Archive for July, 2011

Recent sports TV ratings news, including the Texas Rangers on Fox Sports Southwest, the WNBA regular season on ESPN2, and tape-delayed coverage of the British Open on ABC. Rangers Hit Season-High on FS Southwest: Sunday’s [...]

NBC has added a preseason matchup involving the high-profile Cowboys to replace the now-canceled NFL Hall of Fame Game. The NFL has moved a Chargers/Cowboys preseason game from Saturday, August 20 to Sunday, August 21 [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including the WNBA regular season on NBA TV, golf’s American Century Championship on NBC, and live coverage of the World Series of Poker on ESPN and ESPN2.

After four months, the NFL lockout has come to a conclusion. NFL player representatives voted unanimously Monday to recommend approval of a new, ten-year collective bargaining agreement, bringing an unofficial end the league’s four-month lockout.

The NFL lockout has reportedly reached a conclusion. NFL players are expected to vote to recommend approval of a new ten-year collective bargaining agreement on Monday, ESPN.com reports. The new deal was approved by league [...]

After seven years, Disney’s ESPN the Weekend is being discontinued. The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando will no longer host ESPN the Weekend, Disney announced Friday. During the annual event, ESPN studio shows originated [...]

After the lowest rated MLB All-Star Game in history, FOX opened the second half of the Major League Baseball season with a substantial increase for Saturday’s regional action.

Ratings and viewership increased for the final round of the British Open, but the numbers were still quite low historically. Final round coverage of the 2011 British Open earned a 2.3 U.S. rating and 3.246 [...]

Recent sports TV ratings, including Formula 1 racing on FOX, NASCAR’s Nationwide Series on ESPN, and Major League Baseball on TBS. F1 British Grand Prix Up From Last Year: The July 10 Formula 1 British [...]

On the same day the NFL lockout resulted in the cancellation of the league’s Hall of Fame Game, owners voted to approve a new labor deal that may or may not bring an end to [...]