0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/3/2013
I haven’t been able to post as much as I would like over the last week and it’s usually a busy week on the site. My apologies. I will be here throughout today to update things and I’ll provide my grades to the Super Bowl ads after each quarter. Some quick thoughts as we get […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/2/2013
We now have the times of the features that will be seen on the Super Bowl Today on CBS. Take a look. THIS JUST IN… …FROM CBS SPORTS Following is the list of the scheduled times the features will run during CBS Sports’ SUPER BOWL TODAY pre-game show (all times ET; subject to change): PATRICK […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/1/2013
All Times Eastern Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m. First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. Super Bowl Live — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. Face the Nation: Super Bowl Edition — CBS, 10:30 a.m. Road […]
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Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, February 2 Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live from Bloomington, IN — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. Big Ten Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 6:30 p.m. College GameDay live from Bloomington, IN — ESPN, 8 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/31/2013
In this bizarre year for sports with Manti Te’o and Lance Armstrong, we have yet another strange story. This one involves former Miami Dolphins quarterback and current CBS NFL Today analyst Dan Marino. Ian Mohr of the New York Post reports that Marino fathered a daughter out of wedlock with a network production assistant back […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/30/2013
CBS has provided its rundown for stories and features that will be seen on “The Super Bowl Today” pregame show this Sunday. Super Bowl Today will begin at 2 p.m. ET on the CBS Television Network. James Brown will be joined by Greg Gumbel, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, Dan Marino, Clay Matthews and Shannon Sharpe […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/25/2013
I provide this table which has all of the Super Bowls to date including their networks and broadcasters. I thought you might get a kick out of it to see who has called which games. The CBS lines are in bold because this table was compiled by CBS. SUPER BOWL BROADCASTERS HISTORY (1967-2013) Super Bowl […]
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As is the norm for Super Bowl Sunday, the rightsholder of the Big Game will air the annual “Road to the Super Bowl” special, produced by NFL Films to kick off the network’s coverage. NBC aired the special last year and this year, it’s CBS’ turn. This will be the 43rd year for “Road to […]
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Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, January 26 Pregame & Studio Hosts College GameDay live from Raleigh, NC — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. College GameDay — ESPN, 6 p.m. College Basketball Live — ESPN2, midnight 11 a.m. Syracuse at Villanova — ESPNU (Beth Mowins/Tim Walsh) 11:30 a.m. Women’s: Delta State at Valdosta […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/24/2013
During its coverage, NBC utilized Super Bowl guest analysts who eventually became full-time staffers (Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Hines Ward). Now CBS will bring in Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews for its coverage of the Big Game on February 3. Matthews who has become an overexposed commercial pitchman from Fathead to State Farm to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2013
Trying to post some more things today as Monday turned out to be a mess for no good reason. This came from the National Football League. The NFC and AFC Conference Championships averaged just under 45 million viewers on Sunday. The NFC Championship on Fox which turned out to be a San Francisco 49ers win […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/20/2013
CBS will end Conference Championship Sunday with the AFC Championship between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots live from Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The game broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. ET. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call all of the action. They’ll be joined on the broadcast by Steve Tasker and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/18/2013
All Times Eastern Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. SportsCenter Special: Parcells’ Conference Championship Preview — ESPN2, 8 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, noon NFL Championship Chase — Fox, 1 p.m. Fox NFL […]
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Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, January 19 Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live from Indianapolis — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 p.m. College GameDay live from Indianapolis — ESPN, 8 p.m. 11 a.m. Virginia Military Institute at Coastal Carolina — ESPNU (Adam Amin/Brooke Weisbrod) noon St. John’s at DePaul — Big East […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/17/2013
This has been a rather bizarre 24 hour period trying to follow this Manti Te’o story. I’m going to provide some linkage for you. Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey at Deadspin provide some information on what the media missed on the Manti Te’o fake girlfriend story. Ty Duffy at The Big Lead says it’s time […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2013
I keep getting bogged down with family stuff. I’m going to try and provide some linkage now. Deadspin’s Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey have the story of the day exposing the inspirational Manti Te’o’s girlfriend story as one huge hoax. Matt Yoder at Awful Announcing has Twitter reaction to the Te’o girlfriend hoax. Michael Hiestand […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/15/2013
If you need further proof that the NFL rules the airwaves, just take a look at the two press releases I’m going to post for you below. First, NFL Divisional Weekend drew on average 34 million viewers for the four games played this past weekend. It marks the third consecutive year that we’ve seen so […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/14/2013
Time for some Monday links. Let’s get to them. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with CBS Evening News anchorman Scott Pelley about interviewing President Obama for the network’s Super Bowl coverage and also reviews the performances of the NFL “B” analysts during the weekend. Michael Smith and John Ourand at Sports Business Journal note that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/13/2013
Next Sunday, January 20, the CBS Television Network will air the AFC Championship, the Baltimore Ravens taking on the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA in a rematch of last year’s game. The winner will advance to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call the game. […]
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NFC Championship San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons — Fox (Joe Buck/Troy Aikman/Erin Andrews/Pam Oliver)/Dial Global Radio (Dave Sims/James Lofton/Tony Boselli), 3 p.m. ET Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, 2 p.m. ET AFC Championship Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots — CBS (Jim Nantz/Phil Simms/Steve Tasker/Solomon Wilcots)/Dial Global Radio (Kevin Harlan/Dan Fouts/Mark Malone), 6:30 p.m. […]
