This Sunday night, NBC’s football night will involve an AFC North Division battle between the Cincinnati Bengals at the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Steelers out of contention for a playoff spot, NBC is stuck with a less-than-attractive matchup in primetime....
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All Times Eastern Thursday, December 11 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. Football Night in America: Coach’s Clicker — NBCSN, 5...
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Old school readers will remember Vladimir Pozner for his many appearances on ABC’s Nightline, arguing the Soviet Union position with Ted Koppel. He was first introduced to American audiences when Korean Air Lines flight 007 was shot down over Soviet...
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I’ll be honest. I had not heard of David Remnick until today. Maybe you have and you know of his work. I do not. And because of this, I cannot make any snarky comments or share an opinion on the...
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In the wake of Orel Hershiser leaving the Alleged Worldwide Leader for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ new regional sports network that launches in 2014, ESPN has adjusted and hired from within. It’s chosen former pitcher Curt Schilling to replace Hershiser...
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We complete our Sunday NFL previews with the primetime game for Week 14 between the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints, an NFC South battle that was flexed from a 1 p.m. ET start. Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and...
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All Times Eastern Blackout: San Diego Thursday, December 5 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network,...
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This from NBC Sports. Two hires made this week for its NASCAR coverage which begins in 2015. First, NBC announced that Jeff Burton will leave full-time racing to become its on-air analyst. Burton is the 6th driver in NASCAR history...
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My friend Matt Yoder at Awful Announcing had this first today and now NBC has officially confirmed the assignments of three Olympic correspondents for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, a warm weather city in Russia that averages 50 degrees...
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The final Week 15 schedule is out and the National Broadcasting Company and the National Football League have jointly announced that there will be no primetime flex in Week 15. It means the originally scheduled game, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh will...
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This comes from Jonathan Tannenwald from Philly.com and his excellent “The Goalkeeper” blog. He reports that NBC is planning to join the bidding for the UEFA Champions League. Fox is the current rightsholder first gaining the rights in 2009 and...
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This from NBC Sports, English Premier League host Rebecca Lowe will branch out to sports other than soccer for the first time and become a weekday and weekend daytime host for NBCSN in Sochi come February. Lowe has been a...
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We complete our Sunday NFL pregame quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America which had a plethora of subjects to discuss in its program. Check it all out. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” — WEEK 13 “This...
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Before tonight’s New York Giants-DC NFL Team, NBC’s Football Night in America will review the day’s highlights and scores plus preview the Sunday Night Football game. Football Night in America host Bob Costas will interview Giants two-time Super Bowl winning...
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On Sunday, NBC airs the less-than-attractive New York Football Giants at DC NFL Matchup. Matt Yoder at Awful Announcing explains why the game wasn’t flexed out despite the records of both teams. Another factor was NBC’s Thanksgiving Night game in...
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All Times Eastern Blackout: San Diego Thursday, November 28 Studio and Pregame Shows NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 10 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday Thanksgiving Day Special — Fox, 11:30 a.m. Fox NFL Postgame — Fox, 3:30 p.m. NFL GameDay...
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All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing assignments courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, November 28 Pregame Show Fox College Thursday — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. 4 p.m. Stillman at Alabama...
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The Sunday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots that spilled to half past midnight on the East Coast garnered some very good numbers for NBC. The Peacock saw an impressive number of 15.6/25 which tops...
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This from NBC, the Sunday Night Football turnover-filled overtime game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots that spilled way past midnight on the East Coast scored very well. It garnered a 17.0 overnight rating with a 28 share,...
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And we conclude the Sunday NFL pregame quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America. Check it all out. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” — WEEK 12 “Amazing how this relationship has evolved over the years.” – Scott...
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This had been speculated after Carolina beat the New England Patriots last Monday night and even more so after Carolina came back to win over Miami this afternoon. Now it’s official. In Week 14, the Carolina Panthers-New Orleans Saints game...
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All Times Eastern Byes: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle Thursday, November 21 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live —...
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All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, November 21 Studio and Pregame Shows College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Fox College Thursday — Fox...
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This comes from NBC which announces that the Holy Diminutive One, Bob Costas, will once again host the primetime portion of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, a warm water port city in Russia that averages 49-50 degrees in February....
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The Sunday Night Football game between Kansas City and Denver brought big ratings for NBC. The game which had been flexed into primetime saw a 15.5 rating with a 25 share. It drew just under 27 million viewers and this...
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After a whirlwind in the sports media world, things have been slowing down and maybe that’s a good thing. So in lieu of constantly posting press releases, I provide some linkage on this Tuesday. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch looks at...
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Reports began to surface last night that the National Football League was going to flex the Week 13 Sunday night game between the New York Giants and DC NFL Team out of primetime and put the Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia...
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And we end the Sunday NFL pregame show quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America which had plenty to talk about including interviews with the coaches involved in the Sunday Night Football game. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN...
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All Times Eastern Byes — Dallas, St. Louis Thursday, November 14 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the LiNIDeague Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live —...
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The Sunday Night Football contest between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints gave NBC another primetime victory. Just over 21 million viewers watched the game and it’s the 8th time this season an SNF game drew over 20...
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