Archive for May 28th, 2010

After seeming ready to retire, a familiar voice at ESPN is sticking around for two more years. ESPN college football and basketball play-by-play voice Ron Franklin has agreed to a two-year deal to remain with [...]

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will square off in what could be the first of two outdoor games during the 2010-11 NHL season. The NHL announced on Friday that the 2011 NHL Winter Classic will [...]

Ratings improved for the UEFA Champions League Final, but the event was far from a blockbuster. FOX drew a 1.0 final rating and 1.6 million viewers for Saturday’s Inter Milan/Bayern Munich match, up 11% in [...]

NBC drew its largest numbers of the postseason for the Blackhawks’ series clinching win last week. Last Sunday’s Sharks/Blackhawks Game 4 drew a 1.5 final rating and 2.5 million viewers on NBC, up 15% in [...]

Dan Patrick: The NBC broadcaster will only work Games 5-7 of the Stanley Cup Final for NBC. Pierre McGuire will host Games 1 and 2. (Puck The Media) Doc Rivers and Steve Kerr: According to [...]

Thursday’s Suns/Lakers thriller hit a series-high in overnight ratings, but still remained off last year’s pace. The Lakers’ buzzer-beating win over the Suns drew a 6.4 overnight rating on TNT Thursday night, down 16% from [...]

Once again, ratings and viewership declined for the NBA’s Conference Finals. Game 5 between the Celtics and Magic drew a 4.4 U.S. rating and 6.8 million viewers on ESPN Wednesday night, down 21% in ratings [...]