Washington Redskins Daniel Snyder & Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones Star In Commercial
Nasty Pizza
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Washington Redskins owner Dan Synder are two of the most recognizable names in NFL and also one of the leagues most heated rivalries, as evident from yesterdays show, have joined forces recently for a Papa John’s commercial. The Cowboys visit the Redskins to kick off Sunday Night Football, September 12 on NBC.
WTF: Jerry Rice
Who's Number One?
When Cris Collinsworth was a player in the National Football League his Cincinnati Bengals lost two Super Bowls at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers and newly inducted Hall of Famer Jerry Rice. NBC was on hand to cover the Hall of Fame game and Rice stopped by the broadcast booth.
As Collinsworth joked with Jerry about the rings he lost out on, Rice took the opportunity to show off a championship ring, opting for the middle finger.
2010 NBA Finals Most Viewed Since 2001
Est. 1946
ABC averaged a 10.6 rating and 18.1 million viewers for the 2010 NBA Finals, up 26% in ratings and viewership from Los Angeles Lakers/Orlando Magic last year (8.4, 14.3 mil, five games), up 14% and 21% from Boston Celtics/Los Angeles Lakers in 2008 (9.3, 14.9 mil, six games), and up 71% and 95% from San Antonio Spurs/Cleveland Cavaliers in 2007 (6.2, 9.3 mil, four games).
This marks the most-viewed NBA Finals since Los Angeles Lakers/Philadelphia 76ers on NBC in 2001 (19.0 mil), and the second most-viewed since Chicago Bulls/Utah Jazz in 1998 (29.0 mil), Michael Jordan’s last NBA Finals.
This is only the second time since 1998 that the NBA Finals has averaged at least 18 million viewers. This only the second time in the past eight years that the NBA Finals has averaged a double-digit rating.
Los Angeles Lakers/Boston Celtics outdrew the last two seven-game NBA Finals San Antonio Spurs/Detroit Pistons in 2005 (12.5 mil) and Houston Rockets/New York Knicks in 1994 (17.3 mil).
Of the 15 NBA Finals since 1990 that did not involve Jordan and the Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers/Boston Celtics is the third-most viewed, behind the Los Angeles Lakers/Philadelphia 76ers series in 2001 (19.0 mil) and Houston Rockets/Orlando Magic in 1995 (20.1 mil).
However the Los Angeles Lakers/Boston Celtics ranks as the fifth-lowest rated NBA Finals to involve the Los Angeles Lakers in the past thirty years (15 series). It’s ahead of only Los Angeles Lakers/New Jersey Nets in 2002 (10.2), Los Angeles Lakers/Boston Celtics in 2008 (9.3), Los Angeles Lakers/Orlando Magic in 2009 (8.4) and Los Angeles Lakers/Philadelphia 76ers in 1980 (8.0).
For perspective, the 2010 NBA Finals finished behind the 2009 World Series, which averaged an 14.7 rating and 23.4 million viewers for six games.
The final game of the 2010 NBA Finals saw its largest audience and it was its largest for an NBA game since the end of the Chicago Bulls dynasty.
The Los Angeles Lakers Game 7 win over the Celtics drew a 15.6/27 final rating and 28.2 million viewers on ABC.
This marks the highest rated, most-viewed NBA game on any network since Chicago Bulls/Utah Jazz Game 6 in 1998, topping the previous highs of 14.7 Indiana Pacers/Los Angeles Lakers Game 6 in 2000 and 23.8 million viewers Los Angeles Lakers/Sacramento Kings Game 7 in 2002.
Additionally, this is easily the highest rated, most-viewed NBA game ever on ABC, topping the previous high of 13.8 and 21.8 million viewers for Los Angeles Lakers/Detroit Pistons Game 5 in 2004. This is the first time since that 2004 series that any NBA game has surpassed 20 million viewers.
Despite the big numbers Boston Celtics/Los Angeles Lakers finished behind previous Game 7s in the NBA Finals. New York Knicks/Houston Rockets Game 7 drew a 17.9 on NBC in 1994, Detroit Pistons/Los Angeles Lakers Game 7 drew a 21.2 on CBS in 1988, and Los Angeles Lakers/Boston Celtics Game 7 drew a 19.3 rating on CBS in 1984.
NBA Finals Game 6 Overnight Ratings
Est. 1946
For the first time in the 2010 NBA Finals, overnight ratings declined from the previous game.
The Los Angeles Lakers uncompetitive Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics drew a 12.3 overnight rating on ABC Tuesday night, down 4% from Los Angeles Lakers/Boston Celtics Game 6 in 2008 (12.8), up 11% from Miami Heat/Dallas Mavericks Game 6 in 2006 (11.1), and up 17% from Detroit Pistons/San Antonio Spurs Game 6 in 2005 (10.5).
The 12.3 overnight is the second-highest of the series, behind Sunday’s Game 5 (12.8), and is tied as the 7th-highest for an NBA game on ABC since the network acquired the rights in 2002. Additionally, this is the second-highest overnight for Game 6 of the NBA Finals since 2000 (five games).
Tuesday’s game was only the fourth non-clinching Game 6 since 1984. The Detroit Pistons/San Antonio Spurs Game 6 in 2005 drew a 10.5 overnight,New York Knicks/Houston Rockets Game 6 in 1994 drew a 14.1 on NBC, and Detroit Pistons/Los Angeles Lakers Game 6 in 1988 drew a 15.4 on CBS.
Once again, the NBA Finals helped ABC win the night in primetime.
New York Yankees Derek Jeters At-Bat Music
Of course you’ve heard the song but is the video new to you as well? It looks like something Donald Glover and Danny Pudi of NBC’s “Community” would create.
Al Roker Frightens Horses
Someone at NBC had the genius idea of putting Al Roker on horseback down at Churchill Downs in preparation for the Kentucky Derby. However like 95% of America horses also get scared at the sight of him and Donna Brothers had to find out the hard way when here horse sent here bucking.
Esera Tuaolo Tries To Show America He Has Talent
Over The Rainbow
Esera Tuaolo in 2002, having retired from the NFL, announced that he was gay on HBO’s Real Sports. This made him the third former NFL player to come out, after David Kopay and Roy Simmons. Tuaolo played defensive tackle for the mainly for the Minnesota Vikings but made stops with the Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers over the course of nine seasons in the NFL.
Now he’s hoping to make the final cut of “America’s Got Talent.” Esera has made it to the next round of the preliminaries at “America’s Got Talent” in his bare feet. If he survives the next cut we can expect to see him on the first episode of the NBC show when it returns. He only gets 90 seconds to be himself so he’s singing an R&B kind of version of ‘What’s Going On?’
Does the bare footed Tuaolo tackle the next round and show America he has talent off the field? You can tune in to find out.
Winter Olympics Tops NBA All-Star Game In Ratings
26.9 Milli/6.9 Milli
A record crowd at Cowboys Stadium did not translate into extra television viewers for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.
Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game drew a 3.8 U.S. rating and 6.9 million viewers on TNT, down 16% in ratings and 9% in viewership from last year (4.5, 7.6 mil).
Sunday’s game is tied with the 2008 game as the lowest rated NBA All-Star Game ever. Additionally, the 6.9 million viewers is the third-lowest for the NBA All-Star Game since at least ’90, ahead of the 2008 and 2007 games.
The All-Star Game aired directly opposite the Winter Olympics on NBC, which drew a 14.3 rating and 26.4 million viewers on Sunday night. The 2006 All-Star Game, which also aired opposite the Winter Olympics, drew a 4.3 U.S. rating and 7.1 million viewers.
To put the numbers in perspective, the NBA All-Star Game finished well behind the 2010 Pro Bowl on ESPN (7.1, 12.3 mil) and the 2009 MLB All-Star Game on FOX (8.9, 14.6 mil), but comfortably ahead of the 2009 NASCAR All-Star Race on Speed (2.4, 4.2 mil) and the 2009 NHL All-Star Game on Versus (0.6, 1.1 mil).
Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Draws 32.6 Milli
32.6 Milli
The Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics drew a 17.3 final rating and 32.6 million viewers on NBC Friday night, up 35% in ratings and 47% in viewership from Turin in 2006 (12.8, 22.2 mil), but down 32% and 29%, respectively, from Salt Lake City in 2002 (25.5/42, 45.6 mil).
This marks the highest rated, most-viewed non-U.S. Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics since Lillehammer in 1994 (20.9, 33.8 mil, CBS).
The Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics drew an 18.8 and 34.9 million.
Super Bowl XLIV Most Watched TV Event EVER With 106.5 Milli
Surpasses "Goodbye & Amen" Episode
For 27 years M*A*S*H finale was the most watched TV event until last nights Super Bowl XLVI dethroned it. The previous record was of 106.0 million for the finale in 1983.
The Saints 31-17 win over the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV drew a 45.0 national rating and 106.5 million viewers on CBS Sunday night, up 7% in ratings and 8% in viewership from Pittsburgh Steelers/Arizona Cardinals on NBC last year (42.0, 98.7 mil), and up 4% and 9%, respectively, from New York Giants/New England Patriots on FOX in ’08 (43.1, 97.4 mil).
Additionally, the 45.0 rating is the highest for any television program since Dallas Cowboys/Pittsburgh Steelers drew a 46.0 in 1996.
To put the numbers in perspective, the Super Bowl drew over 70 million more viewers than the top non-NFL sporting event of the past 12 months — the Texas/Alabama BCS National Championship Game (30.8 mil).
This is the third-straight year the Super Bowl has drawn record viewership, and the fifth-straight year that viewership for the game has increased. Just five years ago, Super Bowl XXXIX drew only 86.1 million viewers on FOX. From 1999-05, the Super Bowl drew less than 90 million viewers each year.
The record for the Super Bowl is the capper to a highly successful season for the NFL. The regular season was the most-viewed since 1990 (16.6 mil), the Wild Card round was the most-viewed since ’95 (29.9 mil), the Divisional Round was the most-viewed since ’94 (33.0 mil), and the Conference Championship games were the most-viewed since ’82 (52.9 mil).
Cost Of Super Bowl Ads Down
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Ad rates for the Super Bowl have declined for only the second time in the history of the event. According to TNS Media Intelligence, CBS is charging $2.5 million for a 30-second ad during the February 7 game, down from $3 million for last year’s game on NBC and has only sold about 90 percent of the game’s commercial time.
This is comes on the heels of that PepsiCo will not advertise at the Super Bowl 2010 after a 23-year run. Ads for the drinks won’t appear in the Super Bowl instead, the company plans to shift ad dollars to a new marketing effort that’s mostly online. Pepsi spent $15 million last year.
FedEx also has said it will not advertise again in the Super Bowl due to costs.
Most advertisers these days do not have a long history with the Super Bowl only averaging three to four years in a row before dropping out.
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