0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/24/2013
I could write a nice intro and wraparound for the following press release, but since it’s just under 2,200 words, I’ll let it speak for itself and allow you to scroll at your leisure. Take a look at ESPN’s plans for Super Bowl XLVII. ESPN at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans More Than 120 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2013
It may not have the Big Game this year, but that is not stopping the NBC Sports Group from having live programming during Super Bowl Week in New Orleans. Thanks to the Dan Patrick Show and the launch of its new Michelle Beadle-driven show, “The Crossover,” NBC Sports Network will have a live presence in […]
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In a 941-word press release, NFL Network has announced its extensive “Everything, but the Big Game” coverage of Super Bowl XLVII from New Orleans. According to NFL Network, it will air more than 140 hours of both live and taped programming from The Big Easy. It will utilize something like 11 different sets spread across […]
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Trying to post some more things today as Monday turned out to be a mess for no good reason. This came from the National Football League. The NFC and AFC Conference Championships averaged just under 45 million viewers on Sunday. The NFC Championship on Fox which turned out to be a San Francisco 49ers win […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/20/2013
We have the quotage from NFL Network’s two pregame shows today. We have notes and quotes from both First on the Field and NFL GameDay Morning. Today’s edition of GameDay Morning lasted a supersized six hours. So we have more quotage from NFL Network that usual. It’s a few hundred words longer than normal. Here’s […]
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Dial Global Radio has an NFL Conference Championship doubleheader on Sunday. The NFC Championship Game will start things live from the Georgia Dome. That will be followed by coverage of the AFC Championship broadcast from Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA. Here are the particulars of the broadcasts. DIAL GLOBAL SPORTS PRESENTS EXCLUSIVE AUDIO COVERAGE OF […]
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CBS will end Conference Championship Sunday with the AFC Championship between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots live from Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The game broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. ET. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call all of the action. They’ll be joined on the broadcast by Steve Tasker and […]
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Fox ends its 2012-13 season with the NFC Championship as the San Francisco 49ers take on the Atlanta Falcons live from the Georgia Dome. The game broadcast begins at 3 p.m. ET with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman high above the field and Pam Oliver and Erin Andrews roaming the sidelines. Fox NFL Sunday will […]
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ESPN will air its regular Sunday NFL pregame shows, however, Sunday NFL Countdown is scheduled for noon ET. NFL Matchup will be seen at its regular time on the ESPN family. Let’s see what’s in store for Conference Championship Sunday on ESPN. ESPN NFL Programming Update – NFL Conference Championship Conference Championship Sunday NFL Countdown […]
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Let’s provide the Sunday NFL pregame previews for Conference Championship Sunday. As always, we’ll begin with NFL Network and its pair of pregame shows, First on the Field and NFL GameDay Morning. Let’s start with what you’ll see on First on the Field which hits the air at 7 a.m. ET. First on the Field […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/18/2013
All Times Eastern Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. SportsCenter Special: Parcells’ Conference Championship Preview — ESPN2, 8 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, noon NFL Championship Chase — Fox, 1 p.m. Fox NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/17/2013
This has been a rather bizarre 24 hour period trying to follow this Manti Te’o story. I’m going to provide some linkage for you. Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey at Deadspin provide some information on what the media missed on the Manti Te’o fake girlfriend story. Ty Duffy at The Big Lead says it’s time […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2013
I keep getting bogged down with family stuff. I’m going to try and provide some linkage now. Deadspin’s Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey have the story of the day exposing the inspirational Manti Te’o’s girlfriend story as one huge hoax. Matt Yoder at Awful Announcing has Twitter reaction to the Te’o girlfriend hoax. Michael Hiestand […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/15/2013
If you need further proof that the NFL rules the airwaves, just take a look at the two press releases I’m going to post for you below. First, NFL Divisional Weekend drew on average 34 million viewers for the four games played this past weekend. It marks the third consecutive year that we’ve seen so […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/14/2013
Time for some Monday links. Let’s get to them. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with CBS Evening News anchorman Scott Pelley about interviewing President Obama for the network’s Super Bowl coverage and also reviews the performances of the NFL “B” analysts during the weekend. Michael Smith and John Ourand at Sports Business Journal note that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/13/2013
Next Sunday, January 20, the CBS Television Network will air the AFC Championship, the Baltimore Ravens taking on the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA in a rematch of last year’s game. The winner will advance to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call the game. […]
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NFC Championship San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons — Fox (Joe Buck/Troy Aikman/Erin Andrews/Pam Oliver)/Dial Global Radio (Dave Sims/James Lofton/Tony Boselli), 3 p.m. ET Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, 2 p.m. ET AFC Championship Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots — CBS (Jim Nantz/Phil Simms/Steve Tasker/Solomon Wilcots)/Dial Global Radio (Kevin Harlan/Dan Fouts/Mark Malone), 6:30 p.m. […]
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CBS tells us that an average of 35.3 million people watched the double overtime NFL Divisional Playoff Game between the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos. That number is 3% higher from last year’s Saturday AFC Divisional game between Denver and New England on CBS. The numbers also translated into a fantastic 20.1 rating with a […]
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We have our first set of quotage for NFL Divisional Sunday. This is from NFL Network’s pair of pregame shows, First on the Field which aired at 7 a.m. ET and then NFL GameDay Morning which hit the air at 9 a.m. Take a look. News and Sound Bites From Sunday Divisional Round Editions of […]
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Let’s move to the quotage from CBS’ The NFL Today from Saturday afternoon which aired before the Baltimore-Denver double overtime classic game. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF WEEK ON JANUARY 12 BILL COWHER ADDRESSES HIS […]
