0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/12/2014
At the end of last night’s Indianapolis Colts-New England Patriots game, CBS took the time during a blowout to pay tribute to analyst Dan Dierdorf. The AFC Divisional Playoff game in primetime was Dierdorf’s last for CBS and in all probability, the last he’ll call on network television. Dierdorf did not want a taped tribute […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/11/2014
Our only pregame quotage for NFL Divisional Playoff Saturday is from NFL Network from this morning. Let’s take a look at this long press release. News & Sound Bites From Divisional Saturday Editions of NFL Network’s NFL GameDay First & NFL GameDay Morning Quick Quotes from NFL GameDay First & NFL GameDay Morning – “Everything […]
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Now we move to ESPN’s previews of the Divisional Weekend. ESPN has plenty of programming to analyze the four games this weekend. Check it out below. ESPN NFL Programming Update – Divisional Playoffs Weekend ESPN’s comprehensive coverage of the NFL Divisional Playoffs weekend will include two editions of Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL Matchup, and […]
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Now to the NFL on CBS which has a very long preview of this weekend’s games. It will have both of the late games on Saturday and Sunday. It will show the Indianapolis Colts at the New England Patriots in primetime on Saturday. Then on Sunday afternoon, CBS airs the AFC West battle between the […]
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Now we move to Fox Sports which has two games this weekend, New Orleans at Seattle on Saturday and then San Francisco at Carolina on Sunday. Both games are the early games of the playoff doubleheaders. Saturday’s game will air at 4:30 p.m. ET while Sunday’s game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET Fox NFL […]
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Let’s do the previews from the National Football League’s TV partners for this weekend of postseason play. NFL Network’s two pregame shows will be aired on Saturday and Sunday in advance of the postseason doubleheaders. Here’s what NFL Network is saying about the two games and where it’s assigning its reporters this weekend. DIVISIONAL ROUND […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/10/2014
Fox Sports Go will stream both of Fox’s NFC Divisional Playoff Games this weekend, the New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks contest on Saturday and the San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers match on Sunday. Once again, you will have to be an authenticated subscriber of a participating cable provider to see the games on […]
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While I did name Dierdorf as “Worst Game Analyst” for the 2013 season in the 7th Annual Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards, there is no denying his impact on the NFL on television. He has been on either CBS or ABC dating back to 1985 following his retirement from the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983. […]
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All Times Eastern Saturday, January 11 Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 8:30 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, 3:30 p.m. The NFL Today — CBS, 7:30 p.m. The OT — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/9/2014
Westwood One Radio will air all of the NFL Divisional Playoffs games this weekend. Familiar names like Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Kevin Kugler and Dave Sims will call the play-by-play. Analysts such as Dan Fouts, Trent Green, James Lofton will join them in the broadcast booth. The Westwood One Sports press release is below. WestwoodOne […]
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I don’t know where or how this was compiled and calculated, but The Nielsen Company, the business that measures television ratings, says the National Football League was seen by 205 million unique viewers in 2013. In addition, NFL games during the regular season averaged 17.6 million viewers which is the second-highest average behind the 2010 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/7/2014
Well, when you have a game watched by an average 47.1 million people and two others topping 30 million, you have reason to pound your chest and crow. That is what the National Football League is doing after getting the numbers from the four Wild Card games from the weekend. And with the numbers, the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/6/2014
NBC’s Wild Card Saturday doubleheader averaged 30.8 million viewers with two very compelling games. The Kansas City-Indianapolis game ended with a 45-44 Colts win and the second largest comeback in the history of the NFL Postseason. And the nightcap between New Orleans and Philadelphia gave the Saints their first road playoff win in the team’s […]
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You want to talk about why the National Football League is king? Look at the ratings for the NFC Wild Card Playoff Game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers. Fox saw the best ratings for an NFL Wild Card Game dating back to … wait for it … it’s truly mind […]
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CBS is feeling good over the ratings and viewership for the early 1 p.m. ET slot on Sunday which was occupied by the San Diego Chargers at the Cincinnati Bengals. Overall, CBS saw a very strong 18.9 rating and a 36 share. That’s up 4% from last year’s Indianapolis at Baltimore game which also aired […]
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Over the last four months, there’s been talk that the National Football League wants to expand its ever-so-popular playoffs. he was told that the NFL wants to expand the playoffs by two teams. The NFL quickly countered that no such decision has been made and any change has to be made by the owners. Even […]
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These are a week late. I was hoping to have these up for Week 17, but so many things got in the way. Getting them up now. I vow to get the 8th Annual Awards posted by the New Year of 2015. That’s my hope anyway. Well, with another NFL season wrapping up, it’s time […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/5/2014
And we move to CBS/CBS Sports Network’s quotage for Wild Card Sunday which aired just before the San Diego-Cincinnati AFC Wild Card Playoff game. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON AND “THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW” WITH ADAM SCHEIN, AMY […]
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Ok, we have a round of Sunday NFL pregame quotage to give you. For now, we have a couple and unless we get ESPN and Fox, that’s all we’re going to get. In the meantime, I give you the notage and quotage from NFL Network’s pair of pregame programs, NFL GameDay First and NFL GameDay […]
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NBC’s final NFL Wild Card Saturday doubleheader went out with a big bang. The first time that two playoff games on the same day that had margins under two points gave NBC huge ratings. Kansas City-Indianapolis and New Orleans-Philadelphia gave the Peacock an average overnight rating of 18.7/32 which is up 9% from last year’s […]
