0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/12/2013
This is the week where CBS sends three of its NFL Today analysts out on the road to join existing announcing teams for three games. The analysts will do games involving their former teams. Bill Cowher steps from behind the desk to unite with Jim Nantz and Phil Simms for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New […]
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Let’s look in advance where the NFL on CBS crews will go for Weeks 7 and 8. Next Sunday, CBS has a doubleheader with a full slate of seven games. So 7 games in Week 7. For Week 8 which is a singleheader week, CBS will have just five games. So take a look at […]
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ESPN has lots of stuff for Week 6. It has Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Matchup, Monday Night Countdown and Monday Night Football. You can take a look at what will be covered below in black and white with a few colored logos in between. ESPN NFL Programming Update – Week 6 Sunday NFL Countdown: Robert […]
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Let’s now post the Sunday NFL pregame previews. We’ll begin with NFL Network’s pair of Sunday pregame programs, NFL GameDay First and NFL GameDay Morning. It all starts at 7 a.m. ET with Melissa Stark and Sterling Sharpe co-hosting NFL GameDay First from the NFL Films’ studios in New Jersey, then followed by NFL GameDay […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/11/2013
In a head-to-head matchup, Thursday Night Football on NFL Network which pitted the New York Football Giants against the Chicago Bears outpaced Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A’s. According to NFL Network and the Nielsen Media Research numbers, Giants-Bears received a 5.0 rating and averaged an […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/10/2013
I have nothing to add to this press release so here it is. NFL GAMES RANK AS 12 MOST-WATCHED SHOWS THIS FALL Games Top Local Ratings in 27 of 30 NFL Markets The CBS national telecast (mostly Broncos-Cowboys) was the most watched TV program with 28.3 million average viewers last week (Sept. 30 – Oct. […]
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The New York Giants and the Chicago Bears go back to the early days of the National Football League. They don’t play as much as they used to due to expansion and division rivalries. Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan will be on-hand for the call of the Football Giants and Da Bears from […]
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All Times Eastern Thursday, October 10 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick Show — NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/7/2013
Thanks a shootout that led to a 51-48 final score and an audience that wasn’t split, CBS saw the best overnight ratings for the NFL season to date. The Denver at Dallas track meet saw an 18.6 overnight rating with an amazing 34 share. At its peak, the game saw a 24.4/41 in its final […]
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Back with an overdue Week Ahead post. Lots of things happening in the Week Ahead so let’s not delay any further and get to what’s happening in the Sports Media over the next seven days. TELEVISION PBS Frontline The already controversial PBS Frontline documentary “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” airs in two parts […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/6/2013
Let’s complete the quotage for Week 5 of the NFL season with NBC’s Football Night in America. Here’s what was said on Sunday evening. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” — WEEK 5 “The Redskins nickname is offensive to Native Americans. In 2013, we need to get that name changed.” – Tony Dungy“He’s […]
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Let’s do the NFL on Fox Announcing Assignments Fantasy Game for Week 6. My apologies for not posting for Week 5. I totally forgot last week. We’ll resume this week. For Week 6, Fox has the doubleheader and the network loses just the Atlanta Falcons for the bye thus a full schedule of seven games […]
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In advance of tonight’s Houston at San Francisco game on Sunday Night Football, Bob Costas talks with Texans QB Matt Schaub while Tony Dungy speaks with 49ers signal caller Colin Kaepernick. It all airs on NBC’s Football Night in America starting at 7 p.m. ET. Here are partial transcripts of the interviews. TONY DUNGY INTERVIEWS […]
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Let’s conclude the early Sunday NFL pregame quotage with the Sunday NFL Countdown from ESPN. ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown Notes and Quotes: Week V ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown with Chris Berman and analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson previewed today’s NFL games. Some highlights: On the mess in Tampa Bay – benching […]
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Now to Fox NFL Sunday which discussed a myriad of topics including Josh Freeman’s departure from Tampa Bay, the NFC East Division and a bunch of other issues. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 10/6/13 Bradshaw Calls NFC East a “Total Disappointment” Glazer Reports on Who’s Interested in Josh Freeman and Where the QB Should Land […]
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Let’s post the notes and quotes from CBS’ Dynamic Duo of NFL pregame programs, That Other Pregame Show on CBS Sports Network and the venerable NFL Today on the CBS mothership. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON AND “THAT […]
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Let’s do the Sunday NFL pregame quotage for Week 5 of the NFL regular season. Here’s what we have from NFL Network’s pair of pregame shows, NFL GameDay First and NFL GameDay Morning. News & Sound Bites From Week 5 Editions of NFL Network’s NFL GAMEDAY FIRST & NFL GAMEDAY MORNING Quick Quotes from NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/3/2013
This Sunday, Westwood One Radio will have the opportunity to air four NFL games in a span of 13½ hours. Starting at 1 p.m. ET and running until 2:35 a.m. on Sunday, Westwood One will have an afternoon doubleheader followed by an evening twinbill. Westwood One will offer Seattle at Indianapolis followed by Denver at […]
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The very first flex of the 2013 NFL season comes in Week 7 and it has nothing to do with moving a game from Sunday afternoon into primetime. It all has to do with CBS’ schedule and it’s moving the Houston at Kansas City game from 1 p.m. ET to 4:25 p.m. due to “accommodate […]
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To say the NFL does well every week is like saying we all need to breathe oxygen. The NFL topped the ratings in 28 local markets. Here’s the official statement from the National Football League. NFL GAMES TOP TV VIEWERSHIP IN “PREMIERE WEEK” NFL Games Two Most-Watched Shows of the Week Games Top Local Ratings […]
