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 —...
2016 News
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,...
Uber driver criticizes Mack Brown, realizes he’s transporting him
Uber drivers striking up sports conversations with their passengers can be a great thing, but you might want...
Viewing Picks for December 28, 2016
All Times Eastern Boxing The Fight Game (season finale) — HBO, 11 p.m. College Basketball Men’s Houston at...
Kyle Brandt pays homage to Chris Berman’s highlights style
There’s been a lot of ongoing discussion about Chris Berman’s future this year, and whether it holds more...
Your NBA announcing schedule for 12/27-1/2
Tuesday, December 27 Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat (NBA TV 7:30 pm) Local Broadcast Utah Jazz at...
Sunday Night Football viewership rebounds from the Presidential election slump
After suffering a ratings downturn in the first half of the season, Sunday Night Football has rebounded to...
WWE Raw Reaction Dec. 26: Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens, Stephanie McMahon mocks CM Punk
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw ended with a familiar match: Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens....
ESPN and FS1 ramp up the rhetoric as embrace debate heightens in 2017
This year brought more debate to the forefront as FS1 tried to find its niche through the luring...
Monday Night Football’s season finale goes out on a ratings high note thanks to the Cowboys
The last regular season NFL game on ESPN may not have had the best production, but at least...
Sean McDonough is definitely not afraid to call out poor NFL officiating
Last week ESPN Monday Night Football commentator Sean McDonough talked to AA about a call of his earlier...
Al Michaels paid his dues in broadcasting before Monday Night Football
Al Michaels is well-established as one of the best announcers of our generation. But before he was known...
ESPN rolls out new ad format on MNF and it backfired in a hilarious way
We’ve been hearing a lot about the NFL looking to alter how they deliver ads to viewers as...
Viewing Picks for December 27, 2016
All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s Northwestern at Penn State — ESPN2, 3 p.m. Illinois at Maryland —...
ESPN uses worst camera angle ever for Detroit field goal attempt
There have been occasions when a network production crew will show a camera angle that doesn’t provide the...
NFL Network and NFL RedZone join new cable startup lineup
Over the last year and a half, we’ve been following the perils of the cable industry due to...
Ravens-Steelers Christmas Day game sets NFL Network viewership record
Despite the fact the Baltimore Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers game was branded under the Thursday Night Football package and played...
An Ohio newspaper trolled the crap out of the Golden State Warriors
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: The Cavaliers overcame what looked like an insurmountable lead to beat...
Cavs-Warriors matches highest overnight rating for Christmas afternoon game in 12 years
Sunday’s game between the Cavaliers and Warriors had just about every single thing you’d want from a high-profile NBA...
