0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/31/2010
A game that started earlier and ended earlier on the East Coast led to a primetime win for Fox in the 8 p.m. to 9:52 p.m. time slot. While the game started at 6:57 p.m. officially, Fox was allowed to adjust for the period starting at 8 p.m., when primetime starts. So during that 112 […]
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We have your quotage from MLB Network’s MLB Tonight after Game 3 of the World Series. Following the Texas Rangers’ Game Three win in the 2010 World Series, the Rangers’ Colby Lewis and Josh Hamilton spoke to MLB Tonight, while MLB Network’s Dan Plesac and Harold Reynolds gave their analysis of the game. Reynolds also […]
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Yesterday was busier than I expected both personally and sports media-wise. I was out most of the day which prevented me from providing links, but then the Cablevision/Fox story broke and I give tremendous kudos to Brian Stelter of the New York Times
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/30/2010
For tonight and tomorrow, Anaheim Angels outfielder Torii Hunter joins MLB Tonight: World Series Edition. Los ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM CENTER Fielder Torii hunter to Join MLB Network as a Guest Analyst October 30 & 31 Secaucus, N.J., October 30, 2010 – Four-time MLB All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove winner Torii Hunter will join MLB […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/29/2010
Time to do the megalinkage on this Friday. Lots of things going on today into this evening and let’s get cracking. Of course, we have the Weekend Viewing Picks. Now let’s do the links. National USA Today’s Michael McCarthy wants to know who’s your favorite NFL announcer. Mike says this year’s World Series ratings are […]
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Just received this press release from Fox regarding the final ratings for Game 2 of the World Series from Friday. It tells us that Fox won the night with an 8.5 rating and a 14 share. Overall, 14.1 million viewers watched the game. While the game was down 27% from last year’s Yankees-Phillies matchup, Fox […]
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On Saturday, Fox will air Game 3 of the World Series with a very reasonable 6:57 p.m. starting time in the East. It’s the earliest since 1987 when Game 6 of the World Series between St. Louis and Minnesota started at 3:30 p.m. on ABC. Since then, all games have been played at night. We […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/28/2010
We have the press release of the final ratings for Game 1 of the World Series. Final rating was 8.9 with a 15 share and a total of 15 million viewers. It’s down from last year, but that involved the Yankees. This is pretty respectable with a non-Yankees, non-Red Sox Fall Classic. Plus you still […]
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Yesterday ended up being quite busy and I think today will as well, but at least I can provide you with the linkage that was lacking on Wednesday. Here we go. Sean Leahy at USA Today notes that the NFL’s skyrocketing ratings are putting pressure on the league in its collecting bargaining with the Players […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/27/2010
The joke about the World Series is that it’s not truly a World’s Championship since it involves teams from the United States. Only in 1992 and 1993 did the World Series turn international when the Toronto Blue Jays won back-to-back. Anyway, MLB says a worldwide audience will tune into the World Series as more than […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/26/2010
Let’s do some linkage on this Tuesday. Don’t know if I can get everything done today as I’ll be all over the place later today so I don’t know if this will be a complete set of links or an abbreviated edition. Time to get started. Michael Hiestand of USA Today has the ratings from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/25/2010
ESPN TV may not have had a presence in the MLB Postseason, ESPN Radio has and so has Baseball Tonight. Both entities will be at the World Series. ESPN Radio has the national rights to the Fall Classic while Baseball Tonight will provide postgame coverage from both San Francisco and Arlington. We have both entities’ […]
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Starting tomorrow and going through Thursday, Sirius XM talk show host Chris Russo brings his show to the Bay Area to see his beloved Giants in the World Series. He’ll do his show live from AT&T Park. WHO: SIRIUS XM Radio’s Chris “MAD DOG” Russo live from AT&T Park WHAT: Russo will host his national […]
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Just like it did last year, MLB Network will have extensive programming surrounding the World Series. It will carry “MLB Tonight” pre and postgame shows live from San Francisco and Texas, the sites of this year’s Fall Classic. Hosts Matt Vasgersian and Greg Amsinger will lead the coverage while there will be a cast of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/24/2010
Let’s get busy with the Sunday linkage. Some good stuff to get to. On Fox NFL Sunday, Jay Glazer reported that Vikings quarterback Brett Favre denied sending pictures of his shlong to Jenn Sterger, but did admit to leaving voicemails on her cell phone. I’ll have video of that segment during the Fox NFL Sunday […]
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I have the official schedule of the World Series now that the LCS is over. Fox will carry all of the games on TV. ESPN Radio will carry the games on radio, of course. Let’s list the entire schedule and the announcers for both networks. WORLD SERIES (All times Eastern) Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco Giants […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2010
Ok, let’s do the Friday megalinks. Getting a late start as I’ve been all over the place today, but better late than never. Check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for information on the sports and entertainment programs for the first weekend in October. Now to the links. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks about ESPN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/30/2010
Another late start on the linkage today mostly due to shuffling between two offices and trying to catch up on press releases. Let’s get started. Mike McCarthy at USA Today has LeBron James blaming race for the negative reaction to his ESPN produced “The Decision” earlier this year. Mike notes that there won’t be a […]
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We have the first pitch start times for the 2010 World Series. This comes from both MLB and Fox Sports and let’s take a look at what we have. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND FOX ANNOUNCE START TIMES FOR 2010 WORLD SERIES Game Three to Have Earliest Start for Any Game Since 1987 NEW YORK – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/3/2010
Let’s give you some linkage today. I took a break from my computer after I posted the spring training TV schedules and it was very nice. Now we’re back in the blogging grind and let’s give you links. Anthony Crupi of Mediaweek says the Olympics on NBC took viewers away from cable during the month […]
