0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/5/2015
On this day after the death of ESPN’s Stuart Scott, you can imagine the stories that have been written in the aftermath. We have some in the linkage today. We also have some items in the news section regarding this. NEWS Today on the Dan Patrick Show, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt will appear to talk […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/28/2014
Time to post the nominees for the 8th Annual Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards. There are some usual suspects here and a few newbies. We’ll hand the awards on Tuesday, December 30. The Pat Summerall Award for Best Play-by-Play: Kevin Burkhardt (Fox), Ian Eagle (CBS), Kevin Harlan (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Mike Tirico (ESPN) Best […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2014
Here’s the quotage from NFL Network’s pair of pregame shows today, NFL GameDay First and NFL GameDay Morning. This is 2,825 words. QUOTES FROM WEEK 9 EDITIONS OF NFL NETWORK’S NFL GAMEDAY FIRST & NFL GAMEDAY MORNING Quick Quotes from NFL GameDay First & NFL GameDay Morning – “Peyton Manning has the best supporting cast […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/23/2014
After an almost two month-long absence, the Fang’s Bites podcast is back. We’re back with a vengeance with our guest, Rich Eisen of NFL Network. Among the topics discussed on this edition: Rich’s 11 years at NFL Network; His new DirecTV talk show that began earlier this month; How his show is also streamed on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/27/2014
Time for our Sunday NFL pregame previews. As usual, we begin with NFL Network which will again have six hours of pregame talk starting at 7 a.m. ET with NFL GameDay First with Melissa Stark, Sterling Sharpe, Shaun O’Hara and Michael Robinson live from the NFL Films studios in Mount Laurel, NJ. Then at 9 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/21/2014
The Sunday NFL pregame quotage has started to come into the Fang’s Bites inbox. With six hours of pregame coverage, NFL Network has plenty of notes and quotes for you. Without further delay, check out what was said on NFL GameDay First and NFL GameDay Morning on NFL Network today. QUOTES FROM WEEK 3 EDITIONS […]
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As we go to Week 3 of the NFL regular season, we hope that we can go a full 7 days without off the field incidents dominating the news, but baby steps and one day at a time. NFL Network’s pregame programming begins at 7 a.m. ET with NFL GameDay First and that will be […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/14/2014
Let’s do our Sunday NFL pregame previews for Week 2. NFL Network will have six hours of pregame coverage beginning at 7 a.m. ET. While the Adrian Peterson story is not listed and it happened after this press release was sent out, expect that to be discussed on both NFL GameDay First and GameDay Morning […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/6/2014
Ok, with the NFL season underway, let’s do our usual previews by the NFL TV partners as they prepare their material for their Sunday pregame shows As always we’ll begin with NFL Network and their various studio programming that begins at 7 a.m. ET with NFL GameDay First, then NFL GameDay Morning at 9 a.m., […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/19/2014
This was unveiled yesterday at the NFL on CBS Media Day in New York which your humble writer attended. With CBS and NFL Network combining to air Thursday Night Football, we note that Rich Eisen, Michael Irvin, Marshall Faulk and Steve Mariucci will be doing a pregame show from outside each game site. This show, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/22/2014
Finally, the white smoke bellowed out from the National Football League’s Park Avenue offices in New York and the 2014 regular season schedule will be released on Wednesday. The official release will be made on NFL.com and NFL Network at 8 p.m. ET. And while the games will instantaneously appear on the NFL’s website, NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/2/2014
Ok, we end the quotage for the 2013-14 NFL season with NFL Network’s quotage for its 10½ pregame coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII. Here it is. You’re going to scroll for a while. News & Sound Bites From Super Bowl Sunday Editions of NFL Network’s NFL GameDay First & NFL GameDay Morning Quick Quotes from […]
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Starting at 7 a.m., NFL Network begins 10½ hours of pregame coverage for Super Bowl XLVIII. It starts with NFL GameDay First hosted by Sterling Sharpe, Shaun O’Hara and Brian Billick live at Super Bowl Boulevard in New York. Then it will be the massive 8½ hour NFL GameDay Morning which will originate from several […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2014
Continuing its tradition to air just about everything about the Super Bowl except for the game, NFL Network plans to carpetbomb viewers with shows and programs surrounding the Big Game during the week and hours leading up to kickoff. NFL Network says it will provide over 140 hours of programming, a record 86 of them […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/18/2014
We’re now down to four teams in the NFL postseason tournament. Only two will go to the Super Bowl in New Jersey. Denver or New England will represent the AFC and either San Francisco or Seattle will play for the NFC. NFL Network will be on the case with a whopping eight hours of pregame […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/11/2014
Let’s do the previews from the National Football League’s TV partners for this weekend of postseason play. NFL Network’s two pregame shows will be aired on Saturday and Sunday in advance of the postseason doubleheaders. Here’s what NFL Network is saying about the two games and where it’s assigning its reporters this weekend. DIVISIONAL ROUND […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/2/2014
Ok, I’ll write the Awards tonight, but in the interim, here are the nominees for the seventh annual incarnation of my NFL TV Awards. The Pat Summerall Award for Best Play-by-Play: Kenny Albert (Fox), Kevin Burkhardt (Fox), Ian Eagle (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler (NFL Network), Mike Tirico (ESPN) Best Game Analyst: Cris Collinsworth […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/29/2013
We now go to the Sunday NFL pregame previews. With NFL Network starting its Week 17 programming now, let’s look at what you’ll see on NFL GameDay First and then NFL GameDay Morning. Former New York Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum guests on NFL GameDay First with Melissa Stark, Sterling Sharpe and Shaun O’Hara. Rich […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/14/2013
Yesterday, I included a bunch of Sunday NFL previews from the league’s TV partners. The only one I missing was NFL Network. We now have that preview. NFL Network has a pair of pregame shows, NFL GameDay First and NFL GameDay Morning. Melissa Stark hosts First. Rich Eisen hosts Morning. Here’s what’s in store for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/10/2013
As Thursday Night Football begins the action for Week 15, NFL Network gets a game involving AFC West Division rivals San Diego and Denver. In addition, NFL Network gets Peyton Manning meaning that its ratings should go up. It also marks the end of the line for NFL Network for this season and perhaps the […]
