0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/18/2012
So where were you last week? Sick. I went to bed early without doing any NFL previews. I think you got by fine. In fact, no one asked me about them. Who has the doubleheader? CBS does for Week 11. In the first opportunity for the flex this season, Indianapolis-New England was moved from the […]
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This week, NBC’s Sunday Night Football will be in the Steel City for the AFC North blood rivalry game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. NBC loves showing this game every year and 2012 is no exception. In the first opportunity to flex, NBC and the NFL chose to keep Ravens-Steelers in place […]
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Now we move to Fox Sports and its preview for Week 11. Just regional action and a total of five games offered on Sunday. Here’s everything from Fox. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES Rodgers vs. Stafford Highlights NFL on FOX Week 11 Coverage Johnston: Saints Are Most Dangerous Team in NFC SCOREBOARDS COULD EXPLODE […]
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Let’s move to CBS which has the doubleheader this week. In this preview, Dan Dierdorf talks about Cleveland-Dallas which he’ll call with Greg Gumbel at 1 p.m. ET and Dan Fouts discusses Jets-Rams which he and Ian Eagle will witness on CBS, also at 1 p.m. ET. THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 11 (SUNDAY, NOV. […]
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ESPN’s previews includes NFL Matchup, Sunday NFL Countdown and a very good Monday Night Football game between two marquee NFC rivals, the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers. First, we go to what will be seen on NFL Matchup which will be aired early Sunday morning on ESPN/ESPN2. NFL Matchup – 49ers Struggle in Run […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/17/2012
So after a week’s absence due to illness, time to get back to previewing the NFL. As usual, we begin with NFL Network and its two Sunday morning pregame shows. We have what will be seen on “First on the Field” co-hosted by Melissa Stark and extremely talkative Sterling Sharpe. First on the Field Sunday, […]
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We have the assignments for the NFL on CBS through Week 14 or December 9. Throughout that time, CBS will have one doubleheader, in Week 13 and three games are scheduled for the late game. I don’t see any changes there unless NBC decides to flex out of Eagles-Cowboys and that’s very doubtful. We have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/16/2012
Let’s do some Friday megalinks. Haven’t done any in a couple of weeks. The Weekend Viewing Picks have all of your sports and entertainment TV needs. Time for the linkage. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes the rising rights fees for the college football postseason. Michael writes about Today show Executive Producer Jim Bell […]
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After taking a week off, the NFL Films-produced “A Football Life” Returns next week with a look at former running back John Riggins. Throughout his career whether it was with the New York Jets or the DC NFL Team, Riggins was truly a colorful character. Whether it be cutting his hair into a Mohawk, sitting […]
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Quick blurb from ESPN. Outside the Lines and PBS’ renowned Frontline documentary series team up for a report on concussions. The end result will be seen Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN. ESPN’s Outside the Lines & PBS’s FRONTLINE Examine NFL Concussions This afternoon’s Outside the Lines (ESPN, 3 p.m. ET) represents the start of […]
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Sunday, November 18 12:30 p.m. Compass Media Networks Cleveland at Dallas Philadelphia at Washington Dial Global Radio Green Bay at Detroit — Kevin Kugler/Mark Malone Sports USA Radio Networks Jacksonville at Houston 3:30 p.m. Compass Media Networks New Orleans at Oakland — Greg Papa/Tom Flores 3:45 p.m. Dial Global Radio Indianapolis at New England — […]
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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. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, 11 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/15/2012
Every year, ESPN announces its base for the Super Bowl and this year is no different. For New Orleans, site of Super Bowl XLVII, ESPN has selected the iconic French Quarter as the home for the Alleged Worldwide Leader for the week leading up to the Big Game. Two sets and a demonstration field will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/14/2012
Week 10 in the NFL and once again, a professional football game has topped the ratings. Fox’s Dallas-Philadelphia in the 4:25 p.m. window followed by NBC’s Sunday Night Football’s Houston-Chicago rainfest were 1-2 on the viewership heap. Fox’s game averaged 24.3 million viewers followed by NBC which averaged 20.9 million. Locally, NFL games topped the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/13/2012
Back in the 1980’s when local TV stations offered five to eight minute sportscasts on weekends, all of the Providence and Boston TV stations would say the New England Patriots were “shuffling off to Buffalo.” I vowed that I would never use that phrase in any of my radio stories and here on Fang’s Bites. […]
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NBC continues to crow about Sunday Night Football’s ratings. While the Houston Texans-Chicago Bears ratings were down slightly from the Week 10 game last year, the average audience was the same. Sunday night’s rating finished at a 12.4 with a 19 share, down 4% from 2011’s Patriots-Jets game played in Week 10. The average audience […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/12/2012
The last few days, I’ve been sick which limited the number of posts between Friday and Saturday. I’m still not feeling well, but I’ll be providing linkage and posts as long I’m physically able. To the links. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with NFL Network’s Melissa Stark about returning to sports television after leaving in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/11/2012
For Week 10 of the 2012 season, NBC’s Sunday Night Football will be in a stormy Chicago for the Houston Texans-Chicago Bears game. As usual, Bob Costas will on hand to conduct interviews for Football Night in America. Tonight, Bob talks with the Texans’ Arian Foster and for the Bears, it will Charles “Peanut” Tillman […]
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We conclude the early Sunday NFL pregame show quotage with ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown. ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown Notes and Quotes: Week 10 ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown host Chris Berman and analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson previewed today’s NFL action with Suzy Kolber, analysts Merril Hoge and Ron Jaworski and NFL […]
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We move to The NFL Today on CBS and its quotage for Week 10. It’s Week 10 already! NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 10 ON NOVEMBER 11 “INSIDE INFORMATION” (On possibility of Dallas and Philadelphia head […]
