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 8/28/2013
My apologies on not updating the site as usual this week. Suffice to say that I’ve been away since last Saturday and unable to do my usual job. I’ll be back home on Friday and be back in my own bed, but know that I am keeping up to date on the latest sports media […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/5/2013
Reported by Awful Announcing last week and arguably the biggest hire in its history, the Bleacher Report and Turner Sports have announced that they have lured Mike Freeman away from CBSSports.com. He’ll officially join Bleacher Report next Monday as the lead national voice and the site’s NFL reporter and columnist. The press release is below: […]
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 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/23/2013
Well, here’s some big news on a Tuesday in a month of big news. Tripp Mickle and John Ourand report in Sports Business Daily that NBC has won the the rights to the second half of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series meaning Turner and ESPN will be out after next season. According to Mickle and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/8/2013
Let’s go over the entire list of those who won hardware in the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. The awards were handed out at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York. Overall, NBC Sports Group has reason to crow with 23 Emmys, the most of any sports media group. Turner Sports was […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2013
This coming from the CBS/Turner Sports NCAA Tournament consortium. Starting next year, TBS will get a bigger role in March Madness. It will split the Regional Finals with CBS and for the next two years, air the National Semifinal games while CBS airs the National Championship Game. Then in 2016, TBS will both the Final […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/10/2013
I haven’t done a sports media thoughts post in quite some time. You’re owed some, so lets not waste any time. Two thoughts today with a promise I’ll provide more with some regularity down the road. They’re in bullet form as always. Bizarre story that broke on Tuesday through Boston Sports Media Watch that Red […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2013
CBS/Turner Sports is certainly happy about this year’s NCAA Tournament. The average rating for the 67 games on CBS/TBS/TNT/tru TV was 6.7 with a 14 share. That’s up 10% from 2012’s 6.1/13. It’s the highest average rating for the tournament dating back to 2005 when the entire run was solely on CBS. The average viewership […]
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After three weeks of increased ratings for the NCAA Tournament and the Final Four, the Championship Game gave CBS/Turner a very nice cherry on top of the cake with a big overnight rating. Thanks to a game that was compelling, exciting and went down to the final minutes, Louisville-Michigan garnered a big 14.3 overnight number […]
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After a great game between Michigan and Louisville, won by the Cardinals, we always wait for CBS’ annual version of “One Shining Moment.” This year was no disappointment. Glad that it’s available early. Normally, I’ve waited in the neighborhood of an hour to post it. Take a look at it. And of course, Kevin Ware […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/7/2013
CBS/Turner Sports has a reason to crow as this year’s NCAA Tournament has become a ratings bonanza. And thanks to two compelling games last night, the ratings for the Men’s Final Four® received an average rating of 9.4 with an 18 share, up four percent from last year’s 9.0/17. Average viewership for the game 15.7 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2013
CBS Sports continues its college basketball coverage on Sunday with live coverage of the NCAA Division II Men’s Championship live from Philips Arena in Atlanta. Metro State takes on Drury. Tim Brando and Dan Bonner will have the call with Lewis Johnson on the sidelines. In addition, Greg Gumbel, Doug Gottlieb and Seth Davis will […]
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For the second time this year, CNN will have a live sports special. This will be hosted by Rachel Nichols and Reggie Miller on Saturday, live from the Turner Sports studios at CNN Center in Atlanta. Here’s the blurb from Turner Sports. CNN and Turner Sports to Present CNN All Access at the Final Four […]
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CBS and Turner Sports go into their third year producing the NCAA Men’s Final Four® for America’s viewing pleasure. For the 32nd straight (and possibly last) year, CBS will air the Final Four on broadcast television. CBS begins its coverage on Saturday with the Final Four Show live from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/2/2013
Last month, I gave you my College Basketball TV Awards for the 2012-13 regular season. As promised, I’ll provide you with the NCAA Tournament Edition featuring my picks for Final Four, Regional Final and First Week levels. Those not worthy and there will be a couple, will get the infamous Carton of Chinese Cigarettes handed […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/1/2013
There weren’t too many surprises in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday as Michigan and Louisville took their games with relative ease. However, the big surprise may have been the overnight ratings for the South and Midwest Regional Finals. Both games on CBS averaged an 8.9 number with a 19 share. CBS’ overrun into primetime also […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/31/2013
Here are the tip times for the Final Four®. Wichita State-Louisville tips off first and that will be followed by Michigan-Syracuse. 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four Tips Off Saturday, April 6, on CBS Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2013 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four® on Saturday, […]
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I hope you’re having a good Easter. The CBS/Turner combo tells us that Saturday’s Elite Eight Regional Finals were up slightly from last year. This despite some ugly basketball especially in the first game between Syracuse and Marquette. Saturday’s two regional finals generated a 5.8 Fast National household rating with a 12 share, up 2% […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/30/2013
Another press release from CBS/Turner Sports must mean good news for the NCAA Tournament and it does. Friday’s Sweet 16 action which included an exciting overtime Kansas-Michigan game which ended in a Wolverines win, scored in the ratings and in viewership. CBS and TBS saw a big Fast National household rating of 8.2 and a […]
