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NASCAR ratings down.
Ratings dropped for ABC's abbreviated NASCAR coverage on Sunday. The Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 drew a 3.6/7 final rating and 5.7 million viewers on ABC Sunday afternoon, down 5% and 6% respectively from a 3.8/7 and 6 million for the same race in '07. Ratings peaked at a 4.7/8 from 7:15 ...
BCS discussing possible move from Fox to ESPN
usatoday.com — Conference commissioners and Barry Frank of IMG have been meeting in Chicago since Sunday. Most of the... commissioners left on Monday, but the ACC's John Swofford, this year's BCS coordinator, stayed behind to iron out details, according to several ... (more) BCS discussing possible move from Fox to ESPN
If ABC/ESPN considers NASCAR really big time this 'incident' never would have happened
sportsmediablog.dallasnews.com — I can't lie I wasn't watching when this happened and I'm guessing neither were most of you.... Still, it is a telling tale. ABC abandoned the end of Sunday's NASCAR Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 - the next to last... (more) If ABC/ESPN considers NASCAR really big time this ...
Julianne Hough gets bounced
Julianne Hough gets bounced
epiccarnival.com — by Mr. E , Staff Writer If you watch ABC's Dancing With the Stars, you're aware that... there is really only one reason to do so: Julianne Hough. And thanks to her douchebag partner, Miss Hough will not be on next week's episode which is also the ... (more) Julianne Hough gets bounced
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A Late Wednesday Night/Early Thursday Update
Fang's Bites — ... Now back to your regularly scheduled links. The Sports Media Watch says ratings for Sunday's NASCAR race on ABC were down from the previous week. I wonder why that is... The Daly Planet NASCAR blog tries to sift through the real stories and not-so-real stories about the ABC switch last Sunday. Richard Huff of the New York Daily News says NASCAR is still not happy over the ABC switch. Christopher Byrne's Eye on Sports Media blog feels NBA TV's Magic Wall technology has potential and he disagrees with my feelings about the ...

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