CHARLIE HUSTLE' & 'THE BIG HURT Reunite as MLB Analysts for FOX Sports' 2017 Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2017 Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, three-time World Series Champion Pete Rose, and first-ballot Hall-of-Famer Frank Thomas reprise their roles as studio analysts for FOX Sports' MLB coverage in 2017....
Canton Symphony Orchestra Celebrates World Series with 'All American' Concert, 10/29
by Molly Tracy - October 26, 2016 Game Four of the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs is to be played Saturday October 29in Chicago. The Canton Symphony Orchestra's (CSO) MasterWorks "All American" concert is also Saturday October 29 at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall. Who knew that when the concert date was...
VIDEO: Watch All-New Extended Trailer for FOX's 24: LEGACY
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2016 The clock is ticking down to the premiere of 24: LEGACY and fans just caught a first look at the all-new trailer during last night's World Series Game #1 on FOX. Check it out below!...
Former New York Giant Chris Canty Joins ESPN New York 98.7FM
by Caryn Robbins - November 29, 2016 Super Bowl champion and former New York Giant Chris Canty has joined ESPN New York 98.7FM's Hahn & Humpty (noon – 3 p.m. ET), hosted by Alan Hahn and Rick DiPietro, as the newest member of the weekday program....
NBC Dominates Ratings Week with Seven of Nine Most-Watched Primetime Shows
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2016 NBC has dominated the ratings week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4 with seven of the nine most-watched primetime shows on the Big 4 networks – two NFL telecasts, “Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love,” two editions of “The Voice,” “This Is Us” and “Christmas in Rockefeller Center.”...
Canton Symphony Orchestra Celebrates World Series with 'All American' Concert, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2016 Game Four of the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs is to be played Today October 29in Chicago. The Canton Symphony Orchestra's (CSO) MasterWorks "All American" concert is also Today October 29 at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall. Who knew that when the concert date was chose...
Skyhorse to Publish New Book on Chicago Cubs' Historic World Series Win
by Christina Mancuso - November 04, 2016 NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Skyhorse Publishing will publish a new book on the Cubs' historic winA Season for the Ages, by Al Yellondue in bookstores on December 6 but already available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon....
Two-Time World Series Champion David Ross Joins ESPN as MLB Analyst
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2017 ESPN today announced that two-time World Series Champion David Ross is joining the company as a Major League Baseball analyst....
NBC Ratings: DATELINE Dips with World Series Competition
by Ashlee Latimer - October 29, 2016 “Dateline NBC” (0.9/3 in 18-49, 1.3 in adults 25-54, 4.3 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET): Maintains 90% of the previous week's adult 18-49 rating (0.9 vs. 1.0, which matched the show's season high), despite last night's high-rated Indians-Cubs World Series competition...
NBC Sports to Present HSBC Sevens World Series Rugby This Weekend
by Caryn Robbins - March 02, 2017 The HSBC Sevens World Series brings the fastest rugby in the world to the United States this weekend, as NBCSN, NBC Sports.com, and the NBC Sports app combine to present coverage from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas....
John Mercurio Announces Book Series Chronicling MLB Records
by Christina Mancuso - October 25, 2016 NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Just in time for the 2016 World Series, author John Mercurio releases the first of the 30 most comprehensive baseball team record books ever published. The culmination of more than 38 years of research, Mercurio's new series chronicles each record in hitting, pit...
2016 World Series Champions Anthony Rizzo & Kyle Schwarber to Join ESPN1000 Throughout MLB Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2017 ESPN1000 Chicago, the number-one-rated sports talk radio station in the city, will welcome World Series heroes Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber of the Cubs who will make weekly appearances on the station throughout the 2017 MLB season....
NBC Wins the Week of 11/7 in Total Viewer; Moves to #1 for Season in 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - November 15, 2016 NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Nov. 7-13 among the Big 4 networks in both total viewers and the key adult 18-49 demographic, with the network's strongest results since Premiere Week seven weeks ago...
Olympic Gold Medalists & More Set as Analysts for ESPN's College Softball Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - March 13, 2017 ESPN's industry-leading college softball schedule will have the sport's most-accomplished analysts accompanying its telecasts once again this season. Former Olympic Medalists, All-Americans, Players of the Year, and Women's College World Series Champions...
Legendary Sportscaster Brent Musburger to Call His Final Event Today
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2017 Brent Musburger, one of the most recognizable and accomplished voices in the history of television, has decided to end his legendary play-by-play career at month's end....
BWW Blog: Dalton Allison - Broadway and The Chicago Cubs, A Comparison
by Guest Blogger: Dalton Allison - October 31, 2016 Besides Damn Yankees, there is not much common ground between the baseball world and the theater world. In case you have not heard, the Chicago Cubs have finally climbed back to the World Series after years of missed chances and deflating blunders by players and Cubs fans alike. The Cubs have not wo...
NBC Sports to Present Live World Series of Fighting Action on New Year's Eve
by BWW News Desk - December 31, 2016 NBC Sports Group presents World Series of Fighting action on New Year's Eve, this Today, Dec. 31, highlighted by the undefeated Justin 'The Highlight' Gaethje (16-0) defending his lightweight title against Luiz 'Buscape' Firmino (19-7) live...
ABC's Tuesday Lineup Retains 100% Week to Week Against the World Series
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2016 ABC Tuesday Prime (8:00-11:00 p.m. = 3.8 million viewers and 1.1/4 in AD18-49): Despite facing one of the strongest starts to the World Series in years, ABC's Tuesday primetime delivery held exactly even week to week in Adults 18-49 (1.1/4)....
2017 MLB Season to Begin on ESPN with Seven Season-Opening Games This April
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2016 The 2017 Major League Baseball season will begin with seven season-opening games in two days across ESPN and ESPN2 between Sunday, April 2 and Monday, April 3....
Blackstone to Publish LOVED
by Christina Mancuso - April 10, 2017 Blackstone Publishing proudly announces the acquisition of #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling authors P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast's forthcoming novel LOVED [Blackstone Publishing; July 11, 2017; hardcover, e-book, and audiobook], the first book in the Casts' all new HOUSE OF NIGHT OTHER W...
NBC's THIS IS US Equals 3-Year High for Biggest L+3 Lift for a Tuesday
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2016 The Nov. 1 telecast of THIS IS US has equaled the biggest L+3 lift for a Tuesday Big 4 telecast in three years in adults 18-49....
Wine by Design Releases Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Championship Sparkling Wine
by Marina Kennedy - November 12, 2016 To celebrate the Chicago Cubs' historic first World Series championship since 1908, Wine by Design, the exclusive wine licensee of Major League Baseball, is delivering a limited-edition World Series Championship Brut with Rack & Riddle. Rack & Riddle, one of the largest custom wine opera...
NBC's THIS IS US, THE VOICE Are Top 2 Non-Sports Shows of Tuesday Night
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2016 NBC is the top non-sports network of the night among the Big 4 in 18-49, taking six of six half-hours among entertainment shows on those nets....
Canton Symphony Orchestra Celebrates World Series with 'All American' Concert, 10/29
by Molly Tracy - October 26, 2016 Game Four of the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs is to be played Saturday October 29in Chicago. The Canton Symphony Orchestra's (CSO) MasterWorks "All American" concert is also Saturday October 29 at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall. Who knew that when the concert date was...
ESPN Radio's 20th Major League Baseball Season Begins Opening Day 4/2
by Caryn Robbins - March 29, 2017 ESPN Radio's 20th Major League Baseball season of 71 games will include multiple appearances from several top teams including the defending World Series Champion Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets, the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers.... |