The NHL Winter Classic continues to demonstrate its success as it has now produced five of the six most-watched NHL regular-season games in the past 37 years. Yesterday’s 2012 NHL Winter Classic between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers…
1/3 – Three-Year High for Fiesta Bowl
Monday’s #4 Stanford/#3 Oklahoma State Fiesta Bowl earned a 9.0 overnight rating on ESPN, up 34% from last year (CONN/OU: 6.7), and up 5% from 2010 (BOISE/TCU: 8.6, FOX). The 9.0 overnight is the highest for the Fiesta Bowl since…
1/3 – Rose Bowl Earns 9.9 Overnight, Lowest in Years
Monday’s #10 Wisconsin/#5 Oregon Rose Bowl earned a 9.9 overnight rating on ESPN, down 15% from last year (TCU/WISC: 11.7), and down 28% from 2010 (OSU/ORE: 13.8, ABC). The 9.9 overnight is the lowest for the Rose Bowl since at…
1/3 – Barkley in the Booth Again
TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley will leave the confines of the studio this Thursday, though he will not be traveling far. Barkley will join the broadcast team of Kevin Harlan and Reggie Miller on Thursday’s Heat/Hawks NBA regular season game…
1/3 – Cumulus Drops Buffalo Bills
A less-than-stellar season has led to TV blackouts and meant the only way Buffalo Bills fans could catch home games in recent weeks was to listen on the radio. But that wasn’t enough to convince Cumulus Media from dropping the…
1/3 – Cotton Bowl Sticking to Friday Night Spot in 2013
The Cotton Bowl is sticking with its prime-time spot on a Friday night again next year. Cotton Bowl officials and Fox Sports announced Monday that the 2013 game will be played on Jan. 4, the third consecutive year the game…