0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/20/2015
The tip times for Saturday, March 21 are in. CBS has a quadrupleheader beginning at 12:10 p.m. ET with UCLA taking on UAB, then Kentucky vs. Cincinnati, Arizona vs. Ohio State and Utah vs. Georgetown. TNT begins the Turner Sports coverage with Xavier vs. Georgia State at 6:10 p.m. and TBS follows an hour later […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/5/2015
This year brings a lot of upheaval for the CBS/Turner team for this year’s NCAA Tournament. With Greg Anthony suspended, Steve Kerr in the NBA, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill named to the “A” team with Jim Nantz, analysts and reporters have to be shuffled and that’s exactly what CBS/Turner has done. It also means […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/3/2015
Back to do a sports media notebook for you. Let’s get to it. NEWS NASCAR beat reporter Jim Utter of the Charlotte Observer notes that Sunday’s Sprint Cup race in Atlanta did well for Fox and was up from last year’s second race which was held in Phoenix. That along with increased viewership for the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/3/2015
After Greg Anthony was indefinitely suspended last month for his arrest in a prostitution sting, CBS and Turner Sports had to find a replacement not just for him, but also Steve Kerr who left after last season to become a coach in the NBA. With the networks needing two men to replace for the NCAA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2015
Time for some predictions for 2015. Looking back through the archives, the last predictions post on this site was done in 2012 so it’s time to do one now. I’ll do it a little differently than in previous years. Here goes. January The first-ever College Football National Championship Game on ESPN draws a record cable […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2014
It’s that time of year once again to look back at the stories that made the Big Dozen list. If you’re new here and wonder why it’s called the Big Dozen? It’s a tribute to where I used to work, WPRI-TV on the border of East Providence, RI and Seekonk, MA. My good friend, John […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2014
ESPN says Tuesday’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship game between UConn and Notre Dame earned a 3.1 overnight rating. That’s the highest overnight number for a women’s basketball game on the network dating back to 2004. The Hartford-New Haven, CT market naturally was the highest local number of the night receiving a 29.3. Nashville where the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/8/2014
It’s been a tradition since 1987. We watch the end of the NCAA Championship to see the montage and it never fails to make us want more college basketball. Unfortunately, it may be the last one if what is being rumored is true, that this is the last “One Shining Moment” montage ever. We’ll try […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/6/2014
That’s the spin from CBS/Turner. What they won’t tell you is that ratings and viewership are down, but that’s because TBS, TNT and truTV don’t have the penetration that CBS does. First things first. Let’s go over Saturday’s numbers. With the Final Four airing across three Turner platforms, the two games of the Final Four […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2014
Time for a long overdue sports media post. You get three columns-in-one. Nice concept for you. If you don’t know the name Sandy Grossman in the pantheon of sports television, you should. He was the “A” director on the NFL on CBS and Fox, the NBA on CBS, the NHL on Fox and directed two […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/4/2014
All Times Eastern Saturday, April 5 Men’s Studio and Pregame Shows NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m. Road to the Final Four — TBS, 3 p.m. College GameDay live from Fort Worth, TX — ESPN, 3:30 p.m. The Final Four Show — TBS, 4 p.m. Inside March Madness — TBS, 11:30 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/1/2014
As we know, Turner Sports will air the 2014 men’s Final Four™ in Arlington, TX. TBS will have the national feed with TNT and truTV airing localized feeds for UConn, Florida, Kentucky and Wisconsin. TBS will have Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony and Steve Kerr will call the game while Tracy Wolfson will report from courtside. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/31/2014
Executives at the CBS and Turner Sports headquarters in New York and Atlanta must be doing backflips and handstands over the numbers for the NCAA Tournament. Through Sunday, the Tournament has averaged 9.8 million viewers. That’s the highest viewership since 1993. The average rating is 6.2 with a 13 share and that’s tied with last […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/30/2014
Announced earlier tonight, TBS will air the 2014 NCAA Men’s Final Four live from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX. So weird to hear “North Texas” over the last two weeks. Do the residents of Arlington, TX like hearing their city referred to as the generic North Texas? Just a thought. Anyway, TBS will air UConn-Florida […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
We’re entering a brave new world beginning this year. You have gotten used to having TBS, TNT and truTV join CBS in televising the NCAA Tournament over the last four seasons. Up until this year, CBS had been airing the Final Four and National Championship Game without interruption since 1982. That changes this year as […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/29/2014
Ok, CBS has set the times for Sunday’s Regional Finals. It plays out as you might expect. The East Regional Final featuring UConn vs. Michigan State at Madison Square Garden in New York to be called by Uncle Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Allie LaForce will air at 2:20 p.m. ET. Then the Midwest Regional […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/28/2014
Through the first seven days of the NCAA Tournament, CBS and Turner Sports are seeing the best viewership in over two decades. Through Thursday, the average viewership is 9.3 million which is up 3% from last year. And that’s the highest viewership since 1993. And the average rating is 6.0 which is up a tick […]
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All Times Eastern Saturday, March 29 Men’s Studio & Pregame Shows Best of College Basketball 2014 — CBS, 2 p.m. NCAA March Madness 260 — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m. NCAA Tip-Off — TBS, 5 p.m. Inside March Madness — TBS, 11 p.m.NCAA March Madness Bracket Breakdown — CBS Sports Network, midnight College GameDay — […]
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We have the schedule for the Saturday Regional Finals. Both will air on TBS. The South Regional Final between Florida and Dayton will air at 6:09 p.m. ET Then the West Regional Final with Wisconsin taking on Arizona is scheduled for 8:49 p.m. Here is the CBS/Turner press release. TURNER SPORTS AND CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCE […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/24/2014
Catching up on a couple of things on this Monday night. The first week of the NCAA Tournament went swimmingly well for the CBS/Turner consortium. Record ratings and record viewership has steered the first six days of games for the CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV combo. For the first six days, CBS/Turner averaged a 5.9/13 […]
