Archive for September, 2009

Michael Vick: The Eagles QB has a new endorsement deal with Nike. According to Vick’s agent Joel Segal, the deal “includes shoes [and] apparel.” News of the deal broke on Wednesday, during the Relay Sports [...]

For the third straight week, ESPN Monday Night Football drew the largest cable television audience of 2009. Monday’s Panthers/Cowboys tilt drew a 9.9 U.S. rating (11.5 cable) and 15.7 million viewers on ESPN, up 30% [...]

ESPN and ESPN2 each put up good numbers on the strength of SEC football last week. South Carolina’s upset victory over Mississippi drew a 3.1 U.S. rating and 4.7 million viewers on ESPN last Thursday [...]

For the first time in the 2009 NFL season, ratings dropped for the NFL on NBC. The Colts’ blowout win over the Cardinals drew a 10.7/17 final rating and 17.5 million viewers on NBC Sunday [...]

In the lead-up to next Monday’s Packers/Vikings Monday Night Football game, ESPN will mention Brett Favre at a record pace. According to USA Today, ESPN is set to announce that it will attempt to set [...]

Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.Source: Sports Business DailyFootball Sport Game/Event Date Time Net Rating NFL Steelers/Bengals or other regional action Sun., 9/27/09 4:15 PM CBS 12.6 NFL Falcons/Patriots or other regional action Sun., [...]

Overnight ratings were up double-digits for college football on ABC. ABC drew strong numbers for regional college football action on Saturday afternoon. Regional coverage, featuring Miami/Virginia Tech, drew a 4.4 overnight — up 29% from [...]

FOX drew a 2.4 overnight rating for regional MLB coverage (featuring Yankees/Red Sox) on Saturday afternoon, down 7% from a 2.6 on the comparable date last year. Keep in mind that last year’s coverage fell [...]

Curt Menefee: The NFL on FOX host will fill in for Nick Charles on Showtime’s ShoBox: The Next Generation boxing telecasts through the end of the year. Menefee begins this Friday. Charles is suffering from [...]

The NFL season is off to a hot start on FOX. Sunday’s singleheader, featuring Falcons/Patriots, drew a 12.5 overnight rating on FOX — up 25% from a 10.0 last year, and up 20% from a [...]