0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/6/2011
Let’s provide some linkage on this NFL Sunday. Dennis Dodd at CBSSports.com writes that the SEC plans to reopen its humungous media rights contract with ESPN soon after its admission of Missouri into the conference is made official. Glenn Davis at SportsGrid has video of ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit losing his concentration as an earthquake hit […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/4/2011
We now go to Fox Sports and its preview for Week 9 in the League Where They Play For Pay. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES Giants-Patriots Meet For First Time Since Super Bowl XLII During FOX’s Week 9 Doubleheader This Sunday Coach’s Corner: Bill Belichick & Jimmy Johnson Sit Down on FOX NFL SUNDAY […]
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Ok, let’s get this done. Lots of linkage from yesterday and today. I need to catch up. Let’s go. Check out your Weekend Viewing Picks for the sports and entertainment programming for Saturday and Sunday. National Mike McCarthy of USA Today wonders if there’s a glass ceiling for women in sports television. Former Comcast SportsNet […]
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NFL Coverage Maps Blackouts: None Byes: Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS Cleveland at Houston — Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts (“The Bird” and “The Beard”) Miami at Kansas City — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots New York Jets at Buffalo — Jim Nantz/Phil […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2011
Let’s provide some mid-week linkage for you. Sports Business Daily recaps how ESPN’s SportsCenter handled NBA highlights on what should have been the Opening Night of the regular season. SBD also looks at Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s agreement to sell the team at auction. Paul Thomasch with Reuters says MLB is looking to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/31/2011
Let’s do some links on this Monday. Some good stuff to get to. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that CBS’ Bill Cowher may make broadcasting a true second career after shooting down another coaching rumor. At Fox Sports, Brian Lowry feels for the most part, Fox got the job done during the World Series. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/30/2011
Now we move to Fox NFL Sunday and we have a couple of videos. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 10/30/11 Strahan: If Suh Taunted Ryan, Why Didn’t Falcons Players Challenge Him on the Field Instead of in the Media? Glazer Reports That NFL GM’s Say Andrew Luck Is Biggest Prospect in 15 Years Long: Tebow’s […]
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Let’s some linkage on this Sunday. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News writes that the NBA lockout has forced the cancellation of the rest of its November games forcing ESPN, TNT, NBA TV and regional sports networks to fill huge programming holes. Michael Malone at Multichannel notes that some Hawaiian viewers lost part of Thursday’s Game […]
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Another baseball season over and it’s time for another edition of the Fang’s Bites MLB TV Awards. You can see previous editions here and here. As usual, we’ll deal with the national TV partners, ESPN, Fox, MLB Network and TBS. This is a listing of the Best and Worst, it’s not a competition, so please, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/29/2011
The most watched World Series game since Game 4 in 2004 saw a total audience of 25.4 million people. That is upper echelon NFL-like numbers. Fox saw a rating of 14.7 and a 25 share for Game 7 of the 2011 World Series between Texas and St. Louis which is again NFL-like. In 2004, Game […]
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We have the overnight numbers for World Series Game 7 from Friday night. Thanks to a compelling Game 6 Thursday night that hooked viewers, plus some weak competition on ABC, CBS, NBC and The CW, Fox was able to blow away the other networks with an NFL-like rating, 16.2 with a 28 share, the highest-rated […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/28/2011
Let’s move to Fox Sports which will have regional NFL action this week. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES Lynch Goes One-on-One with Tebow on FOX NFL SUNDAY ROOKIE QBs MEET IN CHARLOTTE AND FOX SPORTS KEEPS INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR WITH NFL ACTION IN CANADA – Week 8 of the 2011 NFL on FOX season kicks […]
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We have the final numbers from Fox Sports in what was a big night for the World Series and the network setting up a penultimate Game 7 tonight at 8:05 p.m. ET. Fox received a 12.7 rating with a 21 share, the highest ratings for a World Series game since Game 6 of the 2009 […]
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Due to a crazy schedule for most of this week and then having a medical procedure done yesterday, I have not been able to blog like I’ve wanted to. Links have been scarce, but I’m available to do them now and hopefully, won’t be interrupted. Your Weekend Viewing Picks have your sports and entertainment programming […]
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Overnight ratings for the thrilling, compelling and exciting Game 6 of the World Series. With St. Louis twice being down to its last strike of the season, the Cardinals scored in the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th innings to overtake Texas, 10-9 and force a Game 7. Fox notes that the game received a 13.8 […]
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NFL Coverage Maps Blackouts: None Byes: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, New York Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, noon 1 p.m. CBS Indianapolis at Tennessee — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jacksonville at Houston — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Miami at New York Giants — Greg Gumbel/Dan […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/26/2011
This in from Fox regarding Monday’s ratings for Game 5 of the World Series. Final ratings show that Game 5 received an 8.8 rating with a 14 share. About 14.3 million people watched. Fox won the night in key demographics in the 18-34 category, but was behind in the 18-49 category to CBS’ lineup of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/25/2011
Just saw this tweet from the great John Ourand of Sports Business Journal: [blackbirdpie url=” We’ll get final numbers later, but both MNF and the World Series got their lowest overnight ratings respectively. Fox will take the win, however. I’ll check later to see if the World Series beat ABC’s Monday juggernaut, Dancing with the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/24/2011
We have a press release from Fox based on the overnight numbers for Saturday and Sunday. We should have final numbers tomorrow and because of sports overruns on Saturday, Nielsen’s final numbers for the night are delayed. But Fox is claiming victory for Saturday night for Game 3 which was a 16-7 blowout for St. […]
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Ok, I won’t be in all day on Tuesday, although I will have my iPad and I’ll try to post any breaking news from a conference in Taunton, MA tomorrow. But while I’m in the office now, it’s time for some linkage. Starting with Sports Business Daily, we learn that Game 4 of the World […]
