tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:41:07 +0000RatingsESPNNBANFLNBCMLBFOXCollege footballCBSABCNHLTurnerGolf (M)NASCARBroadcastersFinal RatingsCollege basketball (M)Question of the dayWeekend ratings predictionsLocalVersusWeekend overnightsOvernightsNumbers gameSoccerVideo of the dayBig namesOlympicsMonday Night FootballTennisNFL RatingsIdle notesNBA on TNTNBA RatingsCollege Football RatingsNFL NetworkNBA on ESPNMLB on FOXCollege Football on ESPNFSNComcastIndyCarNFL on FOXIRLWNBANFL on CBSLegalOther sportsNBA on ABCNCAA Tournament (M)World CupHorse racingSunday Night FootballNFL Singleheader WindowSuper BowlNBA TVSportswritersLocal NBA RatingsAdsBoxing/wrestlingNFL National Window2010 MLB PostseasonRaceCollege Football BowlsMLB on ESPNLocal NFL RatingsCollege Football on ABCNews MediaObitsCollege basketball (W)MLB on TBSOtherNHL RatingsReality TVCollege Basketball RatingsExtreme sportsFigure skating2011 NFL PlayoffsALCSMLB NetworkMSG NetworkQuote of the dayLocal NHL RatingsThe Golf ChannelNLCSCollege Basketball on CBSCollege Football on CBSSports blogsInterviewsNHL on NBCPicture of the dayWeek in reviewAFLGolf (W)New mediaPoliticsRadioGymnasticsNASCAR RatingsNBA PlayoffsCulture warsNCAA Tournament on CBSNCAA Tournament on TurnerNHL on VersusPotpourriCyclingNASCAR on FOXNCAA Tournament Ratings (M)Chase For The CupFormula 1GeneralEditorialsLLWSCollege Basketball on ESPNHBOIndyCar on VersusNBA BroadcastersCollege Football on NBCGolf RatingsMLB RatingsState of the networksUnivisionStanley Cup PlayoffsSwimming2008 in reviewNASCAR on ESPNCollege Basketball BroadcastersNewspapersFox Soccer ChannelGolf on CBSLocal MLB RatingsMLB BroadcastersRoundupWorld SeriesDecade in ReviewGenderMLSUFLHomophobiaMedia miscellany2010 in ReviewCollege sportsNFL BroadcastersSuper Bowl RatingsThe Tennis ChannelCollege Football BroadcastersGolf on NBCPokerPrint mediaSpikeSports IllustratedVolleyballWorst of Sports MediaCollective BargainingNASCAR on ABCSpeed Channel2007 in review3DBowlingEconomyNBA All-Star WeekendCorrectionsGolfMLS on ESPNNESNNHL BroadcastersShowtimeSun SportsThis day in historyWestwood One2006 in reviewCollege football on FOXExecutivesMLS RatingsNASCAR BroadcastersNFL DraftSatireSoccer BroadcastersTennis RatingsTennis on ESPNCollege Football on VersusInt'l SoccerLocal NASCAR RatingsMSGNASCAR Nationwide SeriesNBA DigitalSportsCenterFigure Skating RatingsGolf BroadcastersHorse Racing on NBCIndyCar RatingsIndyCar on ABCInt'l Soccer on ESPNNASCAR on TNTNCAA Tournament (W)NCAA Tournament Ratings (W)NCAA Tournament on ESPNPersonalitiesRoot SportsX GamesX Games on ESPNBig Ten NetworkBoxing BroadcastersCBS Sports NetworkCNNEntertainmentFXGolf on ESPN/ABCHorse Racing on ABCInt'l Soccer RatingsLocal College Basketball RatingsLocal MLS RatingsNBA on NBCPac-12 ConferencePardon the InterruptionPremier LeaguePremier League RatingsStanley Cup FinalStat of the DayTennis BroadcastersTennis on CBSVideo GamesFrom ESPN to Versus, from the NFL to the WNBA, a blog discussing American professional sports and the networks, newspapers and other blogs that cover them.http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)Blogger5344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-9050562112005470825Sat, 07 May 2011 05:43:00 +00002011-05-07T01:43:58.324-04:00Big namesBroadcastersCBSHorse racingMLBMLB on ESPNRecent news involving sports media personalities, including Larry Collmus calling the Kentucky Derby, Gus Johnson possibly remaining with CBS, and Jim Bowden returning to ESPN.Larry Collmus: The horse racing announcer will replace Tom Durkin as the voice of horse racing's Triple Crown races on NBC. Collmus makes his debut on Saturday's Kentucky Derby, the first time he has called the prestigious http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/big-names-collmus-replaces-durkin-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-732922317777780017Sat, 07 May 2011 04:28:00 +00002011-05-07T00:28:11.064-04:00NBAQuestion of the day If the Lakers Are Eliminated in the Second Round of the Playoffs, Will it Negatively Affect NBA Playoff Ratings?http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/question-of-day-is-lakers-potential.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-6754943387836323751Sat, 07 May 2011 03:47:00 +00002011-05-06T23:59:38.264-04:00GeneralWhen not being yelled at by Brian Scalabrine and Joakim Noah, the camera operator is one of the most unnoticed cogs in the sports media machine.A typical sports viewer is aware of the play-by-play men, color commentators and sideline reporters on a given telecast. The more media-oriented viewer may recognize behind-the-scenes names such as Ed Feibischoff, Ken Dennis, Drew Esocoff, Scooter Vertinohttp://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/behind-camera-forgotten-cog-in-sports.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-376638363794570509Sat, 07 May 2011 01:17:00 +00002011-05-06T21:18:29.946-04:00ComcastNBCComcast's various regional sports networks will soon bear the NBC Sports brand.The Comcast SportsNet RSNs will be renamed using the NBC Sports brand, NBC Sports Group chairman Dick Ebersol reportedly said last month. No timeframe was given for the rebranding.According to Ebersol, the RSNs would be renamed "[s]omething like 'NBC Sports Philadelphia,' 'NBC Sports Chicago,' etc" (mediapost.com, 5/4)http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/comcast-sportsnet-to-be-renamed-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-5040765885318838995Fri, 06 May 2011 17:12:00 +00002011-05-06T13:14:05.473-04:00Video GamesSMW begins a recurring series focused on various media related aspects of sports video games. Today, a look at announcing.Sports Media Watch recently had an opportunity to try out 2K Sports games TopSpin 4 and Major League Baseball 2K11, in addition to last year's NBA 2K11. The NBA and MLB games try to replicate a real-life broadcast, while TopSpin goes in the opposite direction.The announcers http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/spurtability-is-what-i-call-it-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-2727325907150653889Fri, 06 May 2011 15:24:00 +00002011-05-06T11:25:27.836-04:00Final RatingsNBANBA on TNTNBA PlayoffsNBA RatingsRatingsTurnerThe NBA Playoffs continues to attract strong numbers on TNT, with Wednesday's Mavericks/Lakers Game 2 earning the net's top audience of the postseason.TNT is averaging a 2.9 U.S. rating and 4.524 million viewers for coverage of the 2011 NBA Playoffs, up 26% in ratings and 31% in viewership from last year (2.3, 3.449M). Of the 29 games on TNT, only five have had declines compared to last year.In http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nba-playoffs-second-round-viewership-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-672476954622050591Thu, 05 May 2011 21:02:00 +00002011-05-05T17:04:19.146-04:00BroadcastersCBSOne of the most popular and excitable play-by-play voices in sports is leaving his primary employer.Sports Illustrated reported Thursday that CBS NFL and college basketball play-by-play voice Gus Johnson has left the network after the "two sides could not agree on a new deal" (sportsillustrated.cnn.com, 5/5).Johnson had been with CBS since 1995, and in recent years has become a rock star in blog http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/gus-johnson-leaves-cbs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-5994635468955249393Thu, 05 May 2011 15:37:00 +00002011-05-05T11:38:30.069-04:00NBANBA on TNTNBA PlayoffsNBA RatingsOvernightsRatingsTurnerThe NBA's most reliable draw over the past decade may soon be out of the postseason, but not before generating a few more big audiences for the league's TV partners.The Lakers' Game 2 loss to the Mavericks earned an impressive 5.3 overnight rating on TNT Wednesday night, up 13% from Monday's Game 1 (DAL/LAL G1: 4.7). There was no comparable game in the late timeslot last year.The 5.3 is the http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nba-playoffs-lakers-troubles-attract.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-7038849137440709256Thu, 05 May 2011 15:20:00 +00002011-05-05T11:39:09.196-04:00Final RatingsNBANBA on TNTNBA PlayoffsNBA RatingsRatingsTurnerAfter record numbers during the first round, TNT got off to a strong start for second round coverage of the 2011 NBA Playoffs.The first four second round games on TNT each had increases in viewership compared to both last year and 2009.On Monday, TNT drew a 4.0 U.S. rating and 6.429 million viewers for Game 1 between the Mavericks and Lakers, up 48% in ratings and 56% in viewership from last yearhttp://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nba-playoffs-strong-numbers-for-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-6488926642326406548Thu, 05 May 2011 14:51:00 +00002011-05-05T10:54:12.863-04:00ESPNFinal RatingsLocal NBA RatingsNBANBA on ESPNNBA PlayoffsNBA RatingsNHL on VersusNHL RatingsRatingsStanley Cup PlayoffsVersusRecent sports TV ratings news, including ESPN's most-viewed first round of the NBA Playoffs ever, numbers for the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Versus, and a strong opener for the Grizzlies/Thunder series in Oklahoma City.NBA Playoffs Hot on ESPN: ESPN averaged a 2.3 U.S. rating and 3.667 million viewers for first round coverage of the 2011 NBA Playoffs (eight telecasts), up 15% and 20%, respectively, http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/ratings-game-like-tnt-espn-sets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-5172266234842330486Thu, 05 May 2011 14:45:00 +00002011-05-05T10:46:31.864-04:00Local NHL RatingsNHLNHL on VersusStanley Cup PlayoffsVersusEven knowing how last year turned out, Bruins fans watched in record numbers to see their team take a 3-0 lead over the Flyers for the second straight year.Wednesday's Flyers/Bruins Game 3 earned an 11.76 rating on Versus in Boston, the market's highest local rating ever for an NHL game on the network. The game aired exclusively on Versus.For some perspective, last year's three exclusive Flyers/http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/stanley-cup-playoffs-bruins-game-3-sets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-4059178094255735935Thu, 05 May 2011 14:26:00 +00002011-05-05T10:26:45.166-04:00BroadcastersNFL BroadcastersNFL NetworkNFL Network is making yet another change to the announcing team for Thursday Night Football.ESPN play-by-play voice Brad Nessler and NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock will make up the new broadcast team for live NFL games on NFL Network. Nessler and Mayock replace the previous team of Bob Papa, Joe Theismann and Matt Millen.Papa and Theismann will remain with NFL Network in other, unspecified http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nessler-and-mayock-replace-papa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-3230278488042759840Thu, 05 May 2011 04:46:00 +00002011-05-05T00:47:27.998-04:00BroadcastersESPNNBCNHL BroadcastersNHL on NBCSunday Night FootballThe Golf ChannelRecent news involving sports media personalities, including Andrea Kremer leaving SNF, Mike Emrick winning his first Sports Emmy, and Jason Sobel departing ESPN for The Golf Channel. Andrea Kremer: The Sunday Night Football sideline reporter will not return to the program this season, according to the website Fang's Bites. Kremer is a broadcasting "free agent," though she is "open to returning tohttp://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/big-names-kremer-free-agent-could-stay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-1196609238761899679Thu, 05 May 2011 04:14:00 +00002011-05-05T00:15:13.138-04:00BroadcastersNBANBA on TNTDick Stockton has faced his fair share of criticism in recent years, with one flub during Wednesday's Hawks/Bulls game earning the ire of users on the social networking site Twitter.During a highlight of Bulls G Derrick Rose receiving the 2011 NBA MVP award, Stockton mistakenly referred to him as David Rose. The mistake caught the attention of many viewers, with 'David Rose' becoming a 'trending http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/tnts-stockton-attracts-attention-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-5106212836218550525Thu, 05 May 2011 02:04:00 +00002011-05-04T22:04:54.209-04:00ABCFinal RatingsNBANBA on ABCNBA PlayoffsNBA RatingsRatingsThe opener of the much-hyped Celtics/Heat series earned the largest audience for any second round NBA playoff game in eight years.Game 1 between the Celtics and Heat earned a 5.8 final rating and 9.219 million viewers on ABC Sunday afternoon, up 53% in ratings and 55% in viewership from last year (UTA/LAL G1: 3.8, 5.955M), and up 81% and 97%, respectively, from 2009 (DAL/DEN G1: 3.2, 4.689M).http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nba-playoffs-over-nine-million-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-4615716938110935306Wed, 04 May 2011 17:03:00 +00002011-05-04T13:07:00.286-04:00College basketball (M)College footballCollege sportsESPNFOXPac-12 ConferenceESPN and Fox Sports have scored rights to the Pac-12 Conference, including football and men's basketball, through the next decade.The Pac-12 Conference has agreed to twelve-year media rights deals with ESPN and Fox Sports Media Group starting in the 2012-13 season. Under the deal, the various ESPN and FOX networks will televise a combined 44 college football games and 68 men's college basketball http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/pac-12-signs-12-year-deal-with-espn-fox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-1297959103593644302Wed, 04 May 2011 15:17:00 +00002011-05-04T11:18:43.267-04:00BroadcastersNBCNFLSunday Night FootballFormer ESPN reporter Michele Tafoya is moving from Monday Night Football to Sunday Night Football.NBC Sports Group announced Wednesday that Tafoya has joined Sunday Night Football as a sideline reporter. Tayofa previously worked for ESPN/ABC, where she served the same role on Monday Night Football since 2004.Tafoya will be reunited with Al Michaels, Fred Gaudelli and Drew Esocoff, with whom she http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/tafoya-joins-nbcs-sunday-night-football.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-330426429844166139Wed, 04 May 2011 13:59:00 +00002011-05-04T09:59:51.340-04:00NBANBA on TNTNBA PlayoffsOvernightsRatingsTurnerGame 2 of the Celtics/Heat series did not come close to the massive numbers generated for Game 1, but still scored for TNT.Tuesday's Game 2 between the Celtics and Heat drew a 4.5 overnight rating on TNT, up 96% from last year (ATL/ORL G1: 2.3). It should be pointed out that last year's game was a 43-point blowout.Game 2 of the series came well short of the 7.0 overnight for Game 1 on ABC.The http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nba-playoffs-celticsheat-down-from-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-3230863320474081097Tue, 03 May 2011 14:53:00 +00002011-05-03T10:54:14.137-04:00Local NBA RatingsNBANBA on TNTNBA PlayoffsNBA RatingsOvernightsRatingsTurnerTNT began its coverage of the second round of the NBA Playoffs with strong numbers for Hawks/Bulls and Mavericks/Lakers.Monday's NBA playoff doubleheader averaged a 4.4 overnight rating on TNT, up 16% from last year (3.8).In particular, the Mavericks' close Game 1 win over the Lakers earned a 4.7 overnight, up 42% from last year (SA/PHX G1: 3.3). The game earned a 14.9 rating in Los Angeles and http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nba-playoffs-maverickslakers-overnight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-3503055334764954417Tue, 03 May 2011 01:57:00 +00002011-05-02T21:58:12.708-04:00Final RatingsNBANBA on ESPNNBA PlayoffsNBA RatingsRatingsESPN scored good numbers for the Grizzlies' series-clinching win over the Spurs Friday night, but could not match last year's Lakers/Thunder thriller.Friday's Spurs/Grizzlies Game 6 drew a 2.7 U.S. rating and 4.220 million viewers on ESPN, down 13% in ratings and viewership from last year (LAL/OKC G6: 3.1, 4.833M), but up 50% and 65%, respectively, from 2009 (ATL/MIA G6: 1.8, 2.553M). Keep in http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nba-playoffs-grizzlies-upset-down-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-9039769301569629873Tue, 03 May 2011 01:29:00 +00002011-05-02T21:42:40.537-04:00ABCNBANBA on ABCNBA PlayoffsOvernightsRatingsOne of the highest profile NBA playoff series in recent memory opened with strong numbers on Sunday afternoon.Game 1 between the Celtics and Heat earned a 7.0 overnight rating on ABC Sunday afternoon, up 46% from last year (UTA/LAL G1: 4.8), and up 84% from 2009 (DAL/DEN G1: 3.8).Excluding the NBA Finals, the 7.0 overnight is the highest for any NBA playoff game on ABC since 2004 (LAL/SA G5: 7.2)http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nba-playoffs-70-overnight-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-4656979607317175618Mon, 02 May 2011 20:05:00 +00002011-05-02T16:06:57.801-04:00FOXNASCARNASCAR on FOXNASCAR RatingsOvernightsRatingsEven without competition from the NBA Playoffs, Saturday's NASCAR race on FOX could only match last year's near-record low in the metered markets.FOX earned a 3.4 overnight rating for Saturday's Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400, flat compared to the same race last year (3.4), and down 8% from 2009 (3.7). This marks the lowest overnight for NASCAR's spring Richmond race since the event moved to FOX http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/overnight-ratings-flat-for-nascar-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-4539567316199038465Mon, 02 May 2011 16:20:00 +00002011-05-02T12:35:52.176-04:00Final RatingsNBANBA PlayoffsNBA RatingsNBA TVRatingsA Nielsen-rated network for the very first time, NBA TV averaged over half a million viewers for coverage of the first round of the NBA Playoffs.NBA TV averaged a 0.34 U.S. rating and 520,000 viewers for coverage of the first round of the NBA Playoffs (seven telecasts). The network's final game of the postseason, Thursday's Magic/Hawks Game 6, drew a 0.34 and 501,000 viewers. The most-viewed gamehttp://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/nba-playoffs-nba-tv-averages-520k-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-4443586427496024419Mon, 02 May 2011 02:10:00 +00002011-05-01T22:10:11.160-04:00Final RatingsLocal NHL RatingsNFL DraftNFL NetworkNFL RatingsNHLNHL on VersusRatingsStanley Cup PlayoffsVersusRecent sports TV ratings news, including the NFL Draft on NFL Network, the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Versus, and the Lightning on Sun Sports.NFL Draft Most-Viewed on NFL Network: NFL Network averaged 566,000 viewers for its three-day coverage of the NFL Draft, up 1% from last year (560K), and the most-viewed NFL Draft ever on the network. Viewership increased for each day, including a 7% rise for http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/ratings-game-nfl-network-has-most.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37013876.post-5648790359699914414Sun, 01 May 2011 03:58:00 +00002011-05-01T00:00:05.818-04:00NBAQuestion of the day How Many Viewers For Celtics/Heat Game 1 Sunday Afternoon? (Most-Viewed Second Round Game Since '02: 2003 SA/LAL G6, 9.477M)http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2011/04/question-of-day-how-many-viewers-for_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paulsen)