Archive for May 21st, 2012

‘Baseball Night in America’ Down From Last Year’s Primetime Opener

The first of eight primetime Major League Baseball telecasts on FOX this season was down double-digits from last year.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs: 1.1 Overnight For Coyotes/Kings Game 4

Despite their postseason run, the Los Angeles Kings still cannot attract a strong audience nationally.

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WNBA Opens With Strong Start on ABC; Mercury/Lynx Ties Ten-Year High

The WNBA season got off to the strongest start on broadcast since NBC held the rights in 2002.

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NBA Playoffs: Heat/Pacers Tops Busy Sports Weekend; Spurs/Clippers Low

On a packed sports weekend, the fourth game of the Heat/Pacers series was the highest rated event in the metered markets.

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UEFA Champions League Final Overnights Down 28%

Facing tough competition, overnight ratings dropped by more than a quarter for the UEFA Champions League Final.

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Big Names: Pam Ward Dropped From ESPN College Football Coverage (Also: Crawford Leaving First Take; Kuselias Replaces Thaler)

Pam Ward has been removed from ESPN college football coverage. In other news, Jay Crawford is leaving ESPN First Take, and Erik Kuselias is the new host of NBC Sports Talk.

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