Archive for February 1st, 2011

New majority owner Comcast is putting its own stamp on NBC Universal, as evidenced by a flurry of departures by high-ranking NBC executives. But when it comes to sports, NBC seems to be the one [...]

One of the most bombastic, controversial, and at times ubiquitous personalities in the 30+ year history of ESPN is returning to the network as a radio host and online columnist.Former ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith [...]

One day before Versus earned its largest audience ever for the NHL All-Star Game, the network set another viewership mark for the league’s SuperSkills competition.Coverage of the NHL SuperSkils competition earned a 0.7 U.S. rating [...]

The 2011 NHL All-Star Game hit seven-year highs in both ratings and viewership, as Versus earned its best numbers ever for the league’s midseason classic.Sunday’s NHL All-Star Game drew a 0.8 U.S. rating and 1.481 [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including the Winter X Games on ESPN, the NBA on ESPN, and Pardon the Interruption on ESPN. Coverage of night one of the Winter X Games earned a 0.7 U.S. [...]

ESPN has achieved a major milestone, and ESPN2 is not far behind.ESPN will be available in 100.002 million television homes as of February 2011, the first time the network has reached the 100 million mark. [...]

Just two days after Comcast completed its deal to take over NBC came the first hint of on-air synergy between NBC Sports and Comcast’s sports networks.NBC NFL broadcasters Bob Costas, Tony Dungy and Cris Collinsworth [...]

The NFL on CBS concluded its season over a week ago, but the network is no doubt still beaming over the strong numbers generated by its regular season and postseason coverage.CBS averaged a 22.3 rating [...]

One year after testing the waters with a pair of primetime regular season MLB telecasts, FOX is set to air three straight weeks of primetime games in May.FOX will air primetime regular season MLB coverage [...]

Coming off of major ratings success with the 2010 World Cup, ESPN has retained the rights to soccer’s European Championships in both 2012 and 2016.ESPN will televise every game of the 2012 and 2016 UEFA [...]