0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/11/2012
Starting tonight and lasting through New Year’s Eve, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area will give San Francisco Giants fans a chance to re-live a magical 2012 postseason with the re-airing of seven games including the entire World Series that led to the team’s second championship in three years. The games start tonight with the original CSN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/30/2012
I hope those of you in the Mid-Atlantic states are ok after Hurricane Sandy. I’m lucky to still have power after yesterday’s gusts in Southern New England. I know many are not. Hopefully you’re ok after Sandy and you can start getting back to normal. Let’s do some linkage for you. Michael Hiestand of USA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/29/2012
We have the final ratings for the 2012 World Series on Fox. First, the ratings for Game 4 which ended as the highest rated of all the broadcasts this year. It resulted in an 8.9 rating and 14 share, down from last year’s Game 4 which had a 9.2/14. The viewership, however, was higher than […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/26/2012
This in from Fox Sports. It mentions that Game 2 saw a slight ratings increase from Game 1. With a much closer 2-0 game in Game 2 that saw the San Francisco Giants take a 2-0 series lead over the Detroit Tigers, Fox received a 7.8 fast national rating with a 12 share. An average […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/25/2012
We have the ratings from World Series Game 1 on Fox from Wednesday night. First, Fox won the night over all competition and also scored an 18-49 demographic win. The network says it received a 7.6 fast national rating and a 12 share with 12.2 million viewers for the 1st contest between the San Francisco […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/24/2012
Throughout the World Series, MLB Network will produce two of its studio shows, MLB Tonight and The Abortion Known as Intentional Talk on location from San Francisco and Detroit. MLB Tonight: World Series Edition will have two pregame shows on gamedays, at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET, then immediately following each contest. Intentional Talk […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/23/2012
Fox Sports is back to air the entire World Series, no matter how far it goes. Fox’s history with the World Series dates back to 1996 and since 2000, the network has aired the Fall Classic consecutively and will continue to do when the new MLB TV contract takes effect in 2014. As usual, Joe […]
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Now with the World Series decided, we know that the San Francisco Giants will take on the Detroit Tigers, a first-time matchup between two heritage MLB franchises. Fox Sports will have all of the games live on TV. ESPN Radio has the game on radio, of course. Here’s the schedule from Major League Baseball. 2012 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/21/2012
I have some time on this NFL Sunday to provide some rare weekend linkage. Let’s get to it. Chris Chase at USA Today’s Game On blog notes that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder has confirmed that he’s dating ESPN College GameDay’s Samantha Steele. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News talks about the Pac-12 Networks being made […]
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Let’s do the Viewing Guide for Week 7 in The League Where They Play for Pay. So who has the dreaded bye this week? Six teams: Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia and San Diego. This makes for some slim pickings for the late games. We’ll get into that later. Any blackouts? None. And Tampa […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/19/2012
After having the maximum amount of 20 combined Wild Card and League Division Games, TBS ended up with the minimal amount of just four American League Championship games as the ALCS ended in a Detroit Tigers sweep of the New York Yankees. Despite the four game procession, TBS did well, getting an increase from last […]
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It’s been too long since I’ve done a links post and why not do this with a Friday megalink post. Your Weekend Viewing Picks have all of my sports and entertainment suggestions. Now to your linkage. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today talks with Fox’s Erin Andrews about her being put under a bigger microscope […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/16/2012
Time for some long overdue sports media thoughts. First I want to apologize for the lack of content over the last three days. I’ve been helping in dealing with a family crisis and that’s been taking my time. Suffice to say that it might influence the number of posts this week into next. I’ll do […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/13/2012
Ok, let’s go over what’s happening in Week 6 in The League Where They Play For Pay. Who’s off this week? For Week 6, Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville and New Orleans. All get the dreaded bye on Sunday. Blackouts? What about the blackouts? Well, Tampa Bay is blacked out which means the local CBS affiliate won’t […]
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With the NFL on Fox feature game in San Francisco and Game 1 of the National League Championship Series also in the City by the Bay, Joe Buck will pull a rare announcing double on Sunday. Buck will call the New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers game at Candlestick Park at 4:25 p.m. ET/1:25 […]
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With the League Division Series over, it’s time for the League Championship Series which begin on Saturday. TBS airs the American League Championship Series. Fox has the National League Championship Series. ESPN Radio has both series. Here’s the schedule and announcers for both LCS. AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees Game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/12/2012
Starting on Sunday, Fox Sports airs the National League Championship Series. Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will be on the case, calling all the action from the booth. Erin Andrews joins the MLB on Fox fray from the college football studios. Ken Rosenthal will also be on the field for Fox. Fox will continue to […]
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It’s a quick turnaround. Saturday night begins the American League Championship Series between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, long-time rivals dating back to the early days of the AL. Now they’ll meet the in ALCS starting at 8:07 p.m. on Saturday. TBS will be the network offering full coverage of the ALCS […]
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For the first time since MLB began the League Division Series format began in 1995, all four series will go the distance. And TBS for the first time since obtaining the rights to the MLB Postseason in 2007, it will have the maximum amount of first round games, 20 out of a possible 20 (2 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/10/2012
With Major League Baseball having a full array of League Division Series games on Wednesday, there’s the possibility of it happening again on Thursday, provided that Oakland and San Francisco extend their series tonight. If that happens, then Turner Sports will get a full array of games with three being aired on TBS and a […]
