ESPN's Broadcast of Bowl Games Becomes Most-Watched in System's History
by Caryn Robbins - January 03, 2018 ESPN's presentation of the College Football Playoff Semifinals is highlighted by achieving one of cable history's highest viewerships and earning double-digit year-over-year audience growth for both games....
2017 UCF Head Coach Scott Frost Wins Home Depot Coach of the Year Award
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017 The 2017 Home Depot Coach of the Year Award will be presented to Scott Frost, head coach at the University of Central Florida for the last two seasons, as part of The Home Depot College Football Awards presented by GILDAN on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. ET...
Former NFL Game Official Terry McAulay Joins NBC Sports as 'Sunday Night Football' Rules Analyst
by Tori Hartshorn - June 27, 2018 Former NFL Game Official Terry McAulay Joins NBC Sports as 'Sunday Night Football' Rules Analyst...
RATINGS: ROSE BOWL Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual Generates Audience North of 16.3 Million Viewers
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 02, 2020 The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual featuring Oregon vs. Wisconsin (January 1 at 5 p.m. ET) generated a multi-network audience of 16,304,000 viewers, the second most-watched non-Semifinal New Year's Six game in the College Football Playoff era (24 games). The audience for the Ducks' ...
ESPN Launches New College Football Playoff Campaign 'Everything Matters'
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 29, 2018 Today ESPN began airing “Everything Matters,” the inaugural spot in a fan-first campaign designed to build excitement for the new college football season. The campaign is all part of the ongoing “Who's In?” effort, which launched in 2014 – the inaugural year of the College Football Playoff. The “Ev...
Notre Dame Hosts NC State This Saturday on NBC Sports
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2017 The No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) look for their sixth consecutive victory this weekend, when they host the No. 14 North Carolina State Wolfpack (6-1) this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, in the third-ever meeting between the two programs. Live pre-game coverage from Notre Dame Stadium in S...
ESPN's College Football Playoff Top 25 Rankings Show Returns This October
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2017 As the College Football Playoff enters its fourth year, ESPN will once again present the College Football Playoff: Top 25 rankings show live this season....
ESPN Rolls Out Bowl Schedule for 2019-20 College Football Season
by Tori Hartshorn - May 23, 2019 ESPN's long-standing commitment to college football's bowl season continues in 2019-20 with a 35-game slate on 14 dates across a two-and-a-half week stretch, which includes all 14 ESPN Events owned and operated games. The bowl mania will include the College Football Playoff Semifinals and the entire...
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Opening Starring Carrie Underwood to be Filmed in NFL Stadium for First Time
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 20, 2019 The new NBC Sunday Night Football show open – for the first time in the series' 14 seasons – will be filmed inside an NFL stadium, with Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons, serving as the “stage.”...
Tom Segura Comes To DPAC On September 14
by Julie Musbach - April 09, 2019 Actor, comedian and writer, Tom Segura, brings his 2019 Take it Down tour to DPAC on Saturday, September 14, 2019....
FOX Sports and Big 12 Conference Reveal Details for 2017 Conference Championship Game
by Caryn Robbins - September 27, 2017 FOX Sports and the Big 12 Conference announce today that the 2017 Big 12 Championship Game will be played Saturday, Dec. 2, with coverage beginning at 12:00 PM ET on the FOX broadcast network....
Elia Monte-Brown and John Wojda To Lead Reading of THE MOUNTAIN KING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2019 In the Athletic Director's office of a prestigious Division One athletic department, a reform-minded administrator faces down a coach who personifies the winner-take-all culture of college football when scandal threatens to derail the season....
The Cadillac Three Release Brand New Track 'All The Makins Of A Saturday Night'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 21, 2019 Nashville natives The Cadillac Three have released the brand new track 'All The Makins Of A Saturday Night'. GRAMMY-nominated frontman Jaren Johnston and drummer Neil Mason wrote the new track alongside Josh Dunne, with a groove rounded out by lap steel guitarist Kelby Ray....
ESPN's College Football Playoff Top 25 Rankings Show Returns This October
by Caryn Robbins - August 11, 2017 As the College Football Playoff enters its fourth year, ESPN will once again present the College Football Playoff: Top 25 rankings show live this season....
Notre Dame Hosts NC State This Today on NBC Sports
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2017 The No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) look for their sixth consecutive victory this weekend, when they host the No. 14 North Carolina State Wolfpack (6-1) this Today at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, in the third-ever meeting between the two programs. Live pre-game coverage from Notre Dame Stadium in Sout...
HBO Films' PATERNO to be Released on DVD
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2018 Academy® and Emmy® award winner Al Pacino stars in HBO Films' two-time Emmy®-nominated drama Paterno, arriving on DVD August 28, 2018. Centered on the legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno (Pacino) and the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, the DVD comes with two bonus f...
FOX Sports Adds Former NCAA Coaches Mark Helfrich & Les Miles Along with Veteran Broadcaster Danny Kanell to College Football Game Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - August 30, 2017 FOX Sports today officially announces that former NCAA football coaches Mark Helfrich and Les Miles and veteran broadcaster and former NCAA and NFL player Danny Kanell have joined the network for coverage of its best-ever college football schedule this fall....
RATINGS: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Delivers Its Highest Overnight Rating Since June 29
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 15, 2019 A Sept. 14 encore telecast of “Saturday Night Live,” with host John Mulaney and musical guest Thomas Rhett, has averaged a 2.3 rating, 7 share in “live plus same day” household results from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and a 0.6/4 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with loca...
VIDEO: Tim Tebow Reviews Bad Fan Tattoos on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Stephi Wild - February 08, 2018 NFL star Tim Tebow appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night, February 7. Tebow chats with Jimmy about hitting that home run during his first pitch at bat, trying to make it to the MLB and shares some commentary about fan tattoos of his face. Check out the clip below!...
RATINGS: ESPN Tops Cable Networks in Key Demos in 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 03, 2020 In 2019, fourth quarter and in December, ESPN maintained its leadership position among cable networks in delivering the valuable young male audience....
Judah & the Lion's LET GO Chosen as ESPN's College Football Anthem for 2019-20 Season
by Tori Hartshorn - August 08, 2019 Today at the Capitol Congress in Los Angeles, ESPN announced that Cletus the Van/Caroline recording artist Judah & the Lion will provide the musical backdrop for the 2019-20 College Football Season. The newest single from the band – “Let Go” – will serve as the anthem for ESPN's coverage of College...
ESPN's Coverage Leading Up to 2018 NFL DRAFT Continues Today
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2018 ESPN's coverage leading up to the 2018 NFL Draft continues on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and Thursday, Jan. 25, with eight hours of Reese's Senior Bowl practice coverage, live from Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala....
Maria Taylor, Chris Fowler & More Among ESPN Commentators for 2017 College Football
by Caryn Robbins - August 02, 2017 College football fans will be entertained and informed by ESPN's roster of more than 70 well-versed commentators, ranging from veterans to newcomers, as they watch the sport's most compelling games across the company's various networks this season....
ABC, ESPN Announce Commentator Teams For The XFL'S 2020 Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 06, 2019 Two commentator teams comprised of talented and authentic voices from ESPN's college football and NFL rosters will call ABC and ESPN's 22-game schedule during the XFL's 2020 season, beginning with the premiere telecast on ABC, SATURDAY, FEB. 8 (2:00-5:00 p.m. EST). All ABC and ESPN games will be str... |