Anheuser-Busch made its statement about recent NFL controversies on Tuesday, expressing concern over the Ray Rice incident and the league’s handling of domestic violence and child abuse issues amongst its players. “We are disappointed and increasingly concerned by the recent incidents that have overshadowed this NFL season,” the company said in a statement to reporters. […]
A stunning comeback drove NBC’s Sunday Night Football to a new record, as the game ranked as the most-watched Sunday primetime NFL regular-season matchup ever played on the West Coast. Overall, the contest averaged 22.2 million viewers, down from the opening week’s game, but up 8% from last year’s Week 2 SNF game. The program […]
NBC and Golf Channel will see a first-time collaboration at the 2014 Ryder Cup that will see 71.5 hours of coverage from Sept. 22-28. Making its debut this year will be Golf Channel’s Ryder Cup Alternate Shot coverage, offering a different perspective of the action that complements NBC’s live weekend coverage and is hosted by […]
After a separation from HBO, the NHL is now suiting up for EPIX. ESPN reports that the league is teaming with the premium cable channel to produce and air its reality hockey series that showcases the lead up to the Winter Classic outdoor game. Four episodes will run ahead of the Jan. 1 game. In […]
The countdown is on for Back9Network, which bows on a national TV stage on Sept. 29 via its new deal with DIRECTV channel 262. The golf-lifestyle channel hits the airwaves with nearly 1,100 hours of original programming in its first year, including ten original primetime series, live morning, midday, and evening shows, and a slate […]
CBS and NFL Network’s simulcast of Thursday Night Football kicked off on the right foot, as the Pittsburgh/Baltimore game pulled an overnight household rating/share of 13.7/23. That is up 108% from last year’s comparable game on the NFL Network alone in the 56 metered markets. Versus primetime programming on CBS a year ago, the matchup […]
The NFL announced an investigation into the league’s handling of the Ray Rice scandal, bringing in former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III to investigate the organization’s process of handling evidence in the Rice case. The move comes after an AP report stated that a league executive received video of the confrontation five months before […]
Networks lined up this year’s MLB post-season plans with FOX Sports, ESPN and Turner Sports on deck with baseball’s finest. FOX Sports 1 is slated to showcase postseason MLB for the first time ever, programming up to eight of 10 National League Division Series games, beginning with the Game 1 doubleheader on Oct. 3 with […]
ESPN booked its New Year’s plans, announcing its programming schedule for the six bowl games slated to run on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day under the new College Football Playoff rotation system including the two Semifinals. The action begins Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 12:30p with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, followed by the Fiesta […]
FOX Sports boasted record numbers this past week, bolstered by the return of the NFL, college football, September baseball and a UFC card, according to Nielsen. Week Two of FOX College Football handed the broadcast channel its highest-rated, most-watched regular-season broadcast ever with a 3.5/7 household rating/share and 6.0 million viewers tuning in to Oregon’s […]
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