Archive for June, 2012

Chris Berman to Call Chargers/Raiders on MNF

Divisive ESPN anchor Chris Berman will call NFL play-by-play for the first time later this year.

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Idle Notes: College Football Playoff Approved (Also: Tour de France, NFL Network Morning Show)

A new college football playoff will likely result in a lengthy and lucrative television deal. In other news, NFL Network will launch a morning show next month, and NBC Sports Network will keep the Tour [...]

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Big Names: MSNBC’s Geist to Anchor Olympic Coverage (Also: Jalen Rose, Rece Davis)

MSNBC host Willie Geist will be one of three anchors for Olympic coverage on NBC Sports Network. In other news, ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose could be adding college basketball duties, and ESPN college basketball [...]

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Sprint Cup: Slight Rise For Sonoma Race; Third Straight Increase For TNT

For the third straight week, ratings and viewership increased for NASCAR on TNT — albeit slightly.

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Euro 2012: Led By Italy/England, Euro Quarterfinals Up Big on ESPN

Ratings and viewership jumped by nearly a third for the quarterfinal round of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.

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2012 NBA Playoffs Numbers Game

Though down from last year, the 2012 NBA Playoffs did well for the league’s national broadcast partners.

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TV Ratings: Italy/England Overnight Up 50% (Also: U.S. Olympic Trials, PGA Tour)

Overnight ratings soared by 50% for the Italy/England Euro 2012 semifinal. In other news, overnights held steady for the track & field Olympic Trials on NBC, and the PGA Tour had another increase on CBS.

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‘Baseball Night in America’ Earns Season-High 3.3 Overnight

Facing less formidable competition than usual, ‘Baseball Night in America’ surged to a season-high in the overnights.

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Opposite U.S. Open, ‘Baseball Night’ Drops Back Below 2.0 Rating

Though up from last year’s afternoon coverage, ‘Baseball Night in America’ had another disappointing run in the ratings last week.

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2012 NBA Finals Down From Last Year, Posts Best Five-Game Average Since 2004

The shortest NBA Finals in three years was not surprisingly down from both last year and 2010.

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