Tag Archives: New England Patriots

The fridge pack: The twelve items that made the decade

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Even through the 2010s were less impactful than the previous decade was (i.e. no iPod-like devices were invented), the period did provide some historic moments. Hearkening back to [..]

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Super Bowl ratings: Super Dud

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

Viewers tune out Patriots-Rams; lowest ratings in over a decade Thanks to numerous punts and less-than-inspiring play, Super Bowl LIII turned into a Super Dud. In the lowest-scoring [..]

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Media Notepad: WLS-AM’s “Big John” shifts to afternoons

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Plus… big day for Bears as they beat rival; Channing Dungey heads to Netflix; Extra adds Fox stations in large markets With Steve Dahl set to depart Cumulus-owned [..]

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Super Bowl LII ratings couldn’t match last year’s

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

But 103.4 million viewers isn’t bad Super Bowl LII gave us what we wanted in a football game – a close contest throughout, an exciting finish, and best [..]

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Super Bowl LI: Historic, but not in the ratings department

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

New England Patriots come from behind and beat the Atlanta Falcons History was made in Super Bowl LI – but not in the ratings. Tom Brady led the [..]

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Tough night for network TV

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Unless you’re CBS After three nights of momentum, network TV slid off the rails Thursday as two programs’ premieres underwhelmed. For the record, real-life events had an effect [..]

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“X-Files” return does it for Fox

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

    Strong football numbers power X-Files return (Editor’s Note: Contains spoilers.) The Truth is still out there. The X-Files‘ return Sunday night was as good as gold [..]

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Super Bowl XLIX: One for the record books

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Super Bowl XLIX: One for the record books

The last-minute nail biter between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots becomes the most-watched program of all time and the tenth-highest rated Chicago pulls in higher number [..]

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T Dog’s Grab Bag: Bears fall again, hit another season ratings low (what else is new?)

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Grab Bag: Bears fall again, hit another season ratings low (what else is new?)

Let’s get this over with: the Bears hit another season-low on Sunday with yet another blowout loss –  a 22.6 Nielsen household rating according to Chicago Business Journal, [..]

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Bears commit Epic Fail on field – and ratings take hit

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Bears commit Epic Fail on field – and ratings take hit

Bears may be losing grip of city again After yet another agonizing baseball season which saw disinterest from Chicago sports fans, a lot of them hoped the Bears [..]

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The classiest front page ever

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on The classiest front page ever

Usually, this website takes well-deserved shots at Chicago and national media outlets. But the Chicago Tribune’s salute to Boston in Tuesday’s sports section (see the photo to the [..]

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One for the record books – yet again

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on One for the record books – yet again

The Voice and Smash get off to impressive starts Here we go again – for the third year in a row, the Super Bowl has set another viewing [..]

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Football Championship Sunday draws big

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Football Championship Sunday draws big

Blackhawks a big draw in Canada over the weekend Even though three of the four teams who participated in last Sunday’s NFL Conference Championship games came from smaller [..]

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Super Bowl Ratings Box

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Super Bowl Ratings Box

– The Giants-Patriots tilt was seen by 97.5 million viewers, making it the highest-rated Super Bowl of all-time, and only second to the 1983 finale of M*A*S*H. The [..]

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Giants win Super Bowl

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Giants win Super Bowl

Oh wow… Giants win the Super Bowl in a stunning upset over the undefeated New England Patriots. Yep, Carl called it (well, not exactly… The Giants won only [..]

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