mysportsrumors.com - 12 days ago
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It’s that point in the NFL season where NBC can start to flex their muscle and change the NFL schedule. The first game that can be flexed out this year is in Week Eleven. NBC has to make their decision by tomorrow, November 10th. So will they or won’t they boot the Philadelphia ...
Two Football Viewership Notes
fangsbites.com 11 days ago — To show that football attracts viewers, we have ratings notes from both NBC and CBS. Starting with NBC, almost 22 million viewers watched Sunday night's Cowboys-Eagles game proving that the marketing campaign that "Sunday night is Football night" is practically true. 21.9 MILLION WATCH ...
Colts, Patriots get a lot of attention
vcstar.com 8 days ago — One thing you have to give ESPN credit for. Even when it isn’t going to be showing the week’s best NFL game, it isn’t above hyping the game anyway.“Monday Night Football” has a real stinkeroo this week with 4-4 Baltimore visiting 1-7 Cleveland, but ...
BlitzNation Roundtable Predictions: Week 9
blog.blitznation.com 13 days ago —
Well football fans, another exciting week is upon us in the NFL, and some huge games taking place this week all over the place. You’ve got Ravens-Bengals, Cowboys-Eagles, and Steelers-Broncos. Just to name a few. (more…)
NFL Says No Flexing in Week 11, Sked Remains The Same
fangsbites.com 11 days ago — This just in from the NFL offices. The first chance to flex the schedule in Week 11 will go away as the NFL and NBC will keep the originally scheduled Philadelphia at Chicago for Sunday Night and all of the games slotted for CBS and Fox during the afternoon hours will remain as well. Here's the ...
Programming Note
hardballtimes.com 18 days ago — When I started writing ShysterBall in the spring of 2007, the idea was to give me a place to be where I could escape the stress and unpleasantness of my legal career, if only for the briefest of moments. As time went on, it began to consume more and more of my waking hours and, in all honesty, ...
Media Notes – Collinsworth(less) and NBC Get Their First Look At Patriots
patriotsdaily.com 7 days ago — To this point in the season, Patriots fans have been spared the anguish of listening to Cris Collinsworth call one of their games. That will end this weekend. The Sunday night format hasn’t been the best for the Patriots either, as although they are 15-13 all time in that time slot, they ...
TV Sports - An NBC-Comcast Deal Could Offer Ebersol a New Role
nytimes.com 8 days ago — Dick Ebersol has thrived under General Electric for 20 years as the head of NBC Sports. He has spent billions of G.E.’s dollars on the rights to show eight Olympic Games, from Atlanta to London. But Ebersol might soon have a new boss Comcast if ...
NFL Power Rankings: Week 10
midwestsportsfans.com 11 days ago —
Alright. I’m tired of switching Indy and New Orleans from first to second, so until one of those teams loses, then they are going to get the tie.
And I’m sure that Jerod will put his little editor’s note in here telling me what a jack-ass I am that both of my favorite teams are # 1, even ...
Sunday Night Football Loves Them Cowboys
fangsbites.com 12 days ago — NBC loves its football and its Cowboys, especially when they can deliver monster ratings in primetime. According to NBC, last night's Cowboys win over Philadelphia delivered the second highest overnight rating this season. The first? When the Cowboys opened the new Jones Mahal back in September. ...
Comcast must make the right calls on sports in any NBC deal
sportsbusinessjournal.com 19 days ago — It’s looking more likely that Comcast will be successful in its attempt to take control of NBC , judging by a series of meetings the two sides have had over the past few weeks. Toward the end of October, the top executives from NBC and Comcast — ...