Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said general counsel Woodie Dixon, who is not a trained official, thought he was only giving his opinion. Officials interpreted that as a directive.
The numbers look particularly good next to 2016's poor matchups, but they're also a rise over last year's solidly-rated NL coverage.
A big part of this deal was about getting more top content for ESPN+. Including coverage of featured holes and groups even while CBS is on the air.
There was little evidence of Trump's September comments producing a ratings impact, and Trump-favoring markets saw ratings declines at a similar rate to tossup markets.
The intra-WFAN ribbing continued Monday, with Boomer and Gio making fun of Francesa's no-show on his app.
It's not uncommon for interviews to be arranged through players' management rather than teams' PR staffers, but this one was more controversial than many.
Unsurprisingly, a close game between the Yankees and Red Sox drew an impressive audience.
ABC and CBS both went away from college football coverage for reports on the Kavanaugh vote ranging from a minute and a half to two minutes. NBC also broke into their rugby coverage.
The Cardinals, Red Sox and Brewers had the best stories with their local ratings this year.
This lawsuit could see some interesting discussion as to how outlets cover the Heisman Trophy.
No, Phil, touchdown celebrations don't really seem linked to parents threatening refs.
The Get Up ratings have improved significantly since football season started.
"It is a house full of goombahs! The whole thing, there's very few minorities, very few women, very few kids. It's one dude with a chain and a Yankee jersey hanging off the next!"
This sounds like a small investment for now, but under the right circumstances, it could maybe lead to HQ Trivia-branded content for ESPN+ or ABC.
"We reached out to every sports agent that we could find and ask them if we could follow them to the office, ask them questions, get to meet their employees and their clients, and have them tell us stories."
The TBS streaming options did not work well for many Wednesday.
Wahl's joke was seen as a serious report by many media outlets.
Lobbying Trump to include a provision to reinstate Super Bowl simsub in the new trade deal may benefit the NFL, but it also led to Goodell having to publicly praise Trump.
Plenty of people praised the Jason Benetti-Mike Petriello-Eduardo Perez broadcast, especially in comparison to the main ESPN telecast.
This hug led to quite the debate, and quite the criticism from A-Rod.
After eight years at Sportsnet, Moore is moving on.
Week 1 of the TV season saw Fox no longer in last in adults 18-49, and Thursday Night Football was a big reason why.
