Tag Archives: MLB

Bulls continue to tank in ratings

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

News comes as NBA ratings also slide If NBC Sports Chicago hopes to continue getting around $4.40 per subscriber fee once the Cubs depart for their own regional [..]

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White Sox local ratings collapse into basement

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Rebuilding team has trouble drawing viewers; Cubs’ ratings grow; Cardinals top MLB In a signal the “rebuild” isn’t chugging along as it should, the Chicago White Sox’s season [..]

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Friday ratings roundup: “TGIF” smushed by Fox

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Meanwhile, Chicago stations pre-empt regular programming for Jason Van Dyke verdict Note: All numbers are preliminary adult 18-49 demos, unless otherwise noted. Friday night saw the return (again) [..]

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Monday ratings roundup: Viewers flood “Neighborhood”

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

ESPN scores with MNF, tiebreaker baseball Note: All numbers are adult 18-49, unless noted CBS premiered two new multi-cam sitcoms Monday night with the heavily promoted The Neighborhood [..]

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Cubs, White Sox ratings stumble into All-Star break

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Lackluster play continues trend of declining sports ratings locally With the Cubs’ shockingly poor play and the White Sox’s rebuild (there’s that word again), it isn’t any surprise [..]

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Cubs World Series’ victory is also one for all involved

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Fox, WFLD, MLB, advertisers also have reason to pop out the bubbly The Chicago Cubs’ World Series win is historic in many ways – and not just for [..]

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Local media prepares as Cubs head to the World Series

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Media outlets in Chicago, Cleveland expect major windfall – including stations carrying games Batten down the hatches, Chicagoans – the Cubs have did something they haven’t done in [..]

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Cubs score one for the record books

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Cubs destroy competition off the field, including the once-mighty NFL – setting a cable TV record in the process Despite loss, Cubs clinch NL Central Even with a [..]

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Fox announces 2016-17 lineup (Updated)

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Four new series in fall; the rest in midseason. Editor’s Note: Fox made an important schedule change after the Upfronts took place, involving Pitch, Bones, and Prison Break. [..]

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Cubs-Mets score for Turner Sports

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Terence | Permalink 2

Chicago ratings go on a roller coaster ride; ratings drop for fourth game  The Chicago Cubs may have been swept out of the playoffs by the New York [..]

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It’s official: White Sox, Bulls head to WLS-AM

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on It’s official: White Sox, Bulls head to WLS-AM

Also: NBA adds Saturday Night games to ABC Two of Chicago’s sports franchises will have new radio homes in 2016. As first reported by Robert Feder on Thursday, [..]

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Report: WGN America to dump Chicago sports

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Report: WGN America to dump Chicago sports

Also: WBBM-AM nears deal to land Cubs telecasts Back in 1978, WGN-TV in Chicago joined WTBS in Atlanta and WOR-TV in New York (now WWOR) and uplinked their signal [..]

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Cubs, White Sox bleed viewers

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Cubs, White Sox bleed viewers

Disastrous season on both sides of town had fans fleeing for the exits – but at least they’re not the Astros After the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley [..]

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T Dog’s Grab Bag: ReUp

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Grab Bag: ReUp

Today’s Bag O’ Stuff includes new deals for Major League Baseball and Tom Skilling: – Fox and TBS have renewed their deals for Major League Baseball, but under [..]

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ESPN re-ups with Major League Baseball

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on ESPN re-ups with Major League Baseball

(Editor’s note: the wrong draft of this article was posted earlier. This is the correct version. -T.H.) It’s been the mantra for the last couple of years now: [..]

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