CBS Sports' New App to Offer Second Screen Experience for 2013 NFL Draft
by Tyler Peterson - April 24, 2013 CBSSports.com will offer an extensive second screen experience for the 2013 Draft with 'Draft Show Live,' featuring live programming online and on the CBS Sports mobile app throughout all three days of the event. The live show will feature an integrated social and interactive experience for viewers ...
ESPN's 3-Day NFL Draft Coverage Up in Ratings, Viewership from 2012
by Tyler Peterson - April 29, 2013 ESPN's three-day telecast of the 2013 NFL Draft (April 25-27) - including the first two nights in prime time - saw increases in both ratings and viewership over the 2012 event. This weekend, the 15-plus hours on ESPN and ESPN2 delivered a 2.1 US rating, a three percent gain from 2012 (2.0) and a six...
ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY Dominates Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - May 09, 2014 ABC Thursday Prime (8-11pm - 4.9 million and 1.3/4 in AD18-49): With a repeat Grey's Anatomy at 8pm, an original Grey's at 9pm and Black Box at 10pm...
Boomer Esiason & Katharine McPhee to Host CBS' SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2015
by Tyler Peterson - December 01, 2014 SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2015 is an interactive countdown special where viewers will be able to vote LIVE on www.cbs.com/superbowl/commercials for their favorite SUPER BOWL Commercials. The special, hosted by Boomer Esiason, analyst for CBS Sports' NFL pre-game show THE NFL TODAY, and Katha...
ESPN Scores Most-Watched First Round of NFL Draft Yet with 9.9 Million Viewers
by Tyler Peterson - May 09, 2014 ESPN's live telecast of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft on Thursday, May 8, averaged 9,943,000 viewers with a 6.1 US rating based on fast nationals, according to the Nielsen Company, making it the most-viewed NFL Draft telecast in ESPN's 35 years of presenting the event....
Trent Green Joins CBS Sports as NFL Game Analyst
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2014 Strengthening its already deep NFL announce team line-up, former 15-year NFL quarterback Trent Green joins CBS Sports as a game analyst for the CBS Television Network's coverage of THE NFL ON CBS....
MTV Launches Multi-Year Campaign to Fight Racial, Gender & LGBT Inequality
by Caryn Robbins - April 30, 2014 Today, MTV - in partnership with a coalition including the Anti-Defamation League, NAACP, National Council of La Raza, National Partnership for Women & Families, The Trevor Project and many others - launched "Look Different,"...
ESPN Announces MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Preseason Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - April 10, 2015 ESPN will televise two NFL preseason games as part of its 2015 Monday Night Football schedule. Play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico and analyst Jon Gruden will call the games with reporter Lisa Salters in anticipation of ESPN's MNF regular-season opener on Monday, Sept. 14....
Curtis Mayfield's 'Move on Up' to Be Soundtrack for ESPN's NFL Draft Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - April 17, 2015 With Chicago hosting the NFL Draft for the first time later this month, ESPN's production music during the three-day telecast (April 30-May 2) will have an appropriate Windy City theme - with a twist....
NFL Network to Reveal 2014 Pro Bowl Players, Today
by Caryn Robbins - December 26, 2013 The 2014 Pro Bowl players are revealed exclusively on NFL Network today, December 27 at 9:00 PM ET on the NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Players Revealed show....
Michael Sam to be Honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2014 ESPYS
by Caryn Robbins - May 07, 2014 Former Missouri Tigers defensive end Michael Sam will be presented with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2014 ESPYS in Los Angeles....
VIDEO: First Look - Kevin Costner Stars in Super Bowl Spot for DRAFT DAY
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2014 Summit Entertainment has released the Super Bowl spot for its upcoming football-themed drama DRAFT DAY. Starring Kevin Costner, the Ivan Reitman-helmed movie hits theaters on April 11, 2014....
NFL Network Coverage of 'Draft Week' Kicks Off Today
by Caryn Robbins - April 22, 2013 NFL Network's 'Draft Week' coverage begins Monday, April 22 at 6:00 AM ET with NFL AM. Throughout the week, programming highlights include daily editions of NFL AM, featuring Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson as guest analyst...
NBCUniversal Sets KENTUCKY DERBY Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - April 30, 2015 NBC Sports Group presents 15.5 live hours of Kentucky Derby coverage, a record for the event, continuing today, Thursday, April 30, with the Kentucky Derby Access show at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and culminating with the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby on NBC, Saturday, May 2 at 4 p.m. ET. Coverage b...
Ellen Burstyn to Join Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner for DRAFT DAY
by Tyler Peterson - April 18, 2013 Acclaimed stage and screen actress Ellen Burstyn is the lastest star to sign on for Lionsgate's DRAFT DAY, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike Celebrates 15th Anniversary at Walt Disney World
by Caryn Robbins - March 02, 2015 ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike will celebrate its 15th anniversary from the Downtown Disney stage at Walt Disney World in Orlando on Friday, March 6, from 6 – 10 a.m. ET....
Quotables from NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, Week of 4/22
by Tyler Peterson - April 29, 2013 Below, check out quotables from NBC's 'LATE NIGHT WITH Jimmy Fallon' for the week of APRIL 22 - APRIL 28:...
Terry Crews Named New Host of WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
by Caryn Robbins - May 07, 2014 Actor, author, fitness enthusiast, Old Spice pitchman and former NFL player Terry Crews will soon be adding “game show host” to his resume as he has been named the new host of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.”...
NFL Superstars Colin Kaepernick & Cam Newton to Host Cartoon Network's 4th Annual HALL OF GAME AWARDS, 2/17
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2014 Cartoon Network is pleased to announce quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick (San Francisco 49ers) and Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers) will host Cartoon Network's fourth annual Hall of Game Awards...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - MTV's TRUE LIFE: I'M A GAY ATHLETE, Airing Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - May 07, 2014 MTV'S “TRUE LIFE: I'M A GAY ATHLETE” explores the lives of college athletes struggling to find acceptance in competitive sports....
2013 NFL Schedule to be Announced April 18 on NFL Network & NFL.com
by Tyler Peterson - April 16, 2013 The 2013 NFL schedule will be released on NFL Network and NFL.com Thursday, April 18 at 8:00 PM ET on Schedule Release '13. Hosted by Andrew Siciliano and featuring analysts Willie McGinest, Heath Evans, Shaun O'Hara and Brian Baldinger, the three-hour special breaks down the entire 2013 regular se...
CBS BIG BANG, ELEMENTARY Sweep Time Periods
by Caryn Robbins - May 09, 2014 THE BIG BANG THEORY, THE MILLERS and ELEMENTARY swept their time periods, leading CBS to a Thursday win in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for May 8....
Retired Chicago Bear Brian Urlacher Will Make Goodman Debut for Make-A-Wish Illinois, 12/27
by Tyler Peterson - December 12, 2013 It isn't every day you can tell a Chicago Bear to "break a leg!" Goodman Theatre's 7th annual "Make-A-Wish Night" features the superstar former Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher and 17-year-old beneficiary Kenneth Schumacher, who wishes to be a part of a professional theatrical production. Urlacher an...
NFL Stars to Make Broadway Debuts in ROCK OF AGES During Super Bowl Week, 1/28-2/1
by Tyler Peterson - January 24, 2014 Producers of the five-time Tony Award-nominated Rock of Ages are pumped to announce that National Football League (NFL) superstars Randall Cobb, Joique Bell and Ahman Green will make their Broadway debuts as in the smash hit musical in the week leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII. With more names to be ... |