Archive for May 17th, 2009

While the biggest story on Sunday was the NFL and Comcast nearing a deal that would put the NFL Network on the cable operator’s digital basic tier, another huge story is the related deal that [...]

An extension of the NFL’s television deals with FOX and CBS could pave the way for NFL Network to finally move to Comcast’s digital basic tier. Multiple reports on Sunday have the NFL extending its [...]

Like the Kentucky Derby, The Preakness was a ratings success for NBC. The race segment of The Preakness Stakes drew a 7.9/18 overnight rating on NBC Saturday evening, up 27% from a 6.2/14 for Big [...]

Source: Awful Announcing.

First, the results of last week’s predictions.Source: Sports Business Daily Sport Game/Event Net Prediction Final rating NBA Nuggets/Mavericks Game 3 ESPN 1.7 2.0 The Nuggets’ controversial Game 3 win over the now-vanquished Mavericks drew a [...]

After a year of embarrassing declines, golf is continuing to enjoy a resurgence in television ratings. The final round of The Players Championship drew a 3.6/10 final rating on NBC last Sunday afternoon, up 16% [...]