Archive for December, 2010

Weather delays are becoming en vogue in sports television, with the crown jewel of the NHL regular season the latest victim. The NHL announced Friday that the Capitals/Penguins NHL Winter Classic, originally scheduled for 1 [...]

The 100 most-viewed sporting events on cable television during the 2010 calendar year. The NFL again dominated the list, taking up 29 spots — including the top fifteen.The NBA was also well-represented, making up a [...]

The 100 most-viewed sporting events on broadcast television during the 2010 calendar year. The NFL dominated the list, taking up 65 of the top 100 spots — including 20 of the top 25. The 2010 [...]

The first loss in over two years for the Connecticut women’s basketball program set a record in the overnights for ESPN2. Connecticut’s 71-59 loss to Stanford earned a 1.5 overnight rating on ESPN2 Thursday night, [...]

Ratings predictions for sporting events over New Year’s weekend, including Week 17 of the NFL season, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day college football bowl games, the NHL’s Winter Classic, and college basketball action.First, [...]

Sports Media Watch presents 20 notable sports media stories of the year 2010. Today, #10-#6, including legal trouble for a prominent QB, record lows for baseball’s crown jewel, record highs for football and futbol, and [...]

Recent news involving sports media personalities, including ESPNews anchor Will Selva being suspended, Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer possibly joining ESPN, and the death of longtime Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan. Will Selva: The ESPNews anchor [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including substantial increases for the NBA on TNT and the Jazz on FSN Utah, and local ratings for ESPN’s NBA Christmas Day coverage. TNT averaged a 1.6 U.S. rating and [...]

NFL Network ended its season with both a season-high and a season-low during Week 16. Saturday’s Christmas night Cowboys/Cardinals game drew a 3.8 U.S. rating and 7.843 million viewers on NFL Network, up 15% in [...]

Delayed from Sunday night due to inclement weather, Tuesday’s Vikings/Eagles game earned one of NBC’s ten largest NFL audiences since reacquiring rights to the league. The Vikings’ win over the Eagles drew a 13.8 final [...]