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Late Day Journal- December 1, 2009
Late Day Journal- December 1, 2009
sportsmediajournal.com — Here we have some sports media news items that are new since this morning… In case you... did not hear, Tiger Woods has been cited by the Florida Highway Patrol for the accident outside his home last Friday morning. In my view…case closed…although Ken Fang and I will discuss the ... (more) Late Day Journal- December 1, 2009
Talking Shoppach
Talking Shoppach
tedquarters.net — D.J. Short absolutely nails it for NBC Sports: The Mets would be silly to shell out a... multi-year deal for Bengie Molina when Kelly Shoppach could be non-tendered by the Indians. Check it out: Even in Shoppach’s down year in 2009, he posted a 98 ... (more) Talking Shoppach

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Is Notre Dame a death trap for coaches?
Is Notre Dame a death trap for coaches?
Is Notre Dame a death trap for coaches?
scoresreport.com — Stewart Mandel of SI.com thinks it is : Once you look past the storied tradition, the majestic... campus, the NBC contract and seemingly endless pocketbook, you’re left with a school chasing ghosts. You’re left with a fan base whose expectations (top-10 rankings, national titles) ... (more) Is Notre Dame a death trap for coaches?
Oehser on Examiner: Reviewing Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian’s weekly radio show
indyfootballreport.com — There are those who believe the Indianapolis Colts could risk losing momentum if they opt to rest... players in the coming weeks. Colts President Bill Polian isn’t among them. Polian, while emphasizing that it’s too early to be considering the issue, said during his weekly radio show ... (more) Oehser on Examiner: Reviewing Indianapolis Colts ...
Overnight ratings up 17% for Steelers/Ravens
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — An overtime battle helped propel NBC to a double-digit rise in overnight ratings for Sunday Night Football.The... Ravens' overtime win over the Steelers drew a 12.6/20 overnight rating on NBC Sunday night, up 17% from Colts/Chargers during Week 12 last ... (more) Overnight ratings up 17% for Steelers/Ravens
The ratings game
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — Thursday's Texas/Texas A&M game drew a 3.8 overnight rating on ESPN, up 23% from a 3.1 for... the same matchup on Thanksgiving night last year. (Sports Business Daily)Saturday's Grambling/Southern Bayou Classic drew a 0.8 overnight rating on NBC, down a ... (more) The ratings game
With Deal, G.E. Clears Path to Sale of NBC
With Deal, G.E. Clears Path to Sale of NBC
nytimes.com — NBC studios in Manhattan. The network has had a difficult few years, especially in prime time, where... it is mired in last place. (more) With Deal, G.E. Clears Path to Sale of NBC
No Flex Schedule in Week 14
No Flex Schedule in Week 14
digitalsportsdaily.com — The Week 14 NFL schedule was finalized Monday with the originally scheduled Philadelphia at New York Giants... Sunday night game on NBC remaining in place. The St. Louis at Tennessee game on Sunday, December 13 moves from 1:00 PM ET to 4:05 PM ET on FOX. Following is the final Week 14 NFL ... (more) No Flex Schedule in Week 14
Giants/Eagles Stays Put on NBC December 13th:
Giants/Eagles Stays Put on NBC December 13th:
giantsgab.com — From ProFootballtalk.com The NFL has finalized its Week 14 schedule and announced that the NFC East showdown... between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants will stay in the NBC Sunday night prime time slot on December 13. With flexible scheduling in place, the NFL can move weak games ... (more) Giants/Eagles Stays Put on NBC December 13th:
NBC Will Stay With Eagles/Giants..No Flex for Week 14
NBC Will Stay With Eagles/Giants..No Flex for Week 14
sportsmediajournal.com — The NFL has unveiled its week 14 schedule, with NBC keeping its original match-up featuring the Eagles... and Giants. The only change in the original schedule is that the Rams/Titans game on Fox will be moved from 1pm ET to 4:05pm ET. Here’s the amended week 14 schedule: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 ... (more) NBC Will Stay With Eagles/Giants..No Flex for Week 14
NFL Decides to Stand Pat in Week 14
NFL Decides to Stand Pat in Week 14
fangsbites.com — ...Well to a certain extent. The NFL has just announced that for Week 14, there will be... no flexing the Sunday Night Football game. The Eagles-Giants game originally scheduled in the Sunday primetime slot will remain. There's just one minor move for the late afternoon game and that is St. Louis ... (more) NFL Decides to Stand Pat in Week 14
Cowboys’ star shines in prime time
Cowboys’ star shines in prime time
sportsbusinessjournal.com — By AUSTIN KARP & JOHN OURAND Staff writers The Dallas Cowboys may not have won a playoff... game in 13 years, but they have been the NFL’s undisputed champs of prime time since 2006. The Cowboys have averaged 19.152 million viewers for their 16 games on ... (more) Cowboys’ star shines in prime time
Sunday Night's Steelers-Ravens Game Kills The Competition
Sunday Night's Steelers-Ravens Game Kills The Competition
fangsbites.com — For the 10th time this season, NBC's Sunday Night Football has won the primetime ratings. Last night's... Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens game which went down to the wire held the audience and defeated the networks. And it did better than last year's Week 12 game. It also did better than last ... (more) Sunday Night's Steelers-Ravens Game Kills The Competition
Hines Ward Calls Out Ben Roethlisberger for Not Playing
Hines Ward Calls Out Ben Roethlisberger for Not Playing
nfl.fanhouse.com — by JJ Cooper The long-term effects of NFL players who multiple concussions has been in the news... constantly in recent weeks. But Hines Ward made it clear to NBC Sports before Sunday night's game that when it comes to a Steelers - Ravens game, he's ... (more) Hines Ward Calls Out Ben Roethlisberger for Not Playing
Ward Spins Comments He Made About Roethlisberger
Ward Spins Comments He Made About Roethlisberger
steelersgab.com — With all the talk about the pregame interview that Hines Ward gave to the media on NBC... about Ben Roethlisberger not playing, now he’s trying to spin what he had to say: If Hines Ward’s words sounded cutting in an interview aired before the game, he later explained they were merely ... (more) Ward Spins Comments He Made About Roethlisberger
As expected, Roethlisberger is the emergency quarterback
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com — Here's a sentence I never thought I'd write:  "Tonight, Dennis Dixon gets the start at quarterback for... the Steelers, backed up by Tyler Palko and then by Ben Roethlisberger."But it's real, and it's not some Hanratty-Bradshaw-Gilliam nightmare for ... (more) As expected, Roethlisberger is the emergency quarterback
Report: Pats a front-runner to land Weis in 2010
itiswhatitis.weei.com — Former Patriots assistant Charlie Weis could be coming back to Foxboro. On NBC’s “Football Night in America”... Sunday evening, Peter King said the favorites to hire Weis as an assistant in 2010 are the Patriots, Kansas City and ... (more) Report: Pats a front-runner to land Weis in 2010
Hines Ward: Steelers locker room split '50-50' on whether Ben Roethlisberger should have played
content.usatoday.com — Steelers WR Hines Ward said the team's locker room was divided over whether Ben Roethlisberger should have... fought through the effects of a concussion to play on Sunday against the Ravens. (more) Hines Ward: Steelers locker room split '50-50' on ...
King: Two coaches say Tebow won't get past them in round one
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com — NBC's Peter King reported during Football Night in America that he has spoken to 17 coaches and... personnel executives over the past month, and that he has asked for predictions as to the precise spot at which Florida quarterback Tim... (more) King: Two coaches say Tebow won't get past them in ...
Weis Could Coach Colts In 2010?
reservationforsix.com — Peter King of NBC is reporting that now former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis could be... the Colts offensive coordinator in 2010. King thinks that Weis could be a candidate to replace Tom Moore when he retires for good. (more) Weis Could Coach Colts In 2010?
Devin Hester Gets Pantsed On Live TV
Devin Hester Gets Pantsed On Live TV
reservationforsix.com — This can pretty much sum up the Bears season. Devin Hester gets pantsed last Monday against the... Eagles. NBC swiftly gives veiwers a front and back replay. (more) Devin Hester Gets Pantsed On Live TV
The ratings game
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — Saturday Night Football, featuring Oregon/Arizona or Kansas/Texas, drew a 3.8/7 final rating and 6.1 million viewers on... ABC last week, up 31% and 30%, respectively, from a 2.9/5 and 4.7 million for last year's comparable telecast. (Sitcoms ... (more) The ratings game
Weekend ratings predictions
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — .nobrtable br { display: none }First, the results of last week's predictions.Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, ratings... for many sporting events were unavailable. Sport Game/Event Net Prediction Final rating NFL  ... (more) Weekend ratings predictions
Steelers at Ravens Betting Facts and Trends: Week 12 NFL
ctsportspicks.com — Huge Sunday Night matchup on NBC in primetime. Get all the betting facts and trends for this... must win matchup! (more) Steelers at Ravens Betting Facts and Trends: Week 12 NFL
Wrestling News: NBC begin promotional push for WWE's Tribute to the Troops
kocosports.com — Wrestling News: NBC begin promotional push for WWE's Tribute to the Troops... (more) Wrestling News: NBC begin promotional push for WWE's ...
College Football Previews for Week 13 (Cont.)
College Football Previews for Week 13 (Cont.)
fangsbites.com — We had some previews from earlier this week, let's do some more for you. This is from... Fox Sports South and its SEC Gridiron Live previewing the "State Championship: games this week. SEC Gridiron LIVE Tackles State Championships Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on FOX Sports South Success ... (more) College Football Previews for Week 13 (Cont.)
NFL Viewing Picks for Week 12, 11/29/09
NFL Viewing Picks for Week 12, 11/29/09
fangsbites.com — NFL Gameday Morning - NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday - Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS... Coverage Map Cleveland at Cincinnati - Ian Eagle/Rich Gannon Indianapolis at Houston - Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Miami at Buffalo - Gus Johnson/Steve Tasker Fox Coverage Map Carolina at New York Jets - Thom ... (more) NFL Viewing Picks for Week 12, 11/29/09
Thanksgiving Day Viewing Picks
Thanksgiving Day Viewing Picks
fangsbites.com — College Basketball 76 Classic, Anaheim, CA West Virginia vs. Long Beach State - ESPNU, 2 p.m. Texas... A&M vs. Clemson - ESPN2, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota vs. Butler - ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. UCLA vs. Portland - ESPN2, 10:50 p.m. Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, AK Alaska-Anchorage vs. Nicholls State - ... (more) Thanksgiving Day Viewing Picks
Weekend overnights
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — .nobrtable br { display: none }Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcastSource: Sports Business DailyFootball Sport Game/Event... Date Time Net Rating NFL Jets/Patriots (or other regional action) Sun., 11/22/09 4:15 PM  ... (more) Weekend overnights
Bears/Eagles third-lowest rated Sunday nighter of season
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — Ratings and viewership declined for Sunday night's Bears/Eagles battle on NBC.NBC drew a 10.6/17 final rating and... 17.3 million viewers for the Eagles' win over the Bears on Sunday, down 9% and 10%, respectively, from Cowboys/Washington in Week 11 last ... (more) Bears/Eagles third-lowest rated Sunday nighter of season
NFL's Thanksgiving tradition of Detroit and Dallas makes little sense
NFL's Thanksgiving tradition of Detroit and Dallas makes little sense
usatoday.com — The NFL — whose TV ratings are its biggest business as it pockets about $3.7 billion annually... in network rights fees — is as flexible as a yoga master. It moved season openers to Thursdays, expanded the season with bye weeks, plays ball in London and ... (more) NFL's Thanksgiving tradition of Detroit and Dallas makes ...
Abe Pollin, 1923-2009
Abe Pollin, 1923-2009
misterirrelevant.com — Wizards owner Abe Pollin , a great Washingtonian, died today. The news just broke, and the tributes... are pouring in from all sides. We’ll link them as we see them, and thanks to Getty Images for the above photo. It was taken in 1975, three ... (more) Abe Pollin, 1923-2009
Rod Woodson | All About News And News
Rod Woodson | All About News And News
news.about-knowledge.com — It was really nice to see Rod Woodson on the NBC reality television series entitled “The Biggest... Loser” in its week 11. 44-year-old Roderick Kevin Rod (more) Rod Woodson | All About News And News
WELL PLAYED, JIMMY FALLON
warmingglow.uproxx.com — This is Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young covering the theme to “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” on... last night’s “Late Night,” and I’ll be honest: Fallon’s impression is so good that I didn’t even realize it ... (more) WELL PLAYED, JIMMY FALLON
Vikings Cardinals Going Prime Time . . .Flexed In Sunday Dec 6
Vikings Cardinals Going Prime Time . . .Flexed In Sunday Dec 6
nflmanifesto.com — The NFL announced today that they were moving the Dec 6 Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals game... from the afternoon to the NBC Sunday Night Prime Time game. The Patriots vs. Dolphins game that was originally scheduled will move to the afternoon. This move was made under the NFL’s Flex ... (more) Vikings Cardinals Going Prime Time . . .Flexed In Sunday ...
The Push Hit MUST GO!
hockeychats.com — THE PUSH HIT MUST GO Darren Pang (Email your thoughts and response to Darren at This e-mail... address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) Several years ago while I was at ESPN, I had a pretty good forum ... (more) The Push Hit MUST GO!
9-1 Equals More Prime Time
9-1 Equals More Prime Time
vikingsgab.com — How do you know when your team is doing well on the field and in the television... ratings? When a major television network passes on showing a Patriots game in order to show your team. That is exactly what NBC has decided to do during week 13. Instead of showing the Patriots play the ... (more) 9-1 Equals More Prime Time
Big numbers for NFL singleheader on FOX
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — Aided by the Cowboys, the undefeated Saints and Brett Favre, Sunday's NFL singleheader scored in the overnights... for FOX.NFL coverage featuring Washington/Cowboys drew a 12.2 overnight rating on FOX Sunday, up 9% from an 11.2 last year (mostly ... (more) Big numbers for NFL singleheader on FOX
Bears/Eagles down 10% in overnights
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — After two straight weeks of strong numbers, overnight ratings declined for NBC's Sunday Night Football.Sunday's Bears/Eagles tilt... drew a 12.1/19 overnight rating, off 10% from Cowboys/Washington in Week 11 last year (13.5/20), and down 20% from ... (more) Bears/Eagles down 10% in overnights
The ratings game
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — Sunday's MLS Cup drew a 5.8 rating in Salt Lake City, the market's highest rating for an... MLS telecast on ESPN/ABC since '01. The match also drew a 1.9 in Los Angeles and a 2.8 in host-city Seattle -- the third-highest rated ESPN/ABC MLS telecast since ... (more) The ratings game
Vikings-Cardinals game ‘flexed’ to prime time
Vikings-Cardinals game ‘flexed’ to prime time
blogs.nfl.com — As part of the NFL's "flexible scheduling" plan, the Week 13 Minnesota Vikings-Arizona Cardinals game on Sunday,... Dec. 6 will be played at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and the New England Patriots-Miami Dolphins game that day will move to 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS, ... (more) Vikings-Cardinals game ‘flexed’ to prime time
NBC Likes Favre/Vikes…Flexes Week 13 Schedule
NBC Likes Favre/Vikes…Flexes Week 13 Schedule
sportsmediajournal.com — The NFL has announced that NBC will flex it’s week 13 schedule and take Minnesota/Arizona for Sunday... Night Football in place of Patriots/Dolphins. Pats/Fins will be moved to a 1pm start and will air on CBS. Here is the amended Week 13 NFL schedule… THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 (WEEK ... (more) NBC Likes Favre/Vikes…Flexes Week 13 Schedule
Vikings-Cardinals Game Getting Bumped to Prime Time
Vikings-Cardinals Game Getting Bumped to Prime Time
thevikingage.com — There’s no question the Vikings have been one of this season’s prime time teams. And now, in... reflection of that status, the league has used its flex scheduling powers to bump Minnesota’s December 6th clash with the Arizona Cardinals from the 3:15 Central time slot to the ... (more) Vikings-Cardinals Game Getting Bumped to Prime Time
Attention! We Have Our First Flex of The NFL Season
Attention! We Have Our First Flex of The NFL Season
fangsbites.com — Yes, boys and girls, the NFL has flexed Pats-'Fins out of the primetime slot and put in... ... wait for it now... Vikings-Cards into primetime! That means another appearance of Brett Favre on national TV and I know that's something that makes you jump up and down. Ok, maybe not, but wait for the ... (more) Attention! We Have Our First Flex of The NFL Season
Mawae gets a cheap shot from Antonio Smith
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com — NBC's Rodney Harrison thinks the Titans are the dirtiest team in the league.  Those in the league... think that Titans center Kevin Mawae is its dirtiest player.For at least one play, Mawae has been one-upped.During the fourth quarter of Monday... (more) Mawae gets a cheap shot from Antonio Smith
A quick nod to UConn, the rare team that deserves the sentiment
A quick nod to UConn, the rare team that deserves the sentiment
rivals.yahoo.com — Everybody was too busy writing Charlie Weis' obituary at Notre Dame to pay much attention to Randy... Edsall -- his emotional postgame interview with NBC's sideline reporter immediately after the game, one of the best moments of the season, hasn't ... (more) A quick nod to UConn, the rare team that deserves the ...
Loss has familiar Bears ring
Loss has familiar Bears ring
suntimes.com — Now we know why Lovie Smith, Jerry Angelo and Jay Cutler did not want to be interrogated... by NBC bulldog Bob ''I have ways of making you talk'' Costas. (more) Loss has familiar Bears ring
Late Day Journal- November 23, 2009
Late Day Journal- November 23, 2009
sportsmediajournal.com — Here are some sports media news items not in our morning edition… Baxter Holmes at the LA... Times has the arraignment of the man accused of illegally videotaping ESPN’s Erin Andrews… Pete Dougherty at the Albany Times Union has the overnight ratings for NBC’s Sunday Night ... (more) Late Day Journal- November 23, 2009
Eagles-Bears doesn’t deliver for NBC
blog.timesunion.com — NBC received an overnight rating of 12.1 for Sunday night’s NFL telecast (Eagles-Bears), a 10 percent drop... from last year’s Cowboys-Redskins Week 11 game (13.5). Other network games were up: Fox’s single game earned a 12.2, up 9 ... (more) Eagles-Bears doesn’t deliver for NBC
Even Against the AMA's, Sunday Night Football Wins
Even Against the AMA's, Sunday Night Football Wins
fangsbites.com — Against some tough competition on ABC with the American Music Awards, Sunday Night Football with what ended... up being a good game between big market Philadelphia and Chicago won the primetime ratings on Sunday. It's becoming obvious that Sunday Night Football is a ratings juggernaut for NBC and ... (more) Even Against the AMA's, Sunday Night Football Wins
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