have been […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/11/2014
As we get ready for the fourth major tournament of the men’s professional golf calendar, ESPN has announced its coverage plans for the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England. With Tiger Woods expected to compete in the Open, ESPN will dedicate one complete feed on ESPN3 to the golfer on Thursday, July 17 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/2/2014
We have the World Cup quarterfinal announcing assignments on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. On Friday, ESPN2 will air France vs. Germany followed by Brazil vs. Colombia on ESPN. Then on Saturday, ABC airs Argentina vs. Belgium followed by the Netherlands vs. Costa Rica on ESPN. The excellent teams of Jon Champion/Stewart Robson and Ian Darke/Steve […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/30/2014
Sunday was a good day for ESPN as it aired two World Cup Round of 16 games. Netherlands vs. Mexico becomes the highest-rated non-U.S. game in any round with a very respectable 4.0 rating and 6.571 million viewers. For Costa Rica vs. Greece which ended in a penalty kick shootout, it sustained a 3.9 rating […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/28/2014
Here are the announcers for today’s games in the FIFA World Cup. Today begins the Knockout Round and it signifies that ABC will carry a doubleheader today. Univision/Univision Deportes carries the games in Spanish. Ian Darke and Steve McManaman will call Brazil vs. Chile on ABC. Here are the schedule of matches plus announcers. As […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/27/2014
The Round of 16 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup begins on Saturday. The all-South American matchups of Brazil vs. Chile and Colombia vs. Uruguay kickoff the Knockout Round of the World Cup on ABC. Then ESPN takes over the matches for the rest of the Round of 16 through Tuesday including USA vs. Belgium […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/19/2014
We have the announcing assignments for the ESPN Family of Networks from Friday, June 20 through Thursday, June 26. This will mark the end of Group Play as on Monday, there will be simultaneous games from each group both at noon ET and 4 p.m. So there will be four games between Monday, June 23 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2014
Because of the World Cup, ESPN will air Wimbledon over three different networks this year. During the first four days of coverage from Monday, June 23 through Thursday, June 26, ESPN will start things each morning from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET then hand off to ESPNews from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ESPN2 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/14/2014
Here are the assignments for ABC, ESPN, ESPN Radio and Univision/Univision Deportes for the World Cup games for Sunday. Unlike Saturday when we had a chock full of games, there are three on Sunday. ABC has a doubleheader at 11:30 a.m. ET and 2:30 p.m. ET. ESPN has the nightcap. Univision/Univision Deportes will air all […]
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For the duration of the World Cup, I will publish the announcing assignments for ESPN, ESPN Radio and Univision/Univision Deportes. I know some of you are wondering who will be calling each game and this will provide you with a one-stop shopping post for each of the days. This will cover Saturday, June 14. All […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2014
As the World Cup prepares to kickoff in São Paulo on Thursday as host country Brazil takes on Croatia, ESPN will be ready to start its last Copa do Mundial until at least 2022. Ian Darke will call five matches in the first eight days, most of them will be with his old English Premier […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/16/2014
On Sunday, ABC will show Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals featuring the rematch of last year’s ECF. The Indiana Pacers hope to be able to get past the Miami Heat this time around. Games 1 and 2 will be played Sunday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 20 and then there will be […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/4/2014
And the Games 7 keep on coming in the NBA. Falling one series short of a record for Games 7 in the first round, we have two added to the three we had on Saturday. Today, ABC has an afternoon twinbill of Games 7 starting with Brooklyn at Toronto at 1 p.m. with Mike Tirico, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/1/2014
ESPN gets back in the NBA Playoffs act on Friday and Sunday. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine for three Games 6 on Friday and then ABC will air a scheduled doubleheader on Sunday. The takeaway on this is that Michelle Beadle will host NBA Countdown on both days as Sage Steele as a prior commitment. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/18/2014
The NBA Playoffs begin this weekend and ESPN/ABC will kick off things with a combined quadrupleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday. It all tips off on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN when the Brooklyn Nets take on the Toronto Raptors from the Air Canada Centre with Dave Pasch, Jon Barry […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/16/2014
ESPN has released five neutral site college football season-opening games that will air in August. It begins with the Kickoff Games in Atlanta. ESPN carries Boise State vs. Mississippi on Thursday, August 28 at 8 p.m. and then ABC/ESPN2 has the contest on Saturday, August 30 as West Virginia takes on Alabama at 3 p.m. […]
