ESPN unveils new scorebug graphic for College Football Playoff games
Everybody likes to put up some decorations around the holidays. What makes a special occasion seem even more...
2016 News
NBCSN and Fox Sports Ratings Buzz: December 19-25
If you would like to ask about or request ratings for a program or event on these networks,...
NBCUniversal and Charter Spectrum at impasse in carriage talks
Here we go. Another dispute between a content provider and a pay TV provider and this is a...
Bowl tickets are historically cheap, VR may make them cheaper, but TV makes bowls worth it
There have been plenty of thinkpieces written about the proliferation of bowls and the declining ticket sales and...
The Big Bang Theory beat out Sunday Night Football as TV’s most-watched show by Nielsen Most Current (updated)
The nerds appear to have beaten the jocks. Last January, NBC sent out a release trumpeting that Sunday...
Viewing Picks for December 31, 2016
All Times Eastern College Basketball Viewing Picks College Football Viewing Picks College Hockey Men’s Mariucci Classic, Mariucci...
Charles Barkley believes the NBA is ‘the worst it’s ever been’
Charles Barkley has never been one afraid to speak his mind on any subject, let alone the state...
Cris Carter drops a f-bomb on The Herd
Former ESPN analyst and recent Fox hire Cris Carter dropped one of George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can’t...
ESPN Ratings Buzz: December 19-25
If you would like to ask about or request ratings for a program or event on these networks,...
Your 2016 NFL Week 17 announcing schedule
Sun, Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day New England at Miami (CBS 1 pm) Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts...
This Week In Hot Takes: Stephen A. Smith thinks Durant’s “riding coattails,” plus 2016 standings
Welcome back to This Week In Hot Takes, rounding up the hottest takes from sports media. This time,...
Detroit-Dallas is most-watched Monday Night Football game since 2014, but season still finishes below 2015
ESPN had some encouraging news from its 2016 season finale for Monday Night Football. After a season of...
ESPN debuts new app on DirecTV’s internet-connected receivers
Watching events on ESPN3 or WatchESPN has been a unique experience. There may have been occasions where your...
Cowboys’ Dez Bryant calls FS1’s Cris Carter a ‘puppet,’ deletes tweet and apologizes
Dez Bryant wasn’t thrilled with criticism lobbed his way on Thursday by Fox Sports 1 analyst Cris Carter...
ESPN enjoys significant viewership boost with out-of-home viewing numbers
ESPN is ready for some much-needed and long-awaited good news when it comes to their viewership and revenue...
Viewing Picks for December 30, 2016
All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s West Virginia at Oklahoma State — ESPN2, 4 p.m. Valparaiso at USC...
Mike Patrick tells Ed Cunningham he needs new glasses, wins diet soda in review bet
Close reviews can often lead to some disagreement in the booth, but ESPN announcers Mike Patrick and Ed...
The Ivy League has pulled most of its games back from ONE World Sports
ONE World Sports has lost some more future programming. We wrote in November about how the network furloughed...
John Wall is mad ESPN won’t nationally televise his poorly-playing, poorly-drawing Wizards
Which games get televised nationally and with what sort of prominence is always an interesting discussion in any...
Paul Finebaum continues ranting against Michigan fans, calls them the most arrogant
ESPN and SEC Network personality Paul Finebaum really, really doesn’t like the Michigan Wolverines or their fans. In...
Jim Harbaugh was asked about bikinis at Orange Bowl presser by ESPN’s Jeannine Edwards
Very often in the build-up to big sporting events, we reach a point where it’s clear that the...
Hawk Harrelson wants to call White Sox games for four more years
Four more years! No, this isn’t about the presidential election. Most of us are still trying to recover...
Seahawks’ Richard Sherman deprives media “privilege” of his weekly press conference
Richard Sherman apparently isn’t feeling appreciated by the media. As a result, the Seattle Seahawks cornerback did not...
Hawk Harrelson and Joe West are somehow now golfing buddies
If there’s two people in baseball that you would not expect to become BFFs forever, it would be...
Mike Goldberg leaving UFC; is Jim Rome his replacement?
A MMA broadcasting era is coming to an end, as Mike Goldberg and the UFC are parting ways...
Viewing Picks for December 29, 2016
All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s Georgia at Auburn — ESPNU, 7 p.m. Butler at St. John’s —...
AOL Sports has vanished as a separate entity
AOL has had plenty of changes in sports strategy over the years, from running the traditionally-focused AOL Sports...
First Take to go on road, add new segments following move to ESPN
There’s been a lot of discussion about First Take lately ahead of its Jan. 3 move from ESPN2...
Chris Berman hints that his ESPN role will change, but he’ll stay at the network
There’s still a lot of uncertainty about what’s ahead for ESPN’s Chris Berman, as his contract is reportedly...
2017 Hall of Fame game moved to Thursday, giving us a Sunday night game on Thursday night
You may have forgotten that the 2016 NFL Hall of Fame game was canceled. You’d certainly be forgiven...
NBC Sports touts their streaming numbers for 2016, which is a distinction not long for the world
Here’s a fun lesson in looking a bit below the surface when it comes to a press release....
Let’s guess which television network is going to land Rex Ryan
The Buffalo Bills put an end to the Rex Ryan era on Tuesday when they relieved the second-year head...
Even the secondary bowl games are dominating TV ratings
Over at The Comeback this week I wrote about how blase the December 26th list of bowl games was,...
