Archive for December 15th, 2009

ESPN saw a double-digit rise in the overnights for Monday’s NFC West showdown. The 49ers’ win over the Cardinals drew a 9.1 overnight rating on ESPN Monday night, up 12% from an 8.1 for last [...]

For the seventh time during the 2009 season, NBC drew over 20 million viewers for NFL coverage. Sunday’s Eagles/Giants game drew a 12.7/21 fast-national rating and 20.9 million viewers on NBC, up 57% in ratings [...]

Tiger Woods‘ image is at least temporarily taking a beating. A USA Today/Gallup poll done over the weekend finds that Woods’ favorable rating has declined to 33%, while his unfavorable rating has risen to 57%. [...]

Major League Baseball will open its ’10 campaign with its highest-profile matchup. The 2010 MLB season will begin on April 4, 2010, with the defending champion Yankees taking on the Red Sox from Fenway Park. [...]

Sports Media Watch presents the 10 Worst Sports Shows of the 2000s. Mark Shapiro figures prominently. #10: Playmakers (2003, ESPN)NFL players and the NFL itself found it to be an unrealistic and insulting depiction of [...]