Archive for August, 2012

The NFL preseason may not sound like a marquee sports property, but a makeshift doubleheader on Sunday managed to attract solid numbers on both FOX and NBC.

Comedian Rob Riggle will get even more airtime on sports coverage this year. In other news, Vin Scully plans to stay with the Dodgers an additional season, and Chris Rose is reportedly joining NFL Network.

Fewer viewers tuned into the NFL preseason on ESPN.

The Red Sox/Yankees rivalry did not attract big-time numbers last weekend. In other news, the PGA Wyndham Championship drew lower numbers for rainout coverage, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series suffered a modest decline for coverage [...]

After a two-year absence, the Capital One Bowl is returning to network television.

Former SportsCenter anchor Josh Elliott will be a prominent figure on ESPN over the next 48 hours thanks to his exclusive interview with former Penn State president Graham Spanier.

While Hank Williams, Jr. continues to vindicate ESPN’s decision to dump him from “Monday Night Football,” the network plans to soon announce his replacement.

Though down from last year’s comparable game, NBC earned strong numbers for the preseason debut of ‘Sunday Night Football.’

Free from Olympic competition, ‘NASCAR on ESPN’ had an increase for the first time this season.

FOX NFL analyst Michael Strahan will reportedly fill the vacancy left by Regis Philbin on ‘Live With Kelly’ this fall.