- Big Name: Former ESPN NFL analyst Rush Limbaugh will be the next subject of The Haney Project on The Golf Channel. Previously, the show featured TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley (season one) and comedian Ray Romano (season two). The Limbaugh episodes will begin airing next spring. (TV By The Numbers)
- The Ratings Game: A rematch of the 2009 World Series topped the NBA Finals in Philadelphia, but not in New York. Tuesday’s Phillies/Yankees game drew a 9.6 rating in the Philadelphia market, topping Game 6 of the Celtics/Lakers NBA Finals airing at the same time (9.0). By contrast, Phillies/Yankees drew a 5.6 in New York, barely half the rating of Game 6 (10.8). Phillies/Yankees aired on the MyNetworkTV affiliate in both Philadelphia and New York. (pifeedback.com)
- Big Name II: NBC Sports has named coordinating producer Sam Flood its next executive producer. Flood, who has been with NBC since 1986, replaces David Neal. Flood is just the seventh executive producer in the history of NBC Sports. (Fang’s Bites)
Netflix officially announces expanded NFL deal
The NFL has officially reached a new deal with Netflix that will see the streamer bookend the season.
