NBC broke a bit of the mold in their first season of Premier League coverage by inviting Everton and United States goalkeeper Tim Howard to do color commentary on games in the league he was playing in on his days off. NBC liked what they saw, and have brought Howard back for a second season, […]

Regional Window (CBS) 1. New Orleans (CIN vs. NO) – 39.0/59 2. Cleveland (HOU vs. CLE) – 36.7/61 3. Denver (DEN vs. STL) – 36.5/64 4. Minneapolis-St. Paul (MIN vs. CHI) – 31.3/61 5. Cincinnati (CIN vs. NO) – 28.5/48 6. Houston (HOU vs. CLE) – 28.4/51 7. San Diego (OAK vs. SD) – 28.3/61 8. Chicago (MIN vs. CHI) – 27.6/53 9. […]

We’ve written about it more than once this season, but it bears repeating: does anyone want to play a competitive primetime football game at any point this season? CBS/NFL Net’s Thursday Night Football initially got a lot of the heat, but as we’ve discovered, NBC’s Sunday Night Football has been just as prone to this problem. Following the Packers’ […]

The National Hockey League chose to move on from HBO and 24/7 this season in favor of a new deal with Epix. The premium network — mostly famous for standup comedy and reruns of movies, but with a burgeoning sports documentary unit — is not subscribed to by nearly as many homes as HBO. That created a […]

Fantasy sports have been getting quite a moment in the past little while, despite mainstream media remaining a little reticent. I highly recommend this piece master and commander of Bloguin Ben Koo did on the subject a couple of months ago. It’s still relevant and still worth a read. It’s particularly significant with some news […]

The Buffalo Sabres are an awful hockey team. They stand at 3-12-2 just 17 games into the 2013-14 NHL regular season. That’s worst in the league, currently setting them up with the best chance at picking first overall in a loaded 2015 NHL Draft. There’s certainly hope for the future, but none of it should […]

United States Tuesday, November 11 Buffalo Sabres vs. St. Louis Blues, 8 p.m. ET (NBCSN) – John Forslund, Pierre McGuire Wednesday, November 12 Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 8 p.m. ET (NBCSN) – Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks, 10:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN) – Dave Strader, Brian Engblom Thursday, November 13 […]

Regional Window (CBS) 1. Buffalo (KC vs. BUF) – 41.6/62 2. Denver (DEN vs. OAK) – 38.6/68 3. Pittsburgh (PIT vs. NYJ) – 37.9/64 4. Kansas City (KC vs. BUF) – 34.4/61 5. Baltimore (TEN vs. BAL) – 30.7/55 6. Detroit (MIA vs. DET) – 28.8/50 7. West Palm Beach (MIA vs. DET) – 22.4/38 8. Nashville (TEN vs. BAL) – 19.2/35 […]

The Buffalo Sabres are usually one of hockey television’s sure things. No matter how bad Buffalo’s hockey club has been — and it has been, no playoff appearances since 2011 and none on the horizon — they’ve been able to draw solid TV ratings for local MSG and national NBCSN. One of the great groan […]

Welcome to AA’s NFL local ratings rankings. Every week, we’ll take a look at which teams have the highest TV ratings in their local markets, presented 1-32 and with commentary to help provide context, enjoy. Byes: Buffalo, Tennessee, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta 1. New Orleans (NFL Net) – 49.5 Slightly lower than last week’s season high, […]

One of my favorite things on Twitter is to see people who still catch up with and follow of FXX’s The League. Though it’s mostly transitioned to an absurdist hangout comedy from its initial pitch of a sitcom about fantasy football fans, there are those who maintain it’s often uncanny how weirdly topical the show can […]

United States Tuesday, November 4 St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN) – Dave Strader, Pierre McGuire Wednesday, November 5 Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers, 8 p.m. ET (NBCSN) – Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire Thursday, November 6 New Jersey Devils vs. St. Louis Blues, 8 p.m. ET (NHL Net) […]