Archive for September, 2010

Following His Domestic Violence Plea, How Likely Is It That Jay Mariotti Will Be Able To Resume His Career As A Pundit?

Suspended Fanhouse.com personality Jay Mariotti was sentenced to probation and community service for his role in a recent domestic dispute. Mariotti “pleaded no contest” to a single misdemeanor domestic violence charge on Thursday, under a [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including record numbers for the Reds’ postgame show, and ratings for MLB and college football in Oklahoma City. Fox Sports Ohio drew a record 11.4 rating for Tuesday’s Reds Live [...]

Recent sports media news, including NBC tape delaying Ryder Cup coverage, FOX adding cable-cams to its MLB postseason coverage, and the launch of a new web series on SI.com. NBC will tape delay all ten [...]

Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast last weekend, including Week 3 of the NFL season, college football on ABC, CBS and NBC, and Major League Baseball on FOX.Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcastFinal [...]

ESPN attracted one of the largest audiences in the history of cable television for Monday’s rivalry game between the Packers and Bears. The Bears’ win over the Packers drew a 10.8 U.S. rating and 17.454 [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including big local ratings for the Texans and Rams and numbers for last Friday’s TCU/SMU game. Sunday’s Cowboys/Texans game drew a 32.0 rating on Houston FOX affiliate KRIV, the second-highest [...]

The Week 3 NFL national window put up strong numbers on CBS, if not as strong as in Weeks 1 and 2. CBS drew a 14.0 final rating and 23.134 million viewers for Sunday’s NFL [...]

Recent sports media news, including new graphics for the NBA on ESPN, the Rangers signing a 20-year extension with Fox Sports Southwest and the TV schedule for the Australian Rules Football Grand Final rematch. After [...]

It says a lot about the National Football League when 18 million viewers seems almost pedestrian for a regular season game. The Jets’ Sunday night win over the Dolphins drew an 11.3 final rating and [...]