A review of the articles on this website from December 8 to December 14.
Monday
- The SEC Championship Game draws its highest overnight ever, while the ACC Championship Game draws its lowest overnight ever.
- Newsday eliminates its sports columnists, the Chicago Tribune goes bankrupt, and the Arena Football League is in danger of folding.
- NBA ratings are flat on ESPN, but down 7% on TNT.
Tuesday
- The NBA grants regional sports networks control over local digital rights.
- The NFL lays off 150 employees.
- FOX drops its MLB pregame show, leaving Jeanne Zelasko and Kevin Kennedy without roles for next season.
Wednesday
- The NHL is expected to sign an extension with NBC through the 2009-10 season.
- NBA attendance is up 1% from last year.
- Sunday Night Football draws its fifth lowest rating ever on NBC.
- The Manny Pacquiao/Oscar De La Hoya bout generates 1.25 million buys, $70 mil in revenue.
Thursday
- The Arena Football League elects not to cancel the 2009 season, at least for the time being.
- A look at the economic impact on the NFL and bidding on the next round of Olympics TV rights.
- The NFL Network draws its fewest viewers ever for a live NFL game, thanks to Raiders/Chargers.
Friday
- The SEC Championship Game draws a 9.3 final rating, up 58% from last year and one of the ten highest rated non-NFL/Olympic sporting events of the year.
Saturday
- A look at the rest of the ratings from the last weekend of college football.
- Ratings for the Army/Navy game dating back to 1997; the 2008 edition was the lowest rated ever.
Story of the week.
- The plight of the Arena Football League, in danger of cancelling next season. After it seemed certain the 2009 season was dead on Wednesday, the league’s board of directors surprisingly opted not to cancel the season — yet.
