0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/9/2012
On Saturday, both TNT and truTV aired the Coke Zero 400 from the Daytona International Speedway. The combined rating scored a 3.8 household U.S. rating and averaged almost 6.2 million viewers making it the most watched Daytona 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race since 2008 which also generated a 3.8 rating, but more viewers. There’s no […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/6/2012
Time for Friday linkage. The Weekend Viewing Picks have your sports and entertainment suggestions. Let’s get cracking. National Michael Hiestand from USA Today looks at TNT’s plans to go mostly split-screen during breaks for Saturday’s NASCAR race. Tom Perrotta of the Wall Street Journal reports that the one Wimbledon souvenir the players want is the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/3/2012
This from our friends at Turner Sports. This Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona, the Coke Zero 400 will have its annual “Wide Open” coverage. That means minimal commercials, double boxes showing race coverage in one box and ads in another. truTV will simulcast TNT’s coverage and HLN’s Morning Express anchor Robin Meade will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/30/2012
The CBS Sports/Turner Sports NCAA Tournament consortium is in New Orleans to air the 2012 Final Four in the Louisiana Superdome. Kentucky-Louisville will be the first game scheduled for 6:09 p.m. ET. That will be followed by Ohio State-Kansas at approximately 8:49 p.m. Jim Nantz will call his 22nd Final Four for CBS and attend […]
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Saturday, March 31 Men’s College GameDay live from New Orleans — ESPN, noon Bracket Breakdown — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m. The Big Dance in the Big Easy — CBS, 3 p.m. Human Highlight Reel — CBS, 3:30 p.m. The Final Four Show — CBS, 4 p.m. College All-Star Game — truTV, 1 p.m. NCAA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/24/2012
We now have the official tip times from CBS/Turner for the second half of the Regional Finals this weekend. As is the case for Saturday, CBS will handle the Midwest and South Regions as the Turner networks’ commitments are over. So the South Regional Final between Baylor and overall Tournament #1 seed Kentucky with Jim […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/23/2012
Saturday, March 24 Men’s NCAA Division II Championship Bank of Kentucky Center, Highland Heights, KY Montevallo vs. Western Washington — CBS, 1 p.m. NCAA Division I Tournament Elite 8 West Region US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ Announcers: CBS/Turner — Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Marty Snider (sidelines); Dial Global Radio — Dave Sims/Bill Frieder #4 Florida vs. […]
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Ok, CBS/Turner has announced the tip times for the Regional Finals on Saturday. CBS will handle the rest of the basketball action from Saturday all the way to the Final Four in New Orleans next week. It’ll all begin with NCAA Tip-Off at noon ET on truTV, then it’ll be the NCAA Men’s Division II […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/20/2012
We have the nominations, all 170 in 33 different categories, for the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards. They just came out today. There are some surprises like massive hockey charlatan Pierre McGuire nominated in the Sports Reporter category and for some really strange reason, Skippy Bayless of ESPN2’s First Take was nominated for Best Studio […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/18/2012
The news is good for CBS/Turner on two fronts. While there were no upsets on Saturday unlike Friday, ratings were up for the NCAA Tournament by 3% from last year. Yesterday’s rating registered a 6.1, up from a 5.9 last year. In addition, the Tournament averaged 9.3 million viewers which was even with last year. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/17/2012
The press release is in. We have the tip times, networks and announcing assignments for the NCAA Tournament for the third round action on Sunday. CBS will have the first three games starting at 12:15 p.m. ET with Georgetown vs. North Carolina State from Columbus, OH. That will be followed by Michigan State-Saint Louis at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/16/2012
The four games on four networks in one window is working for CBS/Turner. Thursday’s action saw a 5.3 rating and 7.7 million viewers on CBS/TBS/TNT and truTV. That’s up from a 5.0 and 7.4 million viewers last year. Here’s the press release from CBS/Turner Sports. 2012 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on TBS, CBS, […]
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Saturday, March 17 Men’s National Invitational Tournament Second Round UMass at Seton Hall — ESPN,11 a.m. NCAA Tournament Third Round East Region Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA Announcers: CBS/Turner — Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Marty Snider (sidelines); Dial Global Radio — Scott Graham/Kevin Grevey #1 Syracuse vs. Kansas State — CBS, 12:15 p.m. #2 Ohio State […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/14/2012
Because CBS/Turner got an interview with Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, we have this piece of quotage for you. Boeheim discussed Orangemen center Fab Melo being declared ineligible for the NCAA Tournament, however, he really didn’t shed much light into why. But we get quotage and that’s good for you as we see a portion of […]
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We have a couple of notes from CBS/Turner and CBS Sports Network on the guest analysts each entity will have on their sets. CBS will bring in St. John’s coach and former ESPN analyst to its New York set to join Greg Gumbel, Ernie Johnson, Jr., Charles Barkley, Kenny “The Jet” Smith and Greg Anthony. […]
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Just received this notice from CBS/Turner on last night’s FIRST FOUR™ doubleheader involving Mississippi Valley State-Western Kentucky and BYU-Iona, both of which involved wild comebacks or collapses, whichever you prefer. The ratings were an average 0.9 for both games on truTV. CBS/Turner says that’s in line with last year’s average for all FIRST FOUR™ games. […]
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There has been plenty of confusion over the $3.99 fee to watch the NCAA Tournament online, whether it be through NCAA.com or the March Madness Live app for Android, iPhone and the iPad. First, the original press release promoted the fee and did not clearly explain how you could avoid paying it. Well after fiddling […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/12/2012
Since we did our linkage this morning, there have been several stories worthy of links and they really should not wait until Tuesday. So I’ll do a set of links right now. We start with Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead who reports on a fake tweet about ESPN’s Erin Andrews leaving the network (her […]
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Another sports media thoughts post which means more original content and that’s good for you. And they’re in bullet form as always. CBS/Turner went back to basics for the NCAA Tournament Selection Show this year streamlining the set. Jettisoning Kenny “The Jet” Smith and Charles Barkley off the Selection Show and leaving Greg Gumbel, Greg […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2012
We’ve been waiting for the NCAA Tournament tip times and announcing assignments for the 2nd round and lo and behold, they’ve come. Of course, Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg will be in Greensboro to call North Carolina and Duke. Uncle Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery will be in Louisville. Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie […]
