usatoday.com - 10/12/2009
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Meantime, TBS ' playoff coverage has enjoyed a spike in viewership over last year. Ratings entering Sunday's games were up from 14% to 3.7 million U.S. households while total viewers rose 12% to nearly 4.8 million. Bowden debate: John Saunders of ESPN 's The Sports Reporters has two words for ...
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 10/9/2009
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The September 30 edition of The Ultimate Fighter
drew a 3.2 U.S. rating and 5.3 million viewers...
on Spike, the most viewers ever for an episode of an original series on the network. Viewership peaked at 6.1 million for the Kimbo Slice/Roy Nelson bout. ...
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The ratings game
sportsmediajournal.com - 10/6/2009
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The numbers are in and it’s another record
for ESPN and Monday Night Football. Last night’s Packers/Vikings...
contest registered a rating of 15.3 and 21.8 million viewers, the highest audience ever for ESPN and also the highest audience in the history of cable television. From ESPN ...
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Another Ratings Explosion for ESPN, MNF
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Morning Journal- October 12, 2009
Sports Media Journal —
... off the back of Florida/LSU Saturday night… Bob Kimball at USA Today reports that despite the Dodgers sweep of the Cardinals, MLB could not shift the frozen Phillies/Rockies game to a more suitable starting time… Spence at the DC Pro Sports Report has ...
A Lazy Columbus Day Linkfest
Fang's Bites —
... Bob Kimball of USA Today says MLB didn't have enough time to shift last night's Game 3 of the Phillies-Rockies NLDS to a daytime start. ...
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notqualifiedtocomment.com 10/10/2009 — As the new Bulls season approaches, we can all excited about a few things: the arrival of Derrick Rose as a superstar, Tyrus Thomas finally reaching his potential, Noah taking a step forward, Deng coming back full strength, and others. But there is one thing the makes me dread the upcoming ...
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bizofhockey.com 9/29/2009 — A new National Hockey League (NHL) season begins on Thursday 1st October live at midnight on ESPN America and for the first time in the UK in high definition on new channel ESPN HD when the Montreal Canadiens visit the Toronto Maple Leafs .
This is the first of over 300 live and as-live ...
ESPN, NBA Reach Agreement to Show Additional Games in UK, Ireland
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ESPN will tip off its ...
ESPN Announces Its College Basketball Announcers
fangsbites.com 10/15/2009 — ESPN has unveiled its announcers for the 2009-2010 season. ESPN Men’s College Basketball Commentators Musburger & Knight on Big Monday Big 12; Saunders & Fraschilla on Wednesday BIG EAST; Vitale Returns for 31st Season ESPN’s 2009-10 men’s college basketball ...
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SFGate: Top Sports Stories 10/12/2009
TODAY BASEBALL9a2003 NLDS Game 3: Giants vs. Florida MLB Net 3pNLDS, Game 4: Philadelphia at Colorado TBS (1050)NFL12:15p49ers news conference CSNBA (1050)2pRaiders news conference* CSNCA5:30pN.Y. Jets at Miami ESPN (680) NHL5pCalgary at Chicago...
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5 Questions... for John Kruk —
NY Post: Sports 10/16/2009
ESPN analyst John Kruk previews the ALCS with The Post's Justin Terranova.
Q: Is one good postseason series enough to believe that Alex Rodriguez is over the struggles he has had in the past?
A: Just by watching him play, you see how comfortable h...
