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Sports Media Notebook for Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Trying to bring you some fresh content in the mornings while figuring out my schedule. I’ll get this down eventually. Anyway, won’t do linkage today, but I do want to provide you with some info and let’s get to it without further delay. THOUGHTS AND THINGS That’s a bad title, but I can’t think of […]

Tuesday’s Sports Media Notebook — 02/03/2015

Time for a sports media notebook. Plenty of stuff out there and I need to clear my browser tabs of all the links I have for you. First some news. NEWS As you’re aware by now, Super Bowl XLIX was declared the most-watched television program in U.S. history with an average of 114.4 million viewers. […]

Derek Jeter’s Home Farewell Sets New York Ratings Record for YES

The last home game in Derek Jeter’s career turned out to be a success not only for the Yankees as they beat the Baltimore Orioles on a walkoff single by the shortstop, but also for YES Network which aired the game live throughout the New York DMA. YES says it averaged a 10.84 rating for […]

A Quick Saturday Sports Media Notebook

Time to do a quick notebook for you on this early Saturday morning. They’ll be bullet form. Fox has increased its stake in the YES Network. In late 2012, it purchased a 49% share in the regional sports network. On Friday through a press release from parent company 21st Century Fox, YES will become a […]

YES Network to Begin Airing the Michael Kay Show on February 3

On the day after the Super Bowl, YES Network, the long-time home of Mike Francesa, will become the new home of ESPN Radio’s Michael Kay Show. Between 3 and 7 p.m. ET, Kay’s show which airs on ESPN Radio 98.7 FM in New York, will air on YES. Francesa’s WFAN simulcast ends at the end […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Divisional Playoff Weekend 2014

All Times Eastern Saturday, January 11 Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 8:30 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, 3:30 p.m. The NFL Today — CBS, 7:30 p.m. The OT — […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Wild Card Weekend, 01/04 & 01/05/2013

All Times Eastern Saturday, January 4 Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 10 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 11 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Football Night in America — NBC, 4 p.m. NFL GameDay Scoreboard — NFL Network, 7:30 p.m. NFL […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 17 of the 2013 Season

Normally, these aren’t posted until Thursday or later as I wait for the official press releases from the networks, but as assignments began leaking out today through Twitter, we have all of the games and announcers for the double doubleheaders on CBS and Fox and of course, the Sunday Night Football game on NBC. Because […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 16 of the 2013 Season

All Times Eastern Blackout: Buffalo Sunday, December 22 NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket Channel Assignments Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 7 a.m. That Other Pregame Show — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Mike […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 12/21 & 12/22/2013

All Times Eastern Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Women’s Schedule & Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, December 21 Men’s Braggin’ Rights, St. Louis, MO Missouri vs. Illinois — ESPN2, 5;30 p.m. (Dave O’Brien/Jimmy Dykes) Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival, Brooklyn, NY Michigan vs. Stanford — Fox […]

REPORT: YES to End Mike Francesa WFAN Simulcast

According to the New York Daily News’ Bob Raissman, YES Network will end its long-running simulcast of Mike Francesa’s radio show next month. Since 2002, YES had aired WFAN’s Mike and the Mad Dog and then Mike Francesa’s show when he went solo starting in 2008. Raissman reports that the YES decision had nothing to […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 12/14 & 12/15/2013

All Times Eastern Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Women’s Schedule and Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, December 14 Men’s All-College Classic, Oklahoma City, OK Louisiana Tech vs. Oklahoma State — ESPNU, 2 p.m. (Dave Armstrong/Bryndon Manzer) Crossroads […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 15 of the 2013 Season

All Times Eastern Thursday, December 11 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. Football Night in America: Coach’s Clicker — NBCSN, 5 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 14 of the 2013 Season

All Times Eastern Blackout: San Diego Thursday, December 5 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, 6 p.m. NFL […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 13 of the 2013 Season

All Times Eastern Blackout: San Diego Thursday, November 28 Studio and Pregame Shows NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 10 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday Thanksgiving Day Special — Fox, 11:30 a.m. Fox NFL Postgame — Fox, 3:30 p.m. NFL GameDay Scoreboard — NFL Network, 3:30 p.m. The NFL Today — CBS, 4 p.m. Football Night […]

College Football Viewing Picks for 11/28 — 11/30/2013

All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing assignments courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, November 28 Pregame Show Fox College Thursday — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. 4 p.m. Stillman at Alabama State — ESPNU (Mark Neely/Jay Walker) 7:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas — Fox Sports […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 12 of the 2013 Season

All Times Eastern Byes: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle Thursday, November 21 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, […]

College Football Viewing Picks for 11/21 — 11/23/2013

All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, November 21 Studio and Pregame Shows College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Fox College Thursday — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. Inside College […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 11/16 & 11/17/2013

All Times Eastern Saturday, November 15 CBE Classic Wright State at DePaul — Fox Sports Net-National, 2 p.m. (Jason Benetti/Kevin O’Neill) Colorado Mesa at BYU — BYUtv, 9:30 p.m. (Dave McCann/Blaine Fowler//Lauren Francom) 1 p.m. Ohio State at Marquette — Fox (Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson) 4 p.m. Marist at Providence — Fox Sports 2 (Scott Graham/Ron […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 11 of the 2013 Season

All Times Eastern Byes — Dallas, St. Louis Thursday, November 14 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the LiNIDeague Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, […]

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