0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/22/2013
CBS has released its college football schedule for 2013 SEC season. Its 16 game season spanning 13 weeks begins on Saturday, September 14 with Alabama at Texas A&M. In addition to the SEC, CBS will air two service academy games including Air Force at Navy as well as Army vs. Navy. Other announced SEC games […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/17/2013
We get word on this Friday night that one of the legends of golf, both on the course and in the broadcast booth, Ken Venturi has died at the age of 82. Just less than two weeks ago, Venturi was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, but was unable to attend due to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/16/2013
Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand reports that ESPN will announce a new 11 year deal to air the U.S. Open. Ourand reported about the potential of this deal earlier this week CBS has aired the event since 1968 and will end its current contract with the United States Tennis Association in 2014. ESPN will take […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/13/2013
From Sports Business Daily’s John Ourand, we learn that ESPN is close to taking another Grand Slam tennis tournament away from network television. In 2011, ESPN wrested Wimbledon away from NBC after the network had broadcast the event dating back to 1968. The entire tournament became an all-cable event last year. Now, ESPN appears to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/8/2013
Let’s go over the entire list of those who won hardware in the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. The awards were handed out at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York. Overall, NBC Sports Group has reason to crow with 23 Emmys, the most of any sports media group. Turner Sports was […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2013
The 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards were handed out tonight in New York at Frederick P. Rose Hall at the Time Warner Center. Thanks to Josh Krulewitz, ESPN public relations maven, I can list the individual winners. I’ll have a full list from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences tomorrow and I’ll post […]
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This coming from the CBS/Turner Sports NCAA Tournament consortium. Starting next year, TBS will get a bigger role in March Madness. It will split the Regional Finals with CBS and for the next two years, air the National Semifinal games while CBS airs the National Championship Game. Then in 2016, TBS will both the Final […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/19/2013
Lots of stuff to post and we continue the NFL schedule posts with what you’ll see on CBS this season. As the home of the American Football Conference, the Tiffany Network will air 103 regular games over 17 weeks, then air four postseason games including the AFC Championship Game on January 19, 2014. CBS will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/17/2013
With the sad news of the passing of former NFL player and broadcaster Pat Summerall, I’ll provide you with a timeline of his broadcasting career. Summerall was one of the best NFL play-by-play announcers of all time. One of the few who did both play-by-play and analysis during his career, he also branched out to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/10/2013
I haven’t done a sports media thoughts post in quite some time. You’re owed some, so lets not waste any time. Two thoughts today with a promise I’ll provide more with some regularity down the road. They’re in bullet form as always. Bizarre story that broke on Tuesday through Boston Sports Media Watch that Red […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2013
The Masters begins on ESPN on Wednesday with the Par 3 Contest and then the 1st and 2nd Rounds on the Alleged Worldwide Leader followed by weekend coverage on CBS. It also means the repeated playing of its iconic theme, “Augusta” on both networks. The Masters’ theme is so associated with the event, that other […]
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CBS/Turner Sports is certainly happy about this year’s NCAA Tournament. The average rating for the 67 games on CBS/TBS/TNT/tru TV was 6.7 with a 14 share. That’s up 10% from 2012’s 6.1/13. It’s the highest average rating for the tournament dating back to 2005 when the entire run was solely on CBS. The average viewership […]
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After three weeks of increased ratings for the NCAA Tournament and the Final Four, the Championship Game gave CBS/Turner a very nice cherry on top of the cake with a big overnight rating. Thanks to a game that was compelling, exciting and went down to the final minutes, Louisville-Michigan garnered a big 14.3 overnight number […]
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After a great game between Michigan and Louisville, won by the Cardinals, we always wait for CBS’ annual version of “One Shining Moment.” This year was no disappointment. Glad that it’s available early. Normally, I’ve waited in the neighborhood of an hour to post it. Take a look at it. And of course, Kevin Ware […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/7/2013
CBS/Turner Sports has a reason to crow as this year’s NCAA Tournament has become a ratings bonanza. And thanks to two compelling games last night, the ratings for the Men’s Final Four® received an average rating of 9.4 with an 18 share, up four percent from last year’s 9.0/17. Average viewership for the game 15.7 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/6/2013
Saturday, April 6 Pregame & Studio Shows The Best of College Basketball 2013 — CBS, 1 p.m. NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m. NCAA March Madness Fandemonium — CBS, 3 p.m. CNN All Access at the Final Four — CNN, 3 p.m. College GameDay live from Atlanta, GA — ESPN, 3 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2013
CBS Sports continues its college basketball coverage on Sunday with live coverage of the NCAA Division II Men’s Championship live from Philips Arena in Atlanta. Metro State takes on Drury. Tim Brando and Dan Bonner will have the call with Lewis Johnson on the sidelines. In addition, Greg Gumbel, Doug Gottlieb and Seth Davis will […]
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CBS and Turner Sports go into their third year producing the NCAA Men’s Final Four® for America’s viewing pleasure. For the 32nd straight (and possibly last) year, CBS will air the Final Four on broadcast television. CBS begins its coverage on Saturday with the Final Four Show live from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/4/2013
CBS Sports will carry two NFL preseason games on consecutive nights on Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24. Both games will be at two iconic NFL cities, Green Bay and Denver. Announcers for each game will be announced at a later date. Here’s the CBS announcement about its schedule. CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2013 NFL […]
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The National Football League has released the schedule for the 2013 Preseason. ESPN will have four games, while Fox has three and CBS and NBC will have two each. NFL Network will carry everything else including a gaggle of games live. The NFL Preseason kicks off on August 4 with the AFC-NFC Hall of Fame […]
