ESPN The Magazine's Cubs Issue on Newsstands This Friday
by Caryn Robbins - September 19, 2016 For far too long, Cubs fans have feared goats, ghosts and Gatorade. Now that they've clinched the NL Central, it is time to acknowledge the architects who built the team, the players who have dominated the league, the faithful who bleed blue despite 108 years in the desert....
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...
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...
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....
NBC Sports Group Serves Up Eight Hours of Asics World Series of Beach Volleyball Coverage This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - August 24, 2016 NBC Sports Group presents eight hours of coverage of the 2016 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball this weekend from Long Beach, Calif., highlighted by three hours of live television coverage on NBC and five hours on NBCSN. Additionally, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all NBC and...
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...
Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. to Join ESPN as Guest Analyst for Yankees-Mariners Telecast
by Caryn Robbins - August 18, 2016 Hall of Famer and 13-time MLB All-Star Ken Griffey Jr. will be a guest analyst in the booth for ESPN's entire telecast of the New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners game presented by USAA on Tuesday, Aug. 23...
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...
Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. to Join ESPN as Guest Analyst for Yankees-Mariners Telecast
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2016 Hall of Famer and 13-time MLB All-Star Ken Griffey Jr. will be a guest analyst in the booth for ESPN's entire telecast of the New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners game presented by USAA today, Aug. 23...
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....
Chris Archer to Serve as Guest Analyst for ESPN's BASEBALL TONIGHT at World Series
by Caryn Robbins - October 13, 2016 Tampa Bay Rays' ace Chris Archer will join ESPN's Baseball Tonight as a guest analyst for on-site, pre-game and post-game shows during the 2016 MLB World Series....
ESPN's Coverage of 2016 World Series of Poker to Kick Off Today
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2016 ESPN's coverage of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will include the Global Casino Championship, the Main Event Championship and a three-day live Final Table....
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...
Broadway's Gina Gershon to Guest Star on Season 3 of FOX's EMPIRE
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2016 Gina Gershon is set to guest star on the eighth episode of FOX's EMPIRE. The actress will take on the role of Helene Von Wyeth, the founder of her own fashion label, who teams with EMPIRE for her annual fashion show....
ESPN's Coverage of 2016 World Series of Poker to Kick Off 9/6
by Caryn Robbins - August 25, 2016 ESPN's coverage of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will include the Global Casino Championship, the Main Event Championship and a three-day live Final Table....
NBC's THE VOICE, SNL ELECTION are No. 1 & 2 Shows of Monday Night on Big 4
by Caryn Robbins - November 08, 2016 Led by the #1 and 2 telecasts of the night on the Big 4 in 18-49 -- ”The Voice” and “The 2016 SNL Election Special” -- NBC wins the night among those networks in all key measures...
NBC's CHICAGO P.D. Ties ABC's 'Designated Survivor' for First Time in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - October 27, 2016 “Chicago P.D.” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 5.8 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET): Ties ABC's “Designated Survivor” (1.3/5) for the first time in 18-49....
NBC Sports Group Presents THE LOUIS VUITTON AMERICA'S CUP WORLD SERIES This Sunday
by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2016 NBC Sports Group's continuing coverage of the America's Cup sets sail again this Sunday, September 11, at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN with the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series in Toulon, France. In addition to NBCSN's telecast, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will provide streaming coverage of...
STAGE TUBE: Cleveland Orchestra Strings Play National Anthem at World Series
by Christina Mancuso - November 03, 2016 The Cleveland Orchestra strings played the National Anthem at the World Series game 7 while the fans sang along in Cleveland....
SEC Network to Present ESPN Films' THE WALK OFF, 6/30
by Caryn Robbins - May 25, 2016 The next installment in ESPN Films' SEC Storied series, THE WALK OFF premieres on Thursday, June 30, at 9 p.m. ET on SEC Network. The film looks at former LSU baseball player Warren Morris' championship-winning home run in the 1996 College World Series....
ESPN's Coverage of 2016 NCAA Division Softball Championship Begins Today
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2016 ESPN is the home of the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Championship presented by Capital One beginning with the Regional round (May 19-22),...
NBC's THIS IS US, THE VOICE & More Deliver Top-30 Rankings for the Week
by Caryn Robbins - November 08, 2016 NBC has finished #2 for the primetime ratings week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6 in adults 18-49 and all other key demographics (including ties in adults 25-54 and men 25-54), behind only World Series-boosted Fox, according to “live plus same day” viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research.... |