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The ratings game.
The entire 2009 NBA Playoffs (78 games) averaged 5.4 million viewers on ABC, ESPN/ESPN2 and TNT, up 11% from 4.9 million viewers last year. In particular, ESPN/ABC averaged 6.3 million viewers for its coverage, up 7% from last year's 5.9 million, while TNT averaged 4.7 million, up 24% from 3.8 ...
Superstars are Super Hot
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blog.ingamenow.com — ABC is relaunching their old sports series, The Superstars. Superstars will pair one athlete and one celebrity... to team up in athletic competitions. All in all, there will be eight teams of 2, and it just so happens that there are 8 attractive woman ... (more) Superstars are Super Hot

10 OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football
pac-10.org — June 18, 2009 Complete Release in PDF Format Get Acrobat Reader WALNUT CREEK, Calif. --Pacific-10 Conference television... partners ESPN/ABC, Fox Sports Net and Versus combine to provide extensive coverage of Pac-10 football in 2009. ESPN and ABC will ... (more) 10 OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football
So I Was Wrong About JVG Being Able To Handle Brother Being In Finals
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awfulannouncing.blogspot.com — I really like Jeff Van Gundy on ESPN/ABC. I think he's witty, knows the game of Basketball... and works well with Breen and Jackson. I've had some issues with his comedic timing in the past, but each year he gets better. That's why I thought that his ... (more) So I Was Wrong About JVG Being Able To Handle Brother ...
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Ball Don't Lie — ... 10th: Sports Media Watch. "The entire 2009 NBA Playoffs (78 games) averaged 5.4 million viewers on ABC, ESPN/ESPN2 and TNT, up 11% from 4.9 million viewers last year." ...

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