0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/24/2011
We’re hearing that Game 4 of the World Series on Fox outrated the Sunday Night Football blowout on NBC last night. The World Series which ended at a 4-0 win for the Texas Rangers over the St. Louis Cardinals stayed close for most of the night while Sunday Night Football resulted in a lopsided 62-7 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/23/2011
Now onto Fox NFL Sunday quotage. No video this week. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 10/23/11 Glazer Reports the NFLPA Instructed Players to Refuse HGH Testing Terry Bradshaw: Carson Palmer Is Not An Elite Quarterback Jimmy Johnson: Minnesota Starting Christian Ponder Is The Right Move Michael Strahan To Chicago Bears Management On RB Matt Forte: […]
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Let’s do some linkage on this Sunday morning. Some good stuff to get to. TVbytheNumbers says World Series Game 3 easily won the primetime ratings last night over college football and repeats on NBC. The Associated Press has an in-depth story on how Fox and Telemundo won the rights to the 2015-22 World Cups. Marisa […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/21/2011
Over to Fox which not only has a doubleheader this weekend, but also the annual game in London, England pitting the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Bucs at the venerable Wembley Stadium. The late games at 4:15 p.m. ET are nothing to write home about based on records. Green Bay at Minnesota at St. Louis […]
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A compelling Game 2 that went down to the wire brought a good audience for Game 2 of the 2011 World Series. The audience was 14.3 million and brought Fox an 8.9 rating and a 14 share. That’s 5% higher than last year’s Game 2 rating which ended at an 8.5/14 and 14.1 million viewers. […]
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We have the official announcement from FIFA awarding the US media rights to the Men’s and Women’s World Cups ranging from 2015 through 2022. Fox gets the English language rights for TV and radio. Fox reportedly paid a total of $450-$500 million to wrest the rights from ESPN which had aired the event consecutively dating […]
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Fox won with a bid around $500 million. Telemundo took Spanish rights for $600 million. Both ESPN and Univision said they were outbid. More to follow.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/20/2011
We have the final numbers on Game 1 of the World Series. Fox received an 8.7 rating with a 14 share for the opening game of the Fall Classic between Texas and St. Louis. That’s down 2% from last year’s Game 1 between Texas and San Francisco. Overall, 14.2 million people watched Game 1. Fox […]
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I’ll give you some linkage. Won’t be able to give you a whole set, but I’ll give you what I can as I have to do the Friday features, Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks, College Football Viewing Picks, NFL Viewing Picks and Weekend Viewing Picks tonight. I won’t be able to blog extensively on […]
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The overnight primetime ratings are in for the networks. As expected, Game 1 of the World Series saw lower ratings than last year, a 9.6 rating, however, Fox did win the night which is more important for the network. Ratings for the games may go down year-to-year, but the network wants the win in the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/19/2011
I appreciate you still visiting Fang’s Bites as I’ve been trying to keep the site updated for you. Linkage has been scarce since Sunday. Been busy helping my sister with her son and then I was out for most of the morning. Time to provide you with some linkage. Michael Hiestand of USA Today says […]
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The Fox Sports crew for the World Series held its own media conference call on Tuesday with the men who will call the Fall Classic including Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Eric Karros and Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski. Also on hand to discuss Fox’s coverage was Fox Sports Media Group’s Vice Chairman Ed Goren […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/18/2011
The Fall Classic begins Wednesday on Fox and it means that Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will team up for their 14th World Series together (the last 12 consecutively) bringing out the worst in each other. The Texas Rangers will hope the 2nd straight year in the World Series as American League champions will be […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/16/2011
And we move to Fox NFL Sunday. A couple of videos are included. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 10/16/11 Howie Long: If Tebow is a Successful NFL Quarterback, It Won’t Happen in Denver Johnson: Jim Johnson Left Void Eagles Are Still Trying to Fill Bradshaw: Lions Remind Me of My Young Steelers Teams Strahan: Falcons […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/14/2011
Let’s have another NFL preview of Week 6 plus provide the regional splits for Sunday along with the announcing assignments for the NFL on Fox. Plus, we get a look at what you’ll see on Fox NFL Sunday at noon ET/9 a.m. PT. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES Joe Montana Voices “The Journey” to […]
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NFL Coverage Maps Blackouts: Cincinnati, Tampa-St. Petersburg Byes: Arizona, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle & Tennessee NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at New York Giants — Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Indianapolis at Cincinnati — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jacksonville at Pittsburgh — Ian […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/13/2011
Wednesday was a lost cause for me as I was away from the office all day and spending time with my week old nephew in Boston. I helped my sister out with a few things as she’s dealing with her first child. There will be days like that on the blog for the next few […]
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After seeing an all-time record low rating for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, Fox rebounded on Tuesday night which saw Detroit take Game 3. Fox received a 5.3 rating with an 8 share, much better than last year’s Game 3 of the NLCS which Fox aired. That came in at a 3.3/8. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/11/2011
Let’s do some links for you now. First, Sports Business Journal’s editorial team talked with ESPN and NFL executives on the decision to remove Hank Williams, Jr.’s open from Monday Night Football. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings from the weekend in sports television. Mike Lopresti of USA Today writes about Turner […]
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Both Fox and TBS are hoping to have long series to gain interest in the MLB Postseason because based on the Game 1 overnight ratings, viewers need something to get hooked. Yes, the Yankees and Phillies, two teams from big markets in the Northeast are out, but with Detroit and Dallas are large markets. However, […]
