ESPN Announces TEXAS KICKOFF CLASSIC in 2013
by Caryn Robbins - October 11, 2012 ESPN announced the creation of the Texas Kickoff Classic - an opening weekend college football game between Oklahoma State and Mississippi State at Reliant Stadium in Houston to be played Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013....
ESPN Adds ACC College Football Games to 2013 Schedule
by Tyler Peterson - May 23, 2013 Twenty additional 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) college football games have been added across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. Combined with five previously released games, every conference home contest, as well as a road and neutral site matchup, will be available on an ESPN platform duri...
CBS Sports Kicks Off 2012 SEC Schedule with Alabama vs. Arkansas, 9/15
by TV News Desk - September 13, 2012 CBS Sports kicks off its 12th season of national coverage of SEC football with the "Game of the Week" on Saturday, Sept. 15 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) with *#1-ranked Alabama taking on Arkansas....
Fox Sports Announces 2012 College Football Broadcast Teams
by Caryn Robbins - August 08, 2012 FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) unveiled its broadcast teams for the upcoming 2012 college football season on FOX, FX, FOX Sports Net Regional Networks (FSN), Big Ten Network (BTN) and FOX College Sports (FCS)....
Miley Cyrus-Hosted SNL Draws Shows HIghest 18-49, Total Viewers Since March
by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2013 The Oct. 5 telecast of “Saturday Night Live,” with host and musical guest Miley Cyrus, generated the highest “SNL” results in 18-49 and total viewers since March 9....
ESPN Announces Schedule for Six 2013 College Football Telecasts
by Claire Hannum - March 05, 2013 ESPN announced the telecast schedule for six of its college football games - all involving at least one SEC team, three with an ACC team and one with TCU of the Big 12 - for ABC and ESPN during the 2013 season....
ESPN's College Football Season-Opening Coverage Draws Record Ratings
by Tyler Peterson - September 05, 2013 Fans have been waiting for college football to return and millions of them went to ESPN to fulfill their appetite during a five-day opening buffet to the 2013 season. ESPN drew large audiences for its studio and game action across multiple television and digital networks, surpassing every competitor...
NBC Sports Presents Stanford vs. Washington State, 10/15
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2011 For the second consecutive week, VERSUS will feature Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, one of the leading Heisman Trophy candidates, as he leads the No. 7 Cardinal (5-0) against Washington State (3-2) this Saturday night in primetime at 7:30 p.m. ET....
CBS Sports Airs College Football Tripleheader Today
by TV News Desk - October 12, 2013 CBS Sports Network features a college football tripleheader today, Oct. 12, highlighted by a primetime match-up between Boise State and Utah State (8:00 PM, ET)....
College Football Continues to Score on ESPN
by Tyler Peterson - October 15, 2013 Based on Nielsen ratings finalized to date, ESPN's Saturday night telecast of Texas A&M defeating Ole Miss 41-38 on October 12 was the most-viewed college football game of the week across all networks. The matchup between SEC West Division rivals averaged 5,114,000 viewers and a 3.2 HH US rating. Th...
ESPN 3D Expands Programming, 3D Content To Air All Day
by Charlie Piane - January 05, 2011 A year ago on this date ESPN announced the launch of an event-based only 3D network which would air nearly 100 events in its first year. Today the company announced at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show that ESPN 3D will now air content 24-hours a day. As of Feb. 14, 2011, the network ...
NBC Sports to Televise 32 College Football Games in 2012
by Caryn Robbins - June 07, 2012 NBC and NBC Sports Network will combine to televise 32 college football games during the 2012 season, beginning with a triple-header on Saturday, Sept. 8. ...
Recap of Week 8 on CBS Sports THE TONY BARNHART SHOW
by Claire Hannum - October 17, 2012 Last night's TONY BARNHART SHOW on CBS Sports Network featured a recap of Week 8 of the college football season, as well as an interview with CBSSports.com BCS expert Jerry Palm. CBS Sports Network analyst and former University of Texas linebacker Brian Jones also weighs in on the Longhorns' loss to...
FOX Sports College Tour Kicks Off at USC Today
by TV News Desk - September 07, 2013 When college football coverage kicks-off this year on Fox Sports and Fox Sports 1, America's new sports network, their national studio shows can tap the tremendous energy and excitement of the on-campus experience courtesy of a unique, interactive fan destination, the FOX College Saturday TOUR. Firs...
College Football Launches ABC, FOX to Top of Ratings Board
by Tyler Peterson - October 07, 2012 Below are the ratings of the six ad-sustained, primetime shows on broadcast networks for Saturday, Oct. 6: ...
ESPN Announces BIG EAST College Football Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - March 06, 2013 ESPN announced the telecast schedule for 11 of its BIG EAST Conference college football games for ESPN, ABC and ESPN2 during the 2013 season. The lineup includes four Thursday and four Friday night games, one Wednesday prime time matchup and two on the Friday after Thanksgiving....
CBS Sports to Air College Football Tripleheader, 10/19
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2013 CBS Sports Network features a college football tripleheader on Saturday, Oct. 19, highlighted by a primetime match-up between Nevada and Boise State (8:00 PM, ET). Dave Ryan and Adam Archuleta call the action, along with reporter Evan Washburn from Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho....
FOX Sports Unveils Broadcasters for Expanded College Football Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - July 22, 2013 As the college football season rapidly approaches and with conference media days underway, FOX Sports unveils the on-air teams and studio personalities calling its expanded college football coverage this season. The announcement was made today by FOX Sports Co-President and COO Eric Shanks. The FOX ...
CBS Sports Kicks Off 2012 SEC Schedule with Alabama vs. Arkansas Today, 9/15
by TV News Desk - September 15, 2012 CBS Sports kicks off its 12th season of national coverage of SEC football with the "Game of the Week" today, Sept. 15 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) with *#1-ranked Alabama taking on Arkansas....
Fox's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Up from Last Week in Key Demos
by Tyler Peterson - September 10, 2013 As summer comes to a close, FOX ranked No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. Tuesday's penultimate episode of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was up +8% among Adults 18-49 versus the prior week. On Wednesday with back-to-back episodes of MASTERCHEF, FOX led the night among Adults 18-49 ...
College Football Coverage Delivers Major Ratings Boost for ESPN Networks
by Tyler Peterson - September 01, 2013 The first Saturday of the 2013 college football season on August 31 kicked off with a large audience for a four-hour College GameDay Built by The Home Depot and continued with game and studio coverage across ESPN networks. ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU all posted significant overnight ratings, led by a...
ESPN Makes Plans for New Bowl in Boca Raton
by Sarah Bellet - October 11, 2013 ESPN Regional Television, a subsidiary of ESPN, announced the creation of the Boca Raton Bowl in a six-year agreement beginning in 2014. The pre-Christmas bowl game will be affiliated with the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference with each conference participa...
Edward Norton-Hosted SNL is #1 No-Sports Show of the Night
by Caryn Robbins - October 28, 2013 “SNL” was the #1 non-sports telecast of the night on the Big 4 networks...
NBC Sports Announces College Football & Hockey Live Weekend Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2012 NBC and NBC Sports Network will air more than 18 hours of live-event college football and college hockey coverage this weekend...
ESPN Announces College Football Coverage
by Conor Sheeran - August 26, 2013 ESPN will kick off the 2013 college football season with national coverage of 46 games in five days as part of the sixth annual DICK's Sporting Goods Kickoff Week from Thursday, Aug. 29, to Monday, Sept. 2.... |