One of the most popular and excitable play-by-play voices in sports is leaving his primary employer.Sports Illustrated reported Thursday that CBS NFL and college basketball play-by-play voice Gus Johnson has left the network after the [...]
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The NBA’s most reliable draw over the past decade may soon be out of the postseason, but not before generating a few more big audiences for the league’s TV partners.The Lakers’ Game 2 loss to [...]
Read more ›After record numbers during the first round, TNT got off to a strong start for second round coverage of the 2011 NBA Playoffs.The first four second round games on TNT each had increases in viewership [...]
Read more ›Recent sports TV ratings news, including ESPN’s most-viewed first round of the NBA Playoffs ever, numbers for the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Versus, and a strong opener for the Grizzlies/Thunder series in Oklahoma City. NBA [...]
Read more ›Even knowing how last year turned out, Bruins fans watched in record numbers to see their team take a 3-0 lead over the Flyers for the second straight year.Wednesday’s Flyers/Bruins Game 3 earned an 11.76 [...]
Read more ›NFL Network is making yet another change to the announcing team for Thursday Night Football.ESPN play-by-play voice Brad Nessler and NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock will make up the new broadcast team for live NFL [...]
Read more ›Recent news involving sports media personalities, including Andrea Kremer leaving SNF, Mike Emrick winning his first Sports Emmy, and Jason Sobel departing ESPN for The Golf Channel. Andrea Kremer: The Sunday Night Football sideline reporter [...]
Read more ›Dick Stockton has faced his fair share of criticism in recent years, with one flub during Wednesday’s Hawks/Bulls game earning the ire of users on the social networking site Twitter.During a highlight of Bulls G [...]
Read more ›The opener of the much-hyped Celtics/Heat series earned the largest audience for any second round NBA playoff game in eight years.Game 1 between the Celtics and Heat earned a 5.8 final rating and 9.219 million [...]
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