Fourteen NASCAR Sprint Cup Races on ESPN in 2010; Three Saturday Night Races To Air on ABC

Fourteen NASCAR Sprint Cup Races on ESPN in 2010
Three Saturday Night Races To Air on ABC
ESPN will air 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup race telecasts in 2010, including nine of the 10 races in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. ABC will air three prime time Saturday night races. For the past three seasons, ESPN [...]

Bowl Game Audiences Grow on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2

Bowl Game Audiences Grow on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2
ABC, ESPN & ESPN2 Post Most-Viewed Bowl Seasons
ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 college football bowl games posted significant audience growth over last season, highlighted by:

ABC’s broadcast of the Citi BCS National Championship averaged 19,730,000 households and 30,776,000 viewers, making it the most-viewed BCS National Championship since the 2006 [...]

BCS Championship Scores Biggest Audience for Title Game Since 2006

BCS Championship Scores Biggest Audience for Title Game Since 2006

Last night’s Citi BCS Championship Game on ABC – Alabama’s 37-21 victory over Texas, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. – was the most-viewed BCS title game since 2006, the last time ABC broadcast the contest (Texas vs. USC, January 2006, [...]

ABC’s New Year’s Bowls See Increased Ratings; Strong Overnight Ratings for ESPN

ABC’s New Year’s Bowl Games Both See Increased Ratings
Strong Local Overnight Ratings for ESPN Bowl Games Include Many Records
BCS National Championship on ABC Thursday Night
Both of ABC’s New Year’s Day college football bowl games posted an increase in ratings, according to “fast national” data issued by the Nielsen Company. The Capital One [...]

ESPN/ABC NBA Christmas Day – Five Games Highlighted by Cavs vs. Lakers on ABC

NBA Christmas Day – Five Games Highlighted by Cavs vs. Lakers on ABC
Magic Johnson Goes One-on-One with Kobe
Special Christmas Day NBA Version of “Streak for the Cash”

ESPN and ABC will present five NBA games on Christmas Day, highlighted by a contest between two of the world’s biggest sports superstars – LeBron James [...]

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Events Move to Earlier, Uniform Start Times in 2010

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES EVENTS WILL MOVE TO EARLIER, UNIFORM START TIMES FOR THE 2010 SEASON

Beginning with The Daytona 500 on February 14,
28 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races will begin at an earlier time in 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 7, 2009) – Continuing the sport’s “back to basics” approach, the National Association [...]

ABC & ESPN 2009-10 NBA Schedule

ABC & ESPN 2009-10 NBA Schedule
90-Game Flexible Schedule; Five Games on Christmas
ESPN Telecasts Simulcast on ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV
ESPN’s multimedia coverage of the 2009-10 NBA regular season will include 90 games, highlighted by 15 exclusive broadcasts on ABC – the home of The Finals – and 75 telecasts on ESPN. All 90 games will [...]

ABC & ESPN to Present The Open Championship

ABC & ESPN to Present The Open Championship
Commentating Team:  14 Major Championships,
Including Open Champions Tom Watson and Tom Weiskopf
 
ESPN’s production of The Open Championship from Turnberry in Ayrshire, Scotland, will be on ABC, including live third and final round coverage Saturday, July 18 (9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET), and Sunday, July 19 (8 [...]

NBA Finals Propel ABC to Dominate Prime Time in June

NBA Finals Propel ABC to Dominate Prime Time in June
The 2009 NBA Finals – which saw the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic 4-1 for the NBA championship – were a slam dunk for ABC throughout June, averaging over 14 million viewers and providing the top five broadcasts on television among viewers. The broadcasts [...]

Thrilling NBA Finals Game 4 Sparks ABC to Win the Night

Thrilling NBA Finals Game 4 Sparks ABC to Win the Night
Most-Watched Game 4 Since 2004

The 2009 NBA Finals continue to fuel ABC to prime-time dominance, with Game 4 – a thrilling overtime duel in which the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 99-91 – being the most-viewed program of the night in prime [...]

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