0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/16/2012
To help you get through any last minute tax filing you have to do on Tuesday, TNT will air a special NBA doubleheader tomorrow night. The early game will have the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Celtics traveling to MSG to take on the New York Knicks and the late game will see the Southwest Division-leading San […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/4/2012
This from the good people at Turner Sports. We have the announcers for the Sunday MLB on TBS package. After being away from MLB for the postseason due to the passing of his legendary father, Ernie Johnson, Jr. returns to the package as the lead play-by-play man. He’ll call the first three games of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/3/2012
The overnight ratings this morning certainly didn’t give CBS any encouragement as they showed Monday night’s Kansas-Kentucky game down from last year’s contest. However, now with the Fast National Rating counted and the average viewership measured, CBS/Turner comes out on top from last year. According to Nielsen, the Fast National Rating for Kansas-Kentucky resulted in […]
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This in from John Ourand from Sports Business Journal. The ratings for last night’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game between Kansas and Kentucky were off from last 2011. [blackbirdpie url=” Off 9% is a lot. As John tweeted, the late start at 9:27 p.m. might have been a factor, but also, the game never felt […]
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I give credit to the great people at Gunaxin for putting this video up. It’s the annual “One Shining Moment” video aired by CBS at the end of the NCAA Championship Game. This was a very good version as you had the great moments from the NCAA Tournament with some various calls by Jim Nantz, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/1/2012
During CBS/Turner’s coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game on Monday, we’ll see Clark Kellogg’s fourth interview with President Barack Obama. During the First Four in Dayton, OH in March, Kellogg interviewed both Mr. Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron. On Monday, CBS will air Clark talking with the President solo at the […]
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This from CBS/Turner. The NCAA Tournament consortium says Saturday’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four averaged a 9.0 rating with a 17 share which is up slightly from last year’s 8.9/17. CBS says this is the highest overnight rating since 2005. And the single game ratings for Kentucky-Louisville and Kansas-Ohio State were also up slightly from […]
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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This week has been hellish for me and I apologize for not being able to post as much as I would like. I’ve been away from my computer for most of the day and by the time I get home, I’m tired and don’t want to update the blog. Well, with me already done my […]
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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 3/26/2012
As promised earlier today, I’m giving you more links. I was out earlier today and I’ll be out again tomorrow so it’s going to be a bit crazy for me. So let’s get to the linkage right now. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch looks at the media circus that was the Tim Tebow press conference at […]
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Don’t have much time today. I’ll do a few links for you here while I can. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has CBS/Turner’s Clark Kellogg saying he wouldn’t be surprised if Kentucky lost in the Final Four this weekend. Mr. College Football, Tony Barnhart of CBS Sports, remembers his former colleague at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Furman […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/25/2012
This in from CBS/Turner Sports, we have the tip times for the 2012 Men’s Final Four in New Orleans on Saturday. Both games will be on CBS. The games will be called by Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr with Tracy Wolfson reporting. The first game will be the iconic rivalry between Kentucky and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/24/2012
It’s been a long time since I was able to provide Saturday linkage. Many times, it’s due to the fact I try to sleep in or my weekend was planned for me behind my back and I have to play chauffeur. Anyway, I’m able to provide some links and since I did not do the […]
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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 3/22/2012
This from CBS/Turner Sports, VCU coach Shaka Smart and Kansas State coach Frank Martin, he of the massive sideline death stare, will be guest analysts for the NCAA Tournament starting tonight. Smart will join the TBS crew in Atlanta fronted by Ernie Johnson, Jr., Seth Davis and Steve Smith. Martin will join the CBS studio […]
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Due to crazy personal schedules on Tuesday and Wednesday, I wasn’t able to update the site as much as I would like. I apologize to you as I’ve been trying to keep you apprised of the latest sports media news. A few housekeeping notes, first I did some Sports Media Thoughts earlier this morning and […]
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A couple of sports media thoughts on this early Thursday morning in bullet form. The Sports Emmy Award nominations are out and while most honor the Best in Sports Broadcasting, they always have a few mind-boggling nods and this year is no exception. While I can overlook a nomination for hockey charlatan Pierre McGuire in […]
