Archive for May 17th, 2011

NBA Playoffs: Heat, Celtics, Lakers, Boost NBA on ABC

The Celtics’ final win of the season and the Lakers’ final game of the season both scored big numbers for ABC earlier this month. The Lakers’ season-ending Game 4 blowout loss to the Mavericks earned [...]

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NASCAR Update: Darlington Just Barely Hits Three-Year Viewership High

NASCAR’s Southern 500 from Darlington was up only slightly in viewership compared to last year, but that was still good enough for a three-year high. FOX earned a 4.1 final rating and 6.978 million viewers [...]

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Golf Update: Final Round of Players Championship Up Slightly

Even with Tiger Woods absent for the second straight year, final round coverage of The Players Championship earned solid numbers for NBC Sunday afternoon. NBC drew a 3.4 overnight rating for Sunday’s final round of [...]

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‘Jim Rome is Burning’ Apparently Moving to ESPN2

According to an ESPN press release, daytime talk show Jim Rome is Burning is heading to ESPN2. ESPN announced Tuesday that ESPN2 will “have a new afternoon lineup” starting September 12, which will feature, among [...]

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ESPN to Air Ads Side-By-Side with Racing During NASCAR Coverage

In a major change for NASCAR television coverage, ESPN will air commercials side-by-side with race action during portions of Chase for the Cup coverage this fall. ESPN will split-screen commercials and race action during NASCAR [...]

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