MNF Wins Night For ESPN– Last night’s Monday Night Football (MNF) telecast on ESPN between the Texans and Patriots earned ESPN an average rating of 10.4 and an audience of 14.4 million viewers, winning the night for the network on broadcast and cable television. Through 15 games this season, MNF is averaging a 9.8 rating 13.2 million viewers, up slightly from 2011.
NFL Network Replays this Week– Once again the NFL Network (NFLN) will replay three games from this past week’s schedule. Tonight at 8:00p.m. NFLN will re-air the Ravens at the Redskins. At 9:30p.m. ET tonight the network will replay the Cowboys at Bengals. At 9:00p.m. ET tomorrow NFLN will once again show the Titans at Colts.
Three NFL Games to be Profiled on NFL Turning Point– The next edition of NFL Turning Point on the NBC Sports Network will look back at the key plays in this past week’s Cowboys/Bengals contest, the Ravens/Redskins tilt, and the Bears/Vikings game. Dan Patrick hosts the show which will air tomorrow night at 10:00p.m. ET.
TNT NBA Twin Bill Thursday– This Thursday’s NBA double header on TNT will begin at 8:00p.m. ET as the Lakers take on the Knicks in New York with Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Charles Barkley and David Aldridge on the call. At 10:30p.m. ET Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, and Craig Sager will have the action as the Spurs take on the Trail Blazers in Portland.
Next ESPN SEC Storied Documentary to Feature Sam Bowie– The next in ESPN SEC Storied documentaries will look back of the career of former Kentucky basketball standout Sam Bowie. Going Big will debut on ESPNU Thursday, December 20th at 9:00p.m. ET.
WNBA Draft to Air Live in Prime Time– For the first time ESPN will provide coverage of the WNBA Draft in prime time. The event will take place on Monday, April 15th at 8:00p.m. ET. ESPNU will air the second and third rounds beginning at 9:00p.m. ET.
Boxing on CBS this Saturday– CBS Sports and Showtime are pooling resources to produce a boxing match for CBS this Saturday. Showtime Boxing on CBS will begin at 4:30p.m. ET this Saturday. It will be the first boxing event on CBS in 15years.
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