Michael Phelps News

Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian of all time, is jumping out of the pool and on to the golf course with plans for his next chapter in life - to play the world's greatest golf courses and improve his golf game under the watchful eye of Hank Haney - on The Haney Project, Golf Channel's popular series debuting its fifth season on Monday, Feb. 25, at 9 p.m. ET.

Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian of all time, is jumping out of the pool and on to the golf course with plans for his next chapter in life - to play the world's greatest golf courses and improve his golf game under the watchful eye of Hank Haney - on THE HANEY PROJECT, Golf Channel's popular series debuting its fifth season on Monday, Feb. 25, at 9 p.m. ET.

An encore telecast of 'Saturday Night Live' (5.3 rating, 11 share in metered-market households) with host Louis C.K. and musical guest fun, dominated its time period with the highest 'SNL' average for an encore in four years, since the October 11, 2008 rebroadcast hosted by Michael Phelps with musical guest Lil Wayne (5.5/13).

Today, Cartoon Network announced the first 10 voting categories and nominees for the third annual Hall of Game sports awards show, which returns in February 2013. Airing across several Cartoon Network and Turner Broadcasting platforms, hosts Shaquille O'Neal and Nick Cannon broke the news with a special introduction featuring a brand new Hall of Game nominee's song.

Costas Tonight: 2012 Year in Review will recap some of the year's biggest sports moments on and off the field. Host Bob Costas, a 24-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and one of America's preeminent interviewers, welcomes some of the most dynamic and influential sports personalities of 2012. Costas Tonight: 2012 Year in Review, which taped yesterday at Rockefeller Plaza in New York, will air on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. ET, on NBC Sports Network.

RETURN TO LONDON, a series of primetime programming blocks on NBC Sports Network, relives some of the most spectacular, heart-pounding and historic moments from Team USA from the London Olympics, the most-watched event in U.S. television history, and 2012 Paralympic Games.

RETURN TO LONDON, a series of primetime programming blocks on NBC Sports Network, relives some of the most spectacular, heart-pounding and historic moments from Team USA from the London Olympics, the most-watched event in U.S. television history, and 2012 Paralympic Games.

Return to London, a series of primetime programming blocks on NBC Sports Network, relives some of the most spectacular, heart-pounding and historic moments from Team USA from the London Olympics, the most-watched event in U.S. television history, and 2012 Paralympic Games. Return to London premieres Monday, October 15 at 7 p.m. with the Women's Gymnastics All-Around and the Women's Gymnastics Team Competition. NBC Sports Network will recap the 2012 Paralympic Games with a 90-minute special on Wednesday, October 24 at 7 p.m. ET.

Today, AskMen, the leading men's lifestyle website with 17 million monthly readers, announced the results of their 7th annual Top 49 Most Influential Men, as determined by more than 500,000 votes.James Bond, the fictional character whose namesake film franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary this month as well as the highly anticipated release of SKYFALL in November, takes the No. 1 position

Golf Channel scored its most-watched September ever, capping the most-watched third quarter in the network's 17-year history and the fourth consecutive quarter of record audience delivery.

Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian in history, will join golf's funnyman, David Feherty, for a special Ryder Cup-themed Feherty Live from Chicago, airing today, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.

NBC Sports Group will present unprecedented, comprehensive Ryder Cup news coverage, tournament action, original themed programming and online digital coverage of the 39th Ryder Cup - with more than 60 hours in total of on-air content - today, Sept. 24-30.

Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian in history, will join golf's funnyman, David Feherty, for a special Ryder Cup-themed FEHERTY LIVE from Chicago, airing Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.

NBC Sports Group will present unprecedented, comprehensive Ryder Cup news coverage, tournament action, original themed programming and online digital coverage of the 39th Ryder Cup - with more than 60 hours in total of on-air content - Sept. 24-30.

Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian in history, will join golf's funnyman, David Feherty, for a special Ryder Cup-themed Feherty Live from Chicago, airing Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.

In this week's Meet the Press "PRESS Pass" conversation, David Gregory sat down with actor Denzel Washington, Olympian Michael Phelps, and Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) President Jim Clark to discuss the challenges facing America's children.

Michael Phelps has announced that he will star in the fifth season of THE HANEY PROJECT, a reality show on The Golf Channel. The series follows Tiger Woods's former coach Hank Haney as he attempts to teach celebrities how to master the game of golf.

NBC again will offer full-episode, pre-sampling versions of its new fall series prior to the network time-period premieres as each new primetime program will receive a digital sampling window for marketing and promotional purposes over multiple platforms leading into the regular series premiere.

NBC (29.22 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 9.3, #1) was untouchable once again on Sunday with its mix of 'Michael Phelps: America's Golden Champion' (20.47 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.9, #2) and its '2012 Summer Olympics' (32.14 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 10.5, #1) coverage.