Posted in:
From ABC: Building on the previous “Summer Fun & Games” brand, ABC is expanding its slate of game shows to three nights, adding four new series to the upcoming schedule. In addition to bringing back the iconic “Press Your Luck” and “Card Sharks” to TV, ABC will launch two new alternative shows – “Holey Moley,” […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Wednesday, July 18: ESPY Awards (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 180 min.) • 3.935 million viewers • 2.5/5 HH • 0.9/4 A18-49 (0.8/4 F18-49, 1.0/5 M18-49) • 0.6/4 A18-34 (0.6/4 F18-34, 0.7/5 M18-34) • 1.1/4 A25-54 (1.0/4 F25-54, 1.2/5 […]
At the conclusion of the 2018 ESPY Awards on July 18, actress Jennifer Garner presented the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage to representatives for the “sister survivors” who spoke out against sexual abuse by their former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. He was convicted in 2017 and early 2018 after pleading guilty to multiple […]
The “2017 ESPYs,” the sports award show produced by ESPN, gave ABC a rare overall Wednesday night victory. This is third year the event has aired on the broadcast network after 22 consecutive years on ESPN. Despite dropping to a three-year low since moving to ABC, it declined a mere 5 percent in total viewers […]
Vin Scully, legendary Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster for 65 years, gave a memorable acceptance speech upon receiving the Icon Award at the 2017 ESPYS in Los Angeles, Calif. on July 12. Emmy-award winning actor Bryan Cranston introduced Scully on-stage.
In a humorous segment during The 2017 ESPYs on ABC on July 12, host Peyton Manning hosted his very first Super Bowl party back on Feb. 5. He claimed he didn’t have a rooting interest in the Patriots-Falcons game but it was clear he was increasingly becoming disturbed as the New England Patriots — Peyton […]
As host of sports awards show The 2017 ESPYs on ABC on July 12, legendary ex-NFL quarterback Peyton Manning opened the show delivering several funny jokes, including those about WWE wrestler John Cena, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, NBA superstar Kevin Durant, the New York Knicks, the Atlanta Falcons and his own commercial opportunities.
Thanks to a 2-hour Wednesday original premiere of “America’s Got Talent”, NBC took Wednesday night’s top honors among total viewers (9.99 million), adults 18-49 (2.0 rating/8 share), adults 18-34 (1.4/7) and adults 25-54 (2.6/9). AGT helped lead-out “The Night Shift” which rose to its most-watched episode since July 8, 2014 (6.358 million). ABC was a […]
The NBA Finals Game 6 broadcast on ABC on Thursday, June 16 will feature a new but familiar face to basketball fans: TNT NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager. Sager, known for his wildly colorful suits, has never worked the sidelines for an NBA finals because TNT was never the series’ outlet. Rich Sandomir of The […]
