0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/11/2013
In a head-to-head matchup, Thursday Night Football on NFL Network which pitted the New York Football Giants against the Chicago Bears outpaced Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A’s. According to NFL Network and the Nielsen Media Research numbers, Giants-Bears received a 5.0 rating and averaged an […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/10/2013
The New York Giants and the Chicago Bears go back to the early days of the National Football League. They don’t play as much as they used to due to expansion and division rivalries. Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan will be on-hand for the call of the Football Giants and Da Bears from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/3/2013
Byes: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay & Washington Thursday, October 3 Studio & 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 — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Prekick Show — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2013
Because of the MLB Postseason, the NFL moved the San Diego at Oakland game from the late 4:25 p.m. ET window to 11:35 p.m. ET. Due to that move, NFL Network picked up the game from CBS. The NFL on CBS crew will produce the game and Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts will call it. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/26/2013
Thursday, September 26 Studio & 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. NFL Prekick Show — NFL Network, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/23/2013
After a week’s absence, it’s time for The Week Ahead to return. With the season turning to fall, baseball points towards the postseason, college football has some decent games in Week 5 after some horrible games this past weekend, the English Premier League speeds on with more good matches and the NFL heads to London. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/19/2013
Kicking off Week 3 of the 2013 NFL season, NFL Network has quotage from its NFL Total Access Kickoff pregame show which aired before tonight’s Thursday Night Football game between Kansas City and Philadelphia. Here’s the press release from NFL Network. NFL Total Access Kickoff Notes & Quotes Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles Sept. […]
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Thursday, September 19 Studio & 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 Pregame — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Prekick Show — NFL Network, 8 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/17/2013
In Week 3, Philadelphia Eagles fans get to see a familiar face on the visiting sideline at Lincoln Financial Field this week. Former coach Andy Reid will be roaming the sideline in Kansas City red instead of Philadelphia Eagles green on Thursday night. NFL Network airs the Andy Reid reunion in Philadelphia. As usual, Brad […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/8/2013
Well, let’s take a look at what’s ahead in the sports media for the upcoming week. It’s another busy week and we’ll preview it for you right now. TELEVISION NFL Premieres The NFL continues to dominate the week. Monday has the annual Week 1 doubleheader on ESPN with Philadelphia taking on the DC NFL Team […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/2/2013
It’s now time to hand out the hardware for the 6th Annual Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards. On Christmas Day, I listed the nominees for this season’s awards. Now, we have the winners for the 2012 regular season. Best Play-by-Play: The nominees are Ian Eagle (CBS), Kevin Harlan (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler (NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2013
Time for the look back at the Year in Sports Media in 2012. Lots of great stuff. The year has been very interesting and we have seen a lot of things. Just doing a Top Ten is never enough for the Year in Review. It’s always an even dozen with some honorable mentions mixed in. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/25/2012
Merry Christmas! Happy to provide you with the nominees for this year’s NFL TV Awards. Last year’s nominees ended up this way. And later, this was the result for the 2011 season. Let’s take a look at the nominees in each category. Best Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle (CBS), Kevin Harlan (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/18/2012
This in from NFL Network. Thanks to the addition of Cablevision and Time Warner Cable this year, Thursday Night Football was accessible to all of the major cable and satellite providers for the very first time. And the series which has been building an audience since signing Comcast a couple of years ago has set […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/13/2012
Tonight, it’s the season finale of Thursday Night Football for NFL Network. It’s been a successful 13 game schedule that has led to record ratings and viewership for the package. It’s been the longest schedule for the series since it began. Most likely, NFL Network will have another year of a 13 game package before […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2012
The Oakland Raiders may be a sad team at 3-9 and in a long rebuilding process, but the atmosphere in the Coliseum formerly known as Oakland-Alameda County is one of the more raucous in the NFL. With fans dressed as aliens and various riff-raff, the Coliseum in primetime is a wondrous spectacle. NFL Network will […]
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Let’s do some Tuesday links. Lots of stuff to get to. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that Bob Costas is receiving his share of criticism for his anti-gun commentary during halftime of Sunday Night Football. Busted Coverage has video of Bob Costas telling Dan Patrick that he’s not backing off on his anti-gun comments. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/2/2012
In its 11th game of the season for NFL Network, Thursday Night Football performed rather decently in the ratings. In a record-setting season, NFL Network says New Orleans-Atlanta was the most watched program on cable garnering 7.1 million viewers. The game received a 4.4 rating, up 21% from last year’s Week 13 game. And the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/28/2012
After taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football returns with an NFC South blood rivalry game between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons live from the Georgia Dome. Back in Week 11, the Saints ended the Falcons drive for an defeated season at the Superdome. Brad Nessler […]
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. […]
