0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/4/2013
All Times Eastern Saturday, January 5 Pregame & Studio Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. First on the Field — NFL Network, 10 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 11 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Football Night in America — NBC, 4 p.m. NFL GameDay Scoreboard — NFL Network, 7:30 p.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/3/2013
Ok, we have a two part post for you. This is on Sunday Night Football’s boffo ratings for both Week 17 and the entire season. For last Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys-DC NFL Football Team game garnered an average viewing audience of over 30 million people making this the most watched NBC regular season primetime game. […]
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Yesterday, we learned that Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis plans to retire after the 2012-13 postseason. He made that announcement to his teammates at the Ravens’ practice facility. It was widely speculated upon news of this announcement that Lewis’ next move was to television. David Zurawik of the Baltimore Sun talked to several sports media […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/2/2013
It’s now time to hand out the hardware for the 6th Annual Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards. On Christmas Day, I listed the nominees for this season’s awards. Now, we have the winners for the 2012 regular season. Best Play-by-Play: The nominees are Ian Eagle (CBS), Kevin Harlan (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler (NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2012
The NFL’s strategy of putting a winner-take-all game on the last Sunday night of the regular season is a successful one. Last night’s Dallas-Washington game for the NFC East title turned out to be the highest-rated primetime game in the history of NBC’s Sunday night package. It’s also the highest-rated primetime game on any network […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/30/2012
We now conclude our Sunday NFL pregame quotage with Football Night in America. We’re done for the night. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 17 “Adrian Peterson is the sole reason why this team made the playoffs.” – Rodney Harrison “He wanted Indianapolis and he’s got them now.” – Tony Dungy on […]
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Let’s continue the Sunday NFL pregame show quotage with Fox NFL Sunday. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 12/30/12 Bradshaw: Bears Would Be Worst Team In Playoffs Long: “Peyton Manning is MVP. Adrian Peterson is offensive player of the year.” Glazer Reports On Future Employment of Several NFL Head Coaches ————————————————————————————————– Co-host Terry Bradshaw believes that […]
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Now, it’s time for CBS’ quotage from The NFL Today. Last one of the regular season. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 17 ON DECEMBER 30 GREG GUMBEL INTERVIEWS COLTS HEAD COACH CHUCK PAGANO THE NFL ON […]
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The National Football League has provided the schedules for the next two weekends of playoff action. NBC’s Wild Card Saturday doubleheader kicks off on January 5 with Cincinnati at Houston for the second year in a row. The nightcap in primetime will be Minnesota at Green Bay as those two teams meet for the second […]
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Technically played in 2013, but you get the idea. This was just announced by the National Football League. Saturday, January 5, 2013 Cincinnati at Houston — NBC, 4:30 p.m. (Dan Hicks/Mike Mayock/Alex Flanagan) Minnesota at Green Bay — NBC, 8 p.m. (Al Michaels/Cris Collinsworth/Michele Tafoya) Sunday, January 6, 2013 Indianapolis at Baltimore — CBS, 1 […]
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Let’s do our last set of Sunday NFL pregame quotage for the regular season. As usual, we begin with NFL Network’s pair of pregame shows that began at 7 a.m. ET with First on the Field. Get ready to scroll as the NFL Network press release lists the quotes from First on the Field and […]
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So it’s over? Well, the regular season will be after tonight. Once Sunday Night Football is over, it’ll be the playoffs starting next Saturday with the Wild Card round. Are there any blackouts this week? Yes, in Buffalo where Western New York won’t see the New York Jets-Bills game. That is the only blackout for […]
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Now to our last NFL preview, NBC’s look at Sunday Night Football which will involve the NFC East blood rivalry between Dallas and Washington. This will be the battle for the NFC East. This is not necessarily “loser go home” as the DC NFL Team can still make the playoffs with a loss depending on […]
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Ok, we move to NFL Network and its pregame shows on Sunday. It all begins at 7 a.m. ET with First on the Field with co-hosts Melissa Stark and Sterling Sharpe live from the NFL Films studios in New Jersey. Melissa Stark Examines the Dallas Cowboys – Washington Redskins Historic Rivalry on First on the […]
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Let’s take a look at what we have from Fox Sports for Week 17. Lots of stuff to go over. And Fox has a doubleheader for the last week of the regular season. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES Vikings Playoff Hopes & Peterson’s Quest for Single-Season Rushing Record on the Line Sunday as FOX […]
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Let’s move to the NFL Today on CBS. For the Week 17 edition, former host Greg Gumbel talks with Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano about his return to the sidelines after being diagnosed with leukemia in Week 3. As you’re well aware, Pagano had to step aside while offensive coordinator Bruce Arians become interim head […]
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As we have reached the end of the NFL regular season, all that’s left is playoff positioning and the schedule for Wild Card Weekend. We’ll get that at the end of Sunday’s action, but first, there are 16 games to be played on Sunday. ESPN will air its final regular season edition of Sunday NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/28/2012
All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/27/2012
The NFL continues to show its ratings strength as Fox’s late national window that showcased mostly the New York Giants-Baltimore Ravens garnered an average of 24.2 million viewers and was the most watched show of the week. In addition, all 30 of the NFL’s markets had football games top their local ratings for the fifth […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/25/2012
Merry Christmas! Happy to provide you with the nominees for this year’s NFL TV Awards. Last year’s nominees ended up this way. And later, this was the result for the 2011 season. Let’s take a look at the nominees in each category. Best Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle (CBS), Kevin Harlan (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler […]
