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ESPN Reveals Announcer Pairings for 2013 College Football Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - August 13, 2013 ESPN's 2013 college football game coverage will include the return of a deep roster of knowledgeable and experienced commentators working familiar assignments across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, ESPN Radio and ESPN Regional Television....
ESPN 3D To Televise Ohio State At Wisconsin Football Game 10/16
by Charlie Piane - October 08, 2010 ESPN 3D will televise No. 2 Ohio State at No. 20 Wisconsin on Oct. 16. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. This marks the fourth 3D appearance for Ohio State. The Buckeye's were first featured in 3D last year on Sept. 9 and will have had three appearances on the new network in 2010....
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....
Sugar Bowl On ESPN Brings Big Ratings For Network
by Charlie Piane - January 05, 2011 The Allstate Sugar Bowl earned an 8.4 overnight rating on ESPN, according to Nielsen, the second-highest overnight rating for college football in ESPN history. The game, a 31-26 Ohio State win over Arkansas, trails only last week's Rose Bowl Game (11.7), and all four BCS telecasts this month are amo...
ESPN Signs Extension Deal with Kirk Herbstreit Through 2022
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2013 Veteran college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit will remain with ESPN through 2022. The two-time Sports Emmy Award-winner for Best Studio Analyst (2010 & 2011) will continue to call ABC's Saturday Night Football package...
ESPN and Cowboys Extend Cowboys Classic Labor Day Weekend Matchup Through 2024
by Tyler Peterson - December 19, 2012 ESPN and the Dallas Cowboys have extended their agreement to bring a top college football game to the club's Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas during the Labor Day weekend that traditionally kicks off each season. The extension to continue the Cowboys Classic will begin with the 2015 contest and ...
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 ...
ESPN 3D To Televise Ohio State At Wisconsin Football Game 10/16
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2010 ESPN 3D will televise No. 2 Ohio State at No. 20 Wisconsin on Oct. 16. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. This marks the fourth 3D appearance for Ohio State. The Buckeye's were first featured in 3D last year on Sept. 9 and will have had three appearances on the new network in 2010....
Sportscaster Rick Reilly Extends Contract with ESPN
by Tyler Peterson - March 25, 2013 ESPN has reached an agreement with popular columnist and television contributor Rick Reilly on a multi-year contract extension. Reilly, who joined ESPN in 2008 after 23 years at Sports Illustrated, will continue to write his weekly 'Life of Reilly' columns for ESPN.com and contribute television es...
Ratings for ESPN's 2013 Bowl Telecasts Rise Over 2012
by Caryn Robbins - January 02, 2013 ESPN's first two Bowl Championship Series telecasts of 2013 - the Rose Bowl Game Presented by VIZIO and Discover Orange Bowl on Tuesday, Jan. 1 - combined to average an 8.0 metered market rating, according to Nielsen....
ESPN Networks Announce 2013 Weekday College Football Game Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2013 ESPN's extensive coverage of the 2013 college football campaign - from kick off on Thursday, Aug. 29 to the BCS National Championship on January 6 - will include 69 live weekday game telecasts...
NBC Sports Airs NOTRE DAME Football Marathon New Year's Day
by TV News Desk - January 01, 2013 NBC Sports Network kicks off the New Year with 10 hours of Notre Dame Football programming today, Jan. 1, 2013, at noon ET....
ESPN to Air 2013 Notre Dame at Michigan Match Up
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2012 Michigan's 2013 matchup against Notre Dame at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, will be televised in prime time on ESPN or ABC....
Chick-fil-A & Outback Bowls Score Big Ratings for ESPN
by Tyler Peterson - January 04, 2013 As the 2012 season nears its conclusion, ESPN posted two of its top four most-viewed non-BCS bowl games ever with the Chick-fil-A and Outback Bowls over consecutive days. The New Year's Eve telecast of the Chick-fil-A Bowl, No. 14 Clemson defeating No. 8 LSU 25-24, averaged 8,557,000 viewers on a 5...
Louis Anderson Among Celebrities Diving into Debut Season of ABC's SPLASH
by Caryn Robbins - January 25, 2013 ABC announces the first round of celebrities to join the cast of SPLASH (formerly titled "Celebrity Diving")....
ESPN's Coverage of BCS is Up 1% in Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2013 The four-game average for ESPN's coverage of the BCS is up 1% to a 7.5 metered market rating (from 7.4 in 2012), heading into Monday's Discover BCS National Championship, according to Nielsen....
NBC Sports to Air NOTRE DAME Football Marathon New Year's Day
by Caryn Robbins - December 27, 2012 NBC Sports Network kicks off the New Year with 10 hours of Notre Dame Football programming this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at noon ET....
NBC Sports to Kick Off 2013 with 10 Hours of Notre Dame Football on 1/1
by Tyler Peterson - December 06, 2012 With No. 1 Notre Dame concluding its 2012 regular season with a perfect 12-0 record and heading to the BCS National Championship, NBC Sports Network is kicking off the New Year with 10 hours of Notre Dame Football programming beginning at noon ET on Tues., Jan. 1, 2013. ...
NBC Airs UNDEFEATED: NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SEASON IN REVIEW Today
by TV News Desk - December 22, 2012 With Notre Dame concluding its 2012 regular season with a perfect 12-0 record and the No. 1 BCS ranking, NBC will take a special look back at the Fighting Irish's magical season and look ahead to the team's upcoming appearance in the BCS National Championship on Jan. 7. Undefeated: 2012 Notre Dame F...
Katherine Webb Forced to Exit ABC's SPLASH
by Caryn Robbins - April 17, 2013 Beauty queen Katherine Webb announced on last night's episode of ABC's SPLASH that she would be leaving the competition after suffing an injury. 'I went to the doctor and unfortunately he told me I'm out for the competition,' she revealed....
Ron Jaworski Signs Five-Year Extension Deal With ESPN
by Caryn Robbins - February 15, 2012 Ron Jaworski has signed a five-year extension with ESPN for a new, expanded multiplatform NFL analyst role that includes appearances on Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Matchup, NFL-branded specials, Mike & Mike in the Morning, Pardon the Interruption, and other platforms and shows ...
ESPN's Bowl Series Telecasts Score Big Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - January 03, 2012 In its second year televising the entire BCS, ESPN's two January 2 Bowl Championship Series telecasts - the Rose Bowl Game Presented by VIZIO and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - combined for a four percent audience increase over 2011. The two games averaged a 9.4 overnight rating, according to Nielsen, v...
SHOWDOWN SATURDAY to Include 16 Teams in BCS Standings on ESPN Networks
by Tyler Peterson - November 20, 2012 'Showdown Saturday' will include 16 of the teams in the BCS Standings across ESPN networks, top rivalries, the last two undefeated programs, matchups between ranked teams, Notre Dame competing for a spot in the Discover BCS National Championship and more. Highlights for Saturday, Nov. 24:...
Grammy Award-Winning Musician Nelly Writes and Performs Original Song for ESPN's Bowl Coverage
by Kelsey Denette - December 16, 2011 ESPN's exclusive coverage of 33 college football bowl games will feature extensively an original song by two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Nelly. The song, 'The Champ,' was written by Nelly specifically for the network's game and studio shows. It will make its worldwide debut on Saturday, Dec. ...
ABC Wins the Final Full Week of the '09-10 TV Season in Adults 18-49
by Charlie Piane - May 25, 2010 ABC won the final complete Nielsen week of the 2009-10 TV Season (w/o 5/17/10) among Adults 18-49 (2.9/9), beating Fox by 7% (2.7/9), CBS by 32% (2.2/7) and NBC by 53% (1.9/6). Excluding only 'Academy Award' and 'Super Bowl' weeks, it represented the first-ever victory for ABC over Fox during a week... |
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