Monthly Archives: April 2008

Night putting

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 28, 2008 | Comments closed
NBC Sports has announced it will televise the final two rounds of the U.S. Open in prime-time … you know, after the sun has gone down. Relax, cars are not going to have to line the fairways and shine their headlights to lead Tiger Woods to victory. The Open is being held in San Diego on [...]
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TNT announcers make their NBA awards picks

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 26, 2008 | Comments closed
Outspoken basketball analysts Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller from TNT have announced their choices for the top NBA awards from this season. Most Valuable Player: Barkley — Chris Paul; Smith — Paul and Kobe Bryant; Miller — Bryant Rookie of the Year: Barkley and Miller — Al Horford; Smith — Kevin Durant Coach of the Year: [...]
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MSNBC to roll out U.S. Olympic Trials shows

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 26, 2008 | Comments closed
Fans of the Olympics can start getting ready for the Beijing Games as cable channel MSNBC rolls out weekly Sunday telecasts starting this week featuring the United States Olympic Trials in various sports. The first show will be at noon Sunday when the women’s marathon trial will be featured. The race was held last Sunday in [...]
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Harold Reynolds joins SNY

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 24, 2008 | Comments closed
Former ESPN baseball analyst Harold Reynolds has joined the commentator staff at SportsNet New York. Reynolds, having just settled a wrongful dismissal case with ESPN last week, will work Mets pre-game and post-game shows, along with host Matt Yallof and studio analyst Lee Mazzilli. HIs first appearance will be Friday before the Mets-Braves game. “Harold’s studio experience, [...]
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NHL playoff schedule on TV

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 23, 2008 | Comments closed
Detroit swept four games from Colorado. Dallas and San Jose each won four games in their series. Montreal swept Philadelphia in four games. The Rangers won five of eight contests with Pittsburgh. TV schedule for NHL conference semifinals May 4: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh (5), 2 p.m., NBC, WEPN 1050-AM; San Jose at Dallas (6), 9 p.m., [...]
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Celebrate Liberty, 29 times (on TV)

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 22, 2008 | Comments closed
The New York Liberty, starting their 12th season of play in the Women’s National Basketball Association, will appear 26 times on MSG Network, twice on ESPN2 and once on ABC. The schedule includes the WNBA’s first outdoor contest on July 19 when the Liberty host Indiana in a game to be played at Arthur Ashe Stadium on the grounds [...]
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NBA viewership makes gains

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 21, 2008 | Comments closed
The NBA saw gains in viewership on all three of its national television network carriers. ABC’s schedule of primarily Sunday games averaged 3.1 million viewers and a 2.2 rating, an increase of 10 percent in both categories over last season. ESPN’s 70 games saw an average of 1.4 million viewers and a 1.3 rating, increases of 13 percent and [...]
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YES, you’re watching

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 21, 2008 | Comments closed
The YES Network is showing record ratings for the start of the season, the best marks since the network start in 2002. Nielsen Media Research reports Yankees games are being watched by 494,000 viewers per telecast, for a household rating of 5.1, up 19 percent over last season. The 5.1 mark is 13 percent better than [...]
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NFL in New York: What you will see in 2008

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 15, 2008 | Comments closed
The New York TV market will see plenty of NFL action this fall, with all Jets and Giants games (assuming they sell out at home), plus 12 “doubleheader” games on CBS and Fox. All told, local fans should see 61 games on free TV, 15 more on ESPN and seven more on the NFL Network, which is still limited to satellite [...]
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Jets get two national cable games, Giants one

By Ken McMillan | Published: April 15, 2008 | Comments closed
The New York Jets will play in two national TV games. ESPN has picked up the Monday, Sept. 22, game at San Diego. The NFL Network has picked up the Thursday, Nov. 13, game at New England (a telecast which will be picked up by a New York market over-the-air station). The New York Giants will play [...]
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