0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/22/2014
CBS/Turner has released the tip times and the annoncing assignments for Sunday’s 3rd round action. Unlike Saturday, CBS will carry a tripleheader beginning at 12:15 p.m. ET with the St. Louis pod. Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony and Tracy Wolfson will be on the call for Kansas vs. Stanford and Wichita State vs. Kentucky. CBS then […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/21/2014
With some exciting games and big upsets, CBS/Turner garnered the best viewership in 23 years for the opening Thursday of the NCAA Tournament. An average of 8.6 million people watched the action on the CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV consortium. That’s a 6% increase from last year. And the total rating for all four networks […]
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The NCAA Tournament began in earnest on Thursday and with an evening of four overtime games, the excitement brought the fans out in droves. Overall, CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV garnered a 6.0 overnight rating with a 14 share making it the highest first Thursday rating for the games in 23 years. That’s up from […]
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CBS/Turner has released the tip times for Saturday, March 22 which will begin the 3rd Round of the NCAA Tournament. CBS will have a quadrupleheader starting at 12:15 p.m. ET with Florida vs. Pittsburgh from Orlando, FL and ending with Wisconsin vs. Oregon from Milwaukee, WI. TBS and TNT will also air two games each. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/16/2014
Ok, I won’t say much. You can read it all below. Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ Exclusive Coverage of the 2014 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Tips Off March 18 Announce Teams Set for NCAA First Four™ and Second Round Coverage CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2014
As we get ready for another year of fantastic college basketball during the NCAA Tournament, the CBS/Turner consortium of CBS/TBS/TNT/truTV will once again combine to show every game from the “First Four™” all the way to the Final Four®. There are a couple of changes in this year’s tournament as compared to the last three […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/27/2014
I’m late on this. I’m doing my best to catch up over the next couple of days. Earlier this week, CBS Sports and Turner Sports made public their announcing teams for the 2014 NCAA Tournament. There are some changes from last year. As previously announced, Greg Anthony joins the “A” team with Jim Nantz and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2014
TNT, the NBA’s Network of Record dating back to the 1990’s, will be on the case Thursday with the announcement of the All-Star Game starting lineups. The announcement will be made during a one-hour edition of NBA Tip-Off at 7 p.m. ET just before its weekly Thursday night doubleheader. Starting at 8 p.m. ET, TNT […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/17/2014
In its usual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day primetime slots, TNT has a doubleheader. It’s Western Conference-centric as there are three Western teams playing in the two games. Check it out below. NBA on TNT to Present MLK Day Doubleheader on Monday, Jan. 20 — Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets & Indiana Pacers vs. Golden […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/15/2014
And let’s end our early morning posting with TNT’s Thursday Night NBA doubledip which will have New York at Indiana in the early game and Oklahoma City at Houston in the late game. NBA Action Continues on TNT Thursday, Jan. 16, with Doubleheader Action – Knicks vs. Pacers & Thunder vs. Rockets The NBA on TNT […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/8/2014
After taking a week off for the New Year, the NBA on TNT is back on Thursday with another doubleheader featuring the New York Knicks and Miami Heat in the first game and the Oklahoma City Thunder taking on Denver in the nightcap. As usual, Inside the NBA caps off your night. The NBA on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/24/2013
After the NBA goes all out with five games on Christmas Day on ABC/ESPN, the Association goes back to TNT the following night with its usual Thursday night doubleheader. TNT has a Western Conference double dip with Memphis at Houston followed by the Los Angeles Clippers at Portland. That will be the last games of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/18/2013
Now time for a look at TNT’s Thursday doubleheader which is dominated with three Western Conference teams. The details of the twi-night twinbill are below. NBA on TNT Action Continues with Doubleheader Coverage – Bulls vs. Thunder & Spurs vs. Warriors – Thursday, Dec. 19 The NBA on TNT will continue Thursday, Dec. 19, with […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/12/2013
Starting at 8 p.m. ET, TNT will air another NBA twi-night doubleheader. It begins with the Los Angeles Clippers taking on the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center. That’s followed by the Houston Rockets up in the Great Northwest taking on the Portland Trail Blazers. TNT’s announcing crews will be led by Kevin Harlan and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/18/2013
Reported today by John Ourand in this week’s Sports Business Journal, Turner Sports will produce three separate versions of the NCAA Men’s Final Four™ in 2014 and in 2015. Earlier this year, Turner announced that it would carry the NCAA Division I Men’s National Semifinals with CBS airing the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship this and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/21/2013
This from Turner Sports. After completing the 2013 MLB season, the company can now turn to its signature sport, the NBA. Heading into its 30th season of covering professional basketball, dating back to when it aired games on TBS, Turner Sports will use TNT and NBA TV to provide three straight nights of doubleheaders to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/6/2013
Ok, the NBA regular season schedule is being released. Just out now, the NBA on TNT schedule. The NBA’s Network of Record will air Thursday night doubleheaders and have special double dips on Opening Night, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and a couple of Tuesday nights. In addition, TNT will have its usual NBA All-Star […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/4/2013
Time for your look ahead in the week in sports media. It’s going to be a busy seven days. GOLF The final Major of the year in the PGA Tour takes place at the Oak Hill Country Hill East Course in Rochester, NY. TNT and CBS will team up for coverage. Here’s how it will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2013
Just released today, TBS and TNT have new apps which allow authenticated cable and satellite subscribers to watch East and West Coast feeds of both Turner networks in real time. In addition, live sports will be part of the apps. MLB, NBA and the NCAA Tournament will be seen on the apps. We’re not sure […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/28/2013
For the 23rd straight year, Turner Sports will air coverage of the PGA Championship with this year’s tournament taking place at the Oak Hill County Club’s East Course in Rochester, NY. TNT will have extensive coverage of the first two rounds on August 8 and 9. Then early coverage of the third and fourth rounds […]
