0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2014
Just one guest today on the Fang’s Bites podcast and it’s James Andrew Miller, the co-author of Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN. The subjects discussed: Brent Musburger being replaced as Voice of College Football Management Changes at ESPN The Grantland story on Dr. V, the transgender woman who committed […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/19/2014
Time to do some thoughts before the NFL Conference Championship Games. Once they start, I won’t be able to get this done. As usual, they come in bullet form. Last week, Grantland put forth a story by Caleb Hannan on the science behind a golf putter and the person who invented it. And while it’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2014
This is so weird. New details keep leaking about the Thursday Night Football package currently up for bid among the current NFL TV partners and Turner Sports. John Ourand at Sports Business Daily dropped a bombshell on Wednesday, stating that no matter who wins a package of Thursday night games, they will be simulcast on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/12/2014
The National Football League is looking to sell half of the Thursday Night Football package that currently airs on NFL Network. As it has for the last two seasons, NFL Network has aired 13 games. It appears that the amount of games on Thursdays will increase to 16. NFL Network and the winning bidder would […]
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 12/17/2013
With all of the major cable and satellite providers on board now, NFL Network can say it’s on a level playing field with other channels on basic tiers. And for the 5th straight year, Thursday Night Football set viewership records for the most-watched league-owned network. The 13 game schedule averaged 8 million viewers, up 10% […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/14/2013
The last Thursday Night Football game of the season that resulted in a San Diego Chargers upset of the Denver Broncos in the Mile High City resulted in good numbers for NFL Network. The game saw a 5.6 US household rating for just NFL Network. Numbers from local stations in San Diego and Denver have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/11/2013
All Times Eastern Thursday, December 11 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. Football Night in America: Coach’s Clicker — NBCSN, 5 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night […]
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 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/5/2013
All Times Eastern Blackout: San Diego Thursday, December 5 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, 6 p.m. NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/21/2013
Tonight’s Thursday Night Football game will be in Atlanta for an NFC South Division battle. When NFL Network got this game, it was hoping the New Orleans Saints-Atlanta Falcons game would be a game for first place in the division. The Saints came through with their part, but the Falcons have been extremely disappointing with […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/20/2013
All Times Eastern Byes: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle Thursday, November 21 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/14/2013
All Times Eastern Byes — Dallas, St. Louis Thursday, November 14 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the LiNIDeague Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/7/2013
The National Football League has sent out a press release proclaiming that viewers are watching professional football games at a record pace. Thus far, 18 NFL games rank as the most-watched TV shows this season. NBC’s Sunday Night Football accounts for 7 of the most-watched primetime programs on the networks. NFL games on the five […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/6/2013
All Times Eastern Byes: Cleveland, Kansas City, New England, New York Jets Thursday, November 7 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
My apologies for not doing what was the bread-and-butter of this site and that has been the linkage. A change of schedules in the morning have prevented me from gathering links and they have hurt the content. I hope to get back to a normal publishing schedule. Here is what we have today. Tripp Mickle […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/24/2013
Tonight, this could be the last game for Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano. And while it may not be enough to get you to watch Thursday Night Football, just know that it’s a good opportunity to see Cam Newton playing for the Carolina Panthers. NFL Network airs the 3-3 Carolina Panthers taking on […]
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All Times Eastern Byes: Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, San Diego, Tennessee Thursday, October 24 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/17/2013
All Times Eastern Thursday, October 17 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Prekick Show — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/15/2013
This Thursday, NFL Network heads out to Arizona for the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Cardinals. Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan will be the game crew as always. Rich Eisen will host the pre and postgame show with his merry band of analysts. We have the particulars of what will take […]
