Archive for April 16th, 2009

Reaction to John Madden‘s retirement from broadcasting: Madden’s broadcasting partner Al Michaels said in a statement, “[t]here’s never been anyone like him and he’s been the gold standard for analysts for almost three decades. … [...]

In the wake of John Madden‘s sudden retirement, NBC has found a new lead analyst for Sunday Night Football. Cris Collinsworth will join Al Michaels in the Sunday Night Football booth beginning this season. Collinsworth, [...]

One of the biggest names in sports broadcasting history has called it a career. NBC NFL analyst John Madden, who has served as a lead NFL analyst for all four broadcast networks during his career, [...]

Versus enters the Stanley Cup Playoffs on a viewership uptick. NHL games saw a double-digit increase in viewership on Versus during the 2008-09 season. Versus averaged 329,794 viewers for 56 NHL games during the regular [...]

TNT averaged more viewers during the 2008-09 NBA season than in the last two seasons of the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty. TNT averaged a 1.13 U.S. rating (1.3 cable) and 1.71 million viewers for 53 NBA [...]