Archive for January 4th, 2007

In his first full week back hosting Pardon the Interruption since the NFL season ended, Tony Kornheiser looks and seems as if the stress from working and traveling for almost three straight months is taking [...]

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NBC is celebrating the fact that its Sunday Night Football broadcasts bested those on CBS, FOX and ESPN. SNF scored an 11.0 rating and 17.5 million viewers during the 2006 season, “the best viewership number [...]

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Idle notes.

Idle notes, TV Deals 01/04/2007 at 8:54 pm 0 comments

HBO broadcaster Jim Lampley was arrested on a domestic violence charge; he was released on $35,000 bond. The Sugar Bowl did what was expected, drawing the highest ratings for a BCS game on FOX, and [...]

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NFL numbers game.

NFL, Numbers game 01/04/2007 at 7:46 pm 0 comments

5: # of television networks airing games (ESPN, NFL Network, CBS, FOX, NBC). 4: # of major corporations with rights to the league (Disney, Viacom, News Corp. and General Electric). 1.1: billions of dollars paid [...]

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NBA numbers game.

NBA, Numbers game 01/04/2007 at 7:01 pm 0 comments

14.7: Highest rated NBA game of the decade (Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Lakers , Game 6 of the 2000 NBA Finals). 11.9: Highest rated NBA game since the Pacers/Pistons brawl (Detroit Pistons at San [...]

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Roundball rock.

NBA 01/04/2007 at 3:35 am 0 comments

A trip around the NBA blogosphere: TrueHoop – covering the Blazers is an unenviable task. YAYSports – Stephon Marbury and Steve Nash review the new Rocky movie, while Gilbert Arenas celebrates his birthday — with [...]

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