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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....


Game 3 of 2017 NBA Finals on ABC Up 14 Percent From Last Year
by Caryn Robbins - June 08, 2017

Game 3 of the 2017 NBA Finals – the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in an instant classic – delivered a 13.4 metered market rating on ABC, according to Nielsen. This was up 14 percent from an 11.8 in 2016....


FSCJ Artist Series to Welcome The Boston Pops This Winter
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2016

The Boston Pops Esplande Orchestra comes to Jacksonville's Times-Union Center on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 8 p.m. for one performance only....


Ariana Grande's Manchester Benefit Concert to Air on ABC
by Caryn Robbins - June 02, 2017

Hollywoodreporter.com reports that Freeform and ABC stations will provide coverage of Ariana Grande's benefit concert in Manchester, England in the U.S. this Sunday....


Marc Kestecher Named Lead Play-by-Play Voice for the NBA on ESPN
by Caryn Robbins - July 13, 2016

Longtime, versatile ESPN Radio voice Marc Kestecher will serve as the lead play-by-play commentator for the NBA on ESPN Radio beginning with the 2016-17 NBA season....


Nominees Announced for THE 25TH ESPYS as Fan Voting Begins
by A.A. Cristi - June 21, 2017

Nominees for “The 25th ESPYS” were revealed today and fan voting has begun. Fans can cast their vote at ESPYS.com. Voting is underway and all categories will close when the live show starts on Wednesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. EDT....


Michelle Beadle Named Full-Time ABC & ESPN NBA Countdown Host
by Caryn Robbins - April 04, 2017

ESPN today announced that Michelle Beadle has been named the full-time host of NBA Countdown on ABC and ESPN. In this role, Beadle will lead the company's NBA pre-game and halftime shows...


ESPN Re-signs NBA Senior Writer Marc Stein to Multi-Year Extension
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2016

ESPN today announced it has re-signed one of its most prominent and widely-followed NBA commentators, NBA senior writer Marc Stein....


TONIGHT SHOW Wins the Week in Total Viewers vs. NBA-Boosted 'Kimmel'
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2016

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has won the late-night ratings week of June 13-17 in total viewers, adults 25-54 and other key categories versus competition that included ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” which was boosted by two nights of NBA Finals overruns....


Brent Musburger to Receive Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
by Caryn Robbins - March 13, 2017

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today proudly announced that Brent Musburger, one of the most recognizable and accomplished voices in sports broadcasting will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports this year....


FSCJ Artist Series to Welcome The Boston Pops This Winter
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2017

The Boston Pops Esplande Orchestra comes to Jacksonville's Times-Union Center today, February 4, 2017 at 8 p.m. for one performance only....


Encores of NBC's TONIGHT SHOW Win Late-Night Ratings Week in Every Key Measure
by Caryn Robbins - July 08, 2016

Encore telecasts of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” have dominated the late-night ratings week of June 27-July 1, topping the mostly original ABC and CBS time-period competition in every key measure...


Equity President Kate Shindle Raises Her Voice in Support of NEA- 'It's a Part of Who We Are'
by Nicole Rosky - March 16, 2017

Following news this morning from Washington, Kate Shindle, President of the Actors' Equity Association representing 50,000 stage actors and stage managers across the nation, raised her voice against cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts at a National Press Club Newsmaker. ...


Boston Pops to Perform First Concert in Sioux Falls, March 2017
by Christina Mancuso - July 05, 2016

The Washington Pavilion is excited to welcome the Boston Pops, the most recorded and arguably the most beloved orchestra in the country, to the Mary W. Sommervold Hall at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017.  Affectionately known as "America's Orchestra", the Boston Pops has chosen Sioux Falls as one i...


NBC Wins the Primetime Week of July 17-23 in 18-49, Total Viewers in All Key Demos Photo NBC Wins the Primetime Week of July 17-23 in 18-49, Total Viewers in All Key Demos
by A.A. Cristi - July 25, 2017

Winning among the Big 4 networks for the fifth week in a row in adults 18-49, NBC has also captured the ratings week of July 17-23 in total viewers, households and all other key demos, paced by its popular programming that includes “America's Got Talent,” “World of Dance,” “American Ninja Warrior,” ...


Jimmy Fallon & Seth Meyers Win Ratings Week in All Key Measures; Meyers Ties Kimmel
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2016

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have scored decisive wins for the late-night ratings week of July 18-22, prevailing in every key measure – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers...


Something Everyone Can Root For - Free Tacos! Taco Bell's' 'Steal A Game, Steal A Taco' Is Back
by Marina Kennedy - May 24, 2017

No matter which team you're rooting for in this year's National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals, everyone can agree, team Taco Bell is a team every fan can support. For the second consecutive year, Taco Bell is teaming up with the NBA for the "Steal a Game, Steal a Taco" promot...


Nominees Announced for 2016 ESPYS; Fan Voting Begins
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2016

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On Average ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL GAME NIGHT Draws Most Viewers Ever
by Caryn Robbins - June 21, 2016

ABC won its 3rd straight week (w/o 6/13/16) in both Total Viewers (10.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.5/14), more than doubling its nearest competition in Total Viewers...


NBC's AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR is Night's No. 1 Non-NBA Show in 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - June 13, 2017

NBC's AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (1.4/5 in 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) is the #1 non-NBA-related show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and total viewers....


VIDEO: HAMILTON National Tour Cast Performs National Anthem at NBA Finals
by Caryn Robbins - June 13, 2017

Cast members from the national tour of HAMILTON performed the National Anthem prior to last night's Game 5 of the NBA Finals, which featured the Cleveland Cavaliers versus the Golden State Warriors....


ESPN3's SIDECAST Returns for NBA Playoffs Game 6 Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - May 11, 2017

The ESPN3 NBA Sidecast – a unique, second screen digital offering – will return for ESPN's NBA Playoffs Game 6 coverage on Thursday and Friday, starting at 8 p.m. ET....


JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE's Special Live Broadcast Scores 1-Year High in Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - October 21, 2016

On Wednesday, October 19, 2016, ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE aired live after the third and final presidential debate and matched its highest-rated late-night telecast on any night since last November...


ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Hits a Season High in Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - June 06, 2017

During the week of May 29, 2017, ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE soared over the prior week by 36% with Adults 18-49 (800,000 vs. 588,000) to a new season high while posting its strongest performance since last June...


NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT Ranks No. 1 for 23 Straight Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - June 06, 2017

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT ranked #1 in the demo for the week of May 29, averaging 1.64 million A25-54 viewers, leading “ABC World News Tonight” by +169,000 viewers (+12%) and “CBS Evening News” by +456,000 viewers (+38%)....






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