sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
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A minor furor has erupted in the blogosphere concerning the attendance of the NBA and NHL, and the relative popularity of both.
The SupersonicSoul blog, named after the now defunct NBA team, recently posted a chart depicting the NHL as having higher average attendance than the NBA. On the Puck ...
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NHL vs. NBA: Hoops fans meekly strike back at hockey's surge
Puck Daddy —
... It has sparked some wide-ranging debate, and I'm due on Rogers Sportsnet's Prime Time Sports to discuss it tonight. Sports Media Watch has a post on the topic week with some really interesting numbers and insights, including how razor-thin the margin is between the NBA and NHL in average attendance: ...
Some Tuesday Links
Fang's Bites —
... excellent NBA writer Jack McCallum one of the good guys in sports journalism. The Baltimore Sun's Ray Frager appeals to the networks to stop speeding up NFL highlights. I agree. This is annoying. The Sports Media Watch has some news as two writers (including Jack McCallum) have left their publications. The SMW says despite three blowouts, ABC garnered good ratings for three big college football matchups on Saturday. And the SMW says there's a minor battle over the NBA vs. NHL. Reuters reports that ESPN has outbid the current ...
Weekend Links with Jon Marthaler
Randball —
... have to agree — if there’s a better pure football blog out there, I don’t know about it.) *Required hockey links: First, Awful Announcing has the new NHL ad for the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field — featuring, of course, Harry Caray. Second, the wonderful Ms. Conduct blog directs us to the newest picture-caption entry: it’s the nhLOL blog ! And in NBA vs. NHL news, Yahoo!’s Greg Wyshynski thinks the NHL is gaining ; the Sports Media Watch blog isn’t so sure . *And finally: I, for one, welcome our new Baby Mangino overlords I ...
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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/11/2008 — ABC and CBS drew impressive ratings for college football coverage on Saturday.
While the highest profile game of the day may have been #1 Alabama's clash with #16 LSU, ABC drew the highest rating. Saturday Night Football, featuring Oklahoma ...
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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — Ratings dropped for ABC's abbreviated NASCAR coverage on Sunday.
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The last Saturday Night Football telecast of the season, the Big 12 Championship Game between Missouri and Oklahoma, drew a 5.5/10 final rating and ...
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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/4/2008 — Another big time Big 12 battle drew impressive ratings on ABC last Saturday.
Oklahoma's 61-41 win over Oklahoma State drew a 5.7/10 final rating and 9.5 million viewers on ABC Saturday night, the fifth highest rating of the season for a college ...
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Another strong Saturday night for ABC.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/4/2008 — Saturday nights are traditionally a dead zone when it comes to television ratings, but college football has lifted ABC to strong numbers on the night multiple times this season.
Texas Tech's classic victory over then-#1 Texas last Saturday night drew ...
