Sports Media

"Monday Night Football" Ratings: Patriots-Saints Cable's #2 Telecast

AP | Posted 12.02.2009 | Media


BRISTOL, Conn. — The New Orleans Saints' win over the New England Patriots was the second-most-watched cable telecast of all time. The Saints' ...

Los Angeles Fans Drop The Ball In MLB Playoffs Ratings

New York Times | RICHARD SANDOMIR | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


But the story is that the Los Angeles market is being drubbed by New York and Philadelphia. Maybe it's the old time-zone thing that limits viewership...

Brett Favre's Vikings-Packers Game Most-Watched Show In Cable TV History

New York Post | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media


QUARTERBACK Brett Favre's [game against the Green Bay Packers] on "Monday Night Football" set a ratings record -- the most-watched show in cable TV hi...

Chad Ochocinco: I'm Quitting Twitter Because Of NFL Rules

USA Today | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media


Is this the end of Chad Ochocinco's foray into Twitter? Or just a publicity stunt by a man who knows how to draw attention? The Bengals receiver sa...

Poll: 40% Of Sports Reporters Gamble On Sports

Editor & Publisher | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


Forty percent of sports reporters admitted in a recent survey to gambling on sports, while 5% said they had bet on sports they had covered....

The Power of Buehrle's Perfection

Dave Zirin | Posted 08.24.2009 | Chicago


Dave Zirin

It's only happened 17 times before -- and the 30-year-old did it against one of the premier hitting teams in baseball. It was sports at its best: individual greatness conjoined with indispensable teamwork.

2009 MLB All Star Game Ratings: 14.6 Million Viewers, Highest Since 2002

Media Week | Posted 08.16.2009 | Media


Fox' telecast of the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game delivered an average audience of 14.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched midsum...

The Literature of Betrayal Arrives at the Ballpark

Robert Lipsyte | Posted 07.17.2009 | Entertainment


Robert Lipsyte

Why beat up on the mendacity of sports? Is the message from the sports media meant to be apocalyptic: the nation and its pastime have struck out for good?

NFL Network Coming To Comcast

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 06.20.2009 | Media


PHILADELPHIA — The NFL Network will stay in Comcast Corp.'s TV lineup under a deal that also could open the door for the football channel to get...

Shaquille O'Neal Takes Crash Course In Broadcasting At "Sportscaster U"

AP | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media


SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Shaquille O'Neal is in training for his next career. The 7-foot-1 center for the Phoenix Suns is taking a course at Syracuse U...

John Madden Retires From Broadcasting

AP | RACHEL COHEN | Posted 05.17.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — John Madden's last game as a football announcer was a thrilling Super Bowl decided in the final seconds. The perfect ending to a run...

Masters Ratings Down From Last Year

AP | Posted 05.15.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Television ratings for the final round of the Masters are down slightly from last year. This year's final round fell on Easter Sunda...