0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/28/2012
Thanks to having three games on Thanksgiving Day as well as Sunday in Week 12, the NFL had three of the most watched programs on television for the week ending Sunday, November 25. The most watched program was the Thanksgiving afternoon DC NFL Team-Dallas Cowboys game on Fox that generated an average of 28.7 million […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s do some linkage for you as we hit mid-week. Once again, a shameless plug. Here are some Quick Wednesday Sports Media Thoughts which were written very early this morning. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks with former ESPN’er Dana Jacobsen who will be part of CBS Sports Radio’s morning show when the network launches in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Two Thanksgiving Weekend games at the new Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey led to two blowouts on NBC, but they still generated viewership. With no real competition on Thanksgiving Night, NBC managed to draw the highest rated and most watched NFL game in primetime on the holiday. Of course, the previous games had been on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/27/2012
Let’s bring you some linkage. Two days in a row! This is something! Shameless plug department: I wrote Some Long Overdue Tuesday Sports Media Thoughts earlier this morning and make sure you give it a gander. Many thanks. Sam Gustin of Time writes that News Corp.’s purchase of a minority stake in YES could help […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/26/2012
In one of the most boring seasons as far as flexing is concerned, the National Football League has announced that there won’t be any changes to the Sunday schedules in Week 14 and Week 15 for this season. There has only been one flex, a move of the Indianapolis-New England game from 1 p.m. to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
It’s been a while since I’ve done linkage. I’ll provide some on this Cyber Monday. Michael Hiestand of USA Today says having Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship Game will bring in some monster ratings for ESPN. Chris Chase of USA Today’s Game On notes that the NFL had Rich Eisen and NFL Network […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/25/2012
Bob Costas talked about the Giants in his halftime commentary. Other subjects were broached as well. We have what was discussed below. And that is it. PACKERS-GIANTS HALFTIME COMMENTARY ON GIANTS Bob Costas: “It’s been said that momentum is among sports’ biggest mysteries. And, perhaps, no franchise in football has demonstrated how much, and how […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s finish our Sunday NFL pregame show quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America. Lots of things said on this show as you can plainly see below. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 12 “If they play like this, they won’t win another game.” – Tony Dungy on the Steelers “This team […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Tonight on Football Night in America, Bob Costas will talk with Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb and New York Football Giants coach Tom Coughlin in advance of tonight’s Sunday Night Football game on NBC. Football Night in America airs at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. Take a look at the partial transcripts of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s move to the NFL on Fox and its quotage from today. No videos this time. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 11/25/12 Johnson: RG3 Would Be My First Pick Johnson, Long, Bradshaw, Strahan Debate Quarterback Controversy in San Francisco Strahan: “If You’re Looking For a Head Coach, Mike Nolan Should Be at The Top of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
CBS tells us that its broadcast of the Houston-Detroit game on Thanksgiving Day, the first of three games on network television on the holiday garnered the highest ratings on the holiday. CBS says the game which went deep into overtime with Houston winning 34-31, received a 15.2 rating with a 36 share becoming the second […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
CBS provides us with the notes and quotes from The NFL Today. Lots of stuff to digest. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 12 ON NOVEMBER 25 ON POSSIBLE FINE AND SUSPENSION OF NDAMUKONG SUH REGARDING PLAY […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Now we move to ESPN which provides the notes and quotes for its three-hour pregame show otherwise known as Sunday NFL Countdown. It marked the return of Mike Ditka to the set, a week after he suffered a stroke. The quotage can be seen below. ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown Notes and Quotes: Week 12 ESPN’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s post the first set of Sunday NFL pregame quotage from Week 12. As usual, it comes from NFL Network and its two early pregame shows, First on the Field and NFL GameDay Morning. Take a look at what we have below. News and Sound Bites From Week 12 Editions of FIRST ON THE FIELD […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/24/2012
Well? Well what? We’re back for another viewing guide. Do you want to ask a proper question? Ok, who’s on bye this week? No one. We’re done with the byes for the season. We have a full slate of games from now on. Seriously? No more byes? Seriously. We’re done with the byes for the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
And let’s complete our previews for the NFL on Fox for this week. Fox Sports has the doubleheader as the network features San Francisco and New Orleans as the late game at 4:25 p.m. Here’s what Fox is saying about Sunday. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES Bradshaw Goes One-on-One With Brees Sunday at 12:00 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
As we continue the Sunday NFL pregame previews, we’ll continue with the NFL Today on CBS. On Sunday, the pregame show will have a feature the Denver Broncos defense which has been out of the spotlight due to quarterback Peyton Manning. We have the preview below. “THE NFL TODAY” FEATURES DENVER BRONCOS DEFENSE FOR WEEK […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
As we get close to the home stretch of the 2012 NFL season, we have a look at ESPN’s previews of its programming for the weekend. It begins with NFL Matchup which will air at 7:30 a.m. ET on Sunday on ESPN2, an hour earlier than normal as the network airs an English Premier League […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Time to post the Sunday NFL previews for Week 12. As usual, First on the Field and NFL Game Day Morning will start the NFL experience as the first pregame shows of the day. Here’s what will be seen starting at 7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT on NFL Network this Sunday. First on the Field […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/23/2012
Sunday, November 25 12:30 p.m. Compass Media Networks Atlanta at Tampa Bay Oakland at Cincinnati — Greg Papa/Tom Flores Dial Global Radio Seattle at Miami — Tom McCarthy/Tony Boselli SportsUSA Radio Network Minnesota at Chicago 3:30 p.m. Dial Global Radio Baltimore at San Diego — Kevin Kugler/Mark Malone 3:45 p.m. Compass Media Networks St. Louis […]
