0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/30/2011
Before the Yankees-Mets game on Sunday, TBS will have the exclusive announcement of the MLB All-Star Game rosters in a special pregame show at noon ET. Matt Winer, Dennis Eckersley, Cal Ripken, Jr. and David Wells will be on hand for the announcements. They’ll be joined via satellite by the All-Star Game managers, Ron Washington […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/11/2011
On Sunday, MLB on TBS will be in the Bronx for the Cleveland Indians-New York Yankees game. Of course, one of the main storylines will be Derek Jeter’s chase for 3,000 career hits. We have TBS’ preview for this Sunday. “Sunday MLB on TBS” Features the Cleveland Indians @ New York Yankees Yankees’ Derek Jeter […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2011
It appears MLB’s TV partners have deemed the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals series the games of the weekend as MLB Network and WGN America aired the first game on Friday. Fox has today’s game and TBS will take Sunday’s game. Since the headline is about TBS, let’s check out its press release. Chicago Cubs @ […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2011
I’ll provide some Sunday links for you. You want to see a wild ending? Dan Wheldon wins the Indianapolis 500 after rookie J.R. Hildebrand crashed into the wall at the final turn. Amazing stuff. Thanks to Bubbaprog/Mocksession for the video. Dan Hart at Bloomberg notes that David Einhorn is on track to take a majority […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/23/2011
Time for another mailbag and let’s answer the sports media questions that have landed in the Fang’s Bites inbox over the last week or so. Thanks to all who sent e-mails and left comments. I’ll do my best to answer as best as I can. And don’t forget, I have two $50 Nike.com gift cards. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/20/2011
On Sunday, TBS will air the Mets-Yankees game live from the Bronx. “Sunday MLB on TBS” Features a Battle in the Big Apple between the Mets @ Yankees “Sunday MLB on TBS continues on May 22 when Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees host their interleague rivals Jose Reyes and the New York Mets […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/15/2011
During Sunday’s MLB Civil Rights Game between Atlanta and Philadelphia which was won by the Braves, 3-2, TBS brought in MLB Walking Talking Conflict of Interest Bud Selig to talk about a few issues surrounding the game. Dick Stockton and Ron Darling conducted the interview. TBS’ Dick Stockton and Ron Darling interviewed MLB Commissioner Bud […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/13/2011
This Sunday, TBS airs the annual MLB Civil Rights Game. This year’s game pits Philadelphia at Atlanta. Here’s the details and Dick Stockton’s name is attached to the contest. Viewer beware. “Sunday MLB on TBS” Continues with the 2011 Civil Rights Game Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves at 1:30 p.m. (ET) “Sunday MLB on TBS” […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/30/2011
On Sunday, TBS will be in New York for the Toronto Blue Jays-New York Yankees. Brian Anderson will call the game for TBS and he’ll be joined by former Yankees pitcher David Wells and former Mets pitcher Ron Darling. Here are the details. “Sunday MLB on TBS” Features American League East Showdown Between the Toronto […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2011
It’s like the old days with TBS airing an Atlanta Braves game. On Sunday, TBS will have Ernie Johnson, Jr., Ron Darling and John Smoltz call the Philadelphia Phillies-Atlanta Braves game. Oh, how I yearn for TBS to air the Braves again. Anyway, here’s what TBS is saying about this Sunday’s game. “Sunday MLB on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2011
On a night where Dancing with the Stars usually reigns supreme, CBS got a very solid average viewership of 20.1 million people. While the rating of 11.7 with an 18 share is down from last year’s monster 14.2/23, getting 20.1 million people is quite an accomplishment. CBS will take that audience every time. In addition, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/31/2011
This Sunday, TBS is back with a full slate of regular season games. Ernie Johnson, Jr. will be behind the mic once again. Other announcers involved during the regular season will be Brian Anderson of the Milwaukee Brewers and Dick Stockton. On Sunday, MLB on TBS debuts with the Boston Red Sox taking on defending […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/30/2011
This just in from CBS/Turner, actually I got this on Tuesday, but due to the Denial of Service attack on the server that houses this blog (apparently, I was not the target, but this still affected me!), I wasn’t able to post this right away. Because the great people at CBS Sports and Turner Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/27/2011
This is the first of what I hope will be weekly Sunday posts. I’ll provide three or four thoughts into one post and I hope you enjoy them. Consider this to be a throwback to when sports media writers would write a lengthy column in the Sunday newspapers. As I mentioned, I hope to make […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/26/2011
Just received from CBS/Turner, the last split telecasts of the NCAA Tournament took place on Friday and once again, the ratings and viewership were up from last year. Altogether, the nighttime doubleheader of the Southwest Regional and the East Regional semifinals took in a 7.0 rating with a 14 share on CBS/TBS, up 13% from […]
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Another night in the NCAA Tournament and another rise in the overall overnight ratings. Last night got off to a bad start with two blowouts (North Carolina-Marquette and Kansas-Richmond), but the late window really ramped up with two compelling games (Kentucky-Ohio State and VCU-Florida State). Thanks to games that went down to the wire in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/25/2011
This just in from CBS/Turner Sports. The ratings for the start of the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals turn out to be very good once again for the CBS/Turner Sports consortium. With CBS and TBS airing the Sweet Sixteen games from New Orleans and Anaheim, the final total average ratings turned out to be 7.6 with […]
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Another night at the NCAA Tournament, this one for the Sweet Sixteen and again, having multiple platforms for the games, this time CBS and TBS gave the overall ratings another boost last night. Overall, the two networks received an average overnight rating of 8.6 with a 14 share. It means that these are the highest […]
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We have the official tip times for Saturday’s Regional Final action now that Butler-Florida and UConn-Arizona have been determined. This is directly from CBS Sports. SATURDAY, MARCH 26 REGIONAL FINALS (4:30-9:00 PM, ET) 4:30PM – CBS: New Orleans: Florida vs. Butler, Gus Johnson/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Marty Snider 7:05PM – CBS: Anaheim: Connecticut vs. Arizona, Verne Lundquist/Bill […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/23/2011
I’m not a fan of bringing current coaches into an already crowded studio, but I understand that they can provide a perspective that the analysts cannot. However, as in the case of Rick Pitino with three analysts last weekend, it can lead to some not-so-great television. I’d rather have Greg Anthony, Kenny Smith and Charles […]
