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Jan 18 2011 - 6:22pm
Jets-Pats: CBS Tackles Best-Ever NFL Divisional Audience

With apologies to Fireman Ed: J-E-T-S, Ratings, Ratings, Ratings!

Whether it was the bluster of the coach and his Gang Green minions, America’s love/...

Jan 15 2011 - 8:15pm
Observations From Oz

Maybe it’s because the nations share a sense of longing and envy stemming from their prolonged Grand Slam droughts — Mark Edmonson was the last...

Jan 13 2011 - 3:12am
BCS: Still Less

Imagine how many viewers ESPN could collect if TCU were battling Auburn this weekend?

In a plus-one matchup, 30 million or more viewers would have gathered...

Jan 10 2011 - 2:39am
BCS Championship Game: ESPN and the Over

Finally, Auburn and Oregon will square off in the BCS championship game Monday night with the Tigers favored by 2.5 points over the Ducks.

Pitting two high-...

Jan 7 2011 - 7:38pm
Mo' Money, Mo' Money, Mo' Money...

It’s a new year and the rights deals are flowing.

Fox, looking to bolster its position in college football after seeing ESPN wrest away the Bowl...

Jan 3 2011 - 9:55pm
NHL Winter Classic: Ice Half-Frozen With The Nielsens

Consider NBC’s ratings for the 2011 NHL Winter Classic from the ice half-frozen, or half-slushy because of the rain in the third-period perspective.

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Dec 31 2010 - 4:28am
Now, It's Stanford's Streak

No Dwight Clay moment was necessary. History wasn’t rewritten by a last-minute...

Dec 31 2010 - 12:13am
Tonight's The Night?

Not for Neil Young and Bruce Berry, but maybe for Geno Auriemma and Maya Moore.

After doubling up Pacific 85-42 on Tuesday, UConn puts its record 90-game...

Dec 30 2010 - 2:41am
ESPN's Monday Night Rally

Overcoming a string of clunkers on the field, ESPN managed to rally with its last two Monday Night Football matchups and ease past the Nielsen goal line...

Dec 28 2010 - 12:07am
Flex, Philly Flakes Rankle Rendell

If only NBC hadn’t opted for the Philadelphia Eagles-Minnesota Vikings game on Sunday night, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell wouldn’t be calling us a...