“Dante Pettis! TOUCHDOWN WASHINGTON! Are you kidding me? Oh baby!” Those were the words uttered by Washington IMG Sports Network play-by-play announcer Bob Rondeau calling this key 58-yard punt return for a touchdown by Pettis (wearing jersey number 8) for the University of Washington late in the fourth quarter. It was a score that would give […]
October 2016
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Friday Final Nationals: Indians-Cubs on Fox Draws 12-Year World Series Game 3 Viewer-High
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Cleveland Indians’ drama-laden 1-0 victory versus the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the “2016 World Series” at Wrigley Field — the first World Series at the Chicago venue in 71 years — provided Fox a monumental win on Friday night. The game’s average viewership of 19.4 million on Fox ranks as the most-watched World […]
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Indians Game Three Victory Ignites Fox
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[socialpoll id=”2397093″] What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, October 28 broken out by network and by each half-hour. -Total Viewers: Fox: 17.68 million, CBS: 8.13, ABC: 3.98, NBC: 3.79, CW: 698,000 -Adults 18-49: Fox: 4.7 rating/18 share, CBS: 1.0/ 4, ABC: 0.9/ 4, NBC: 0.8/ 3, CW: 0.3/ 1 ———- -Winners: World […]
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Cleveland and Korean Broadcasts of 2016 World Series Game 3
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“Voice of the Indians” Tom Hamilton called the drama-filled final out of World Series Game 3 on the Indians Radio Network — Indians reliever Cody Allen striking out Cubs hitter Javier Baez with the Cubs’ potential winning run in scoring position (second base). Earlier in the game, broadcasters from Korea had the call for Coco […]
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Bill Murray Performs Hilariously Impassioned Rendition of ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ at the World Series
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The Chicago Cubs finally reached the World Series in 71 years and called upon one of its biggest, most popular fans of all-time, comedian Bill Murray, to perform the song ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ at Chicago’s Wrigley Field during the 7th inning stretch at World Series Game 3 on Friday, Oct. 28. Murray, […]
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Thursday Final Nationals: Moderate Starts for ‘The Great Indoors’ and ‘Pure Genius’ on CBS
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CBS led Thursday night once again in total viewers but for the first time this TV season, they won the night with scripted fare. Among their five programs in prime time, two had series debuts. The new Joel McHale workplace sitcom “The Great Indoors” lost about 40 percent of its “Big Bang Theory” lead-in among […]
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CBS Tops Night One of the November Sweeps
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, October 27 broken out by network and by each half-hour. -Total Viewers: CBS: 8.47 million, NBC: 5.45, ABC: 5.29, Fox: 3.13, CW: 1.76 -Adults 18-49: CBS: 1.8 rating.6 share, ABC: 1.4/ 5, NBC: 1.3/ 4, Fox: 0.8/ 3, CW: 0.6/ 2 ———- 8:00 p.m. ABC – […]
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Mixed Results for CBS’ Revised Thursday Entertainment Line-Up
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[socialpoll id=”2396799″] THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016 Household Rating/Share CBS: 5.5/ 9, ABC: 3.9/ 6, NBC: 3.6/ 6, Fox: 2.3/ 4, CW: 1.3/ 2 -Percent Change from the Year-Ago Week: CW: +62, NBC: + 3, ABC: -22, Fox: -34, CBS: -43 —– -Winners: “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS), “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Chicago Med” (NBC) -Disappointing: “The […]
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NBC in Talks to Revive ‘Will & Grace’
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[socialpoll id=”2396885″] No deals have been signed at press time. But NBC is in early talks to revive 1998 to 2006 sitcom “Will & Grace” for a 10-episode ninth season. Talks of the reboot have heated up since the election-themed video reunion the four cast members – Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Megan Mullally and Sean […]
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‘Bye Bye Birdie Live’ with Jennifer Lopez to Air on NBC
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[socialpoll id=”2396877″] NBC’s next live musical production will be “Bye Bye Birdie” with Jennifer Lopez, who will executive produce with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Her company Nuyorican Productions will produce with Universal Television. Harvey Fierstein will write the television adaptation, with the special slated to air in December, 2017. Lopez, […]
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