NFL Ratings, Week 7: Dallas stays hot for Fox
Regional Window (CBS) 1. Kansas City (KC vs. SD) – 36.1/59 2. Indianapolis (CIN vs. IND) – 33.7/58 3....
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Beat reporter claims Colorado Rapids forced him out from MLS gig
The Colorado Rapids are winless in 12 consecutive matches. They are 14 points out of the last playoff spot...
TBS caught an unlucky break despite a decent MLB postseason
The MLB on TBS is often maligned for not necessarily seeming like a year-round baseball network that then...
ESPN won’t replace Bill Simmons on ‘NBA Countdown’
I don’t know if there’s a show in the sports television that garners as much attention for its changing...
Rachel Nichols’ CNN show has been cancelled
Despite recent buzz following Rachel Nichols from some of her excellent interviews, viewers still were unable to find...
ABC is turning Robbie Rogers’ life into a sitcom
If you’ve followed soccer or even just the movement for acceptance of LGBTQ athletes in sports in recent...
Week 6 NFL Local Ratings Rankings
Welcome to AA’s NFL local ratings rankings. Every week, we’ll take a look at which teams have the...
NBC Sports to launch longform site with Joe Posnanski
Much of what’s been written about NBC Sports’ online presence in recent years has either concerned their streaming...
NHL Announcing Schedule for the week of 10/13/14
United States Tuesday, October 14 Buffalo Sabres vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN) – Dave Strader, Brian Engblom...
NFL Ratings, Week 6: Seahawks-Cowboys draws highest rating since 2011
Regional Window (CBS) 1. Denver (DEN vs. NYJ) – 38.5/71 2. Cleveland (PIT vs. CLE) – 37.3/69 3. Pittsburgh (PIT...
The “new” ‘Hockey Night in Canada’: much of the same, for better and worse
The “reinventing” of Hockey Night in Canada will be a process in constant evolution that may not be settled for...
NBCSN has best NHL opener ever
The NHL’s television partners had a solid opening night on Wednesday. NBCSN drew 956,000 viewers for their telecast...
ESPNews will air a Cavs/Heat preseason game
Other than the World Cup, until around August, the biggest story of the summer was LeBron James leaving...
Fox Sports 1 has one of its best weeks ever thanks to the NLDs
We all suspected the MLB Postseason would be a legitimate second chance for Fox Sports 1 to get...
Your 2014-15 NHL TV Guide
Welcome hockey fans in Canada and across the United States, the beautiful ice game has returned. There’s an...
Gregg Doyel leaves CBS for the Indianapolis Star
The arc is an old one in journalism: the hotshot writer for that big local paper gets called...
Week 5 NFL Local Ratings Rankings
Welcome to AA’s NFL local ratings rankings. Every week, we’ll take a look at which teams has the...
Meet Scott Moore, the man charged with ‘reinventing’ Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey, at its finest, is to Canada what baseball is to Americans: a simple game that can evoke memories...
The return of the NHL announcing schedule
United States Wednesday, October 8 Philadelphia Flyers vs. Boston Bruins, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN) – Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk,...
NBC will produce NHL Draft coverage for the first time ever
Last night, news broke that TSN hockey insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger would be joining NBC (in...
Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger are coming to NBCSN
One of my main complaints left about NBC’s coverage of the National Hockey League is the seeming lack...
NFL Ratings Week 5: Patriots lead to SNF increase
Pregame Fox NFL Sunday – 3.4 The NFL Today – 3.0 Regional Window (Fox) 1. New Orleans (TB vs. NO)...
AA Q&A: Casey Stern on taking over for Olbermann and getting cigars from Gary Sheffield
You may have noticed a new face on TBS Tuesday. No, it wasn’t endless promos for American Dad or various...
ESPN audience up six percent in 2014
With a World Cup, BCS title game, NBA Playoffs and Monday Night Football, ESPN should always be having good...
Jim Rome has the #1 horse in America
I know very little about horse racing, but I imagine one of the pleasures of it must be...