CYNOPSISSPORTS 11.05.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, November 5, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. It’s the end of an era for NBCUniversal’s Hispanic cable network mun2, as the channel will be rebranded as NBC Universo on Feb. 1, 2015, which happens to be the same day the channel carries the Spanish-language […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 11.04.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, November 4, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The Peyton Manning and Tom Brady rivalry continued to prove itself as a national draw, and handed CBS with its highest-rated game of the season, according to Nielsen. The NFL game anchored a window that served up […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 11.03.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, November 3, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. It was a big week for Major League Soccer, which not only kicked off the playoffs, but also prepared for the future with announcements that Chivas USA would be folding, a new Los Angeles FC would be […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.31.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, October 31, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Game 7 of the World Series was a blowout for FOX Sports on Wednesday, marking the second Game 7 in the Fall Classic since 2002, and reeling in a Series-high 13.7/23 with 23.5 million viewers tuning in, […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.30.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 30, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. A Royals domination in Game 6 of the World Series still handed FOX with the highest-rated and most-watched contest of the 2014 World Series to-date and scored an 8.1/13 household rating/share, with 13.4 million viewers tuning in, […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.29.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 29, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. A classic rivalry drove ESPN to a season high for Monday Night Football, as the Redskins’ overtime win over the Cowboys drew an 11.4 household rating with 18,809,000 viewers tuning in, according to Nielsen. In fact, the […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.28.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, October 28, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Game 5 of the World Series on FOX handed the channel with a 7.3/12 household rating/share, according to Nielsen fast nationals, with 12.6 million viewers tuning in. That is up 16% in rating and 16% in in […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.27.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, October 27, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Scott Coker’s presence since taking over the reigns as President of Bellator MMA earlier this year has quickly left its mark on the organization. With the promotion now moving away from weekly broadcasts of its tournaments into […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.24.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, October 24, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Game 2 of the World Series showdown between the Giants and Royals picked up the pace for FOX, delivering another primetime win and posting a 7.9/14 household rating/share with 12.9 million viewers on FOX, according to Nielsen […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.23.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 23, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. A blowout Game 1 of the World Series was off pace from 2013 numbers on FOX. Still the contest guided the network to an average of 7.7/13 with 12.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen, and is expected […]