Tag Archives: NFL

Bears-Cowboys a hit for Thursday Night Football

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

But local ratings down from last prime-time outing  The last time the Chicago Bears faced the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field on Thursday Night Football, the game aired [..]

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Bears commit epic fail on the field but score in ratings

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

Bears bomb on field but not in the Nielsens While Chicago’s public school teachers went on strike last week, it looked like the Chicago Bears joined them on [..]

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25 years ago: The deal heard around the world

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

25 years ago this week, Fox’s Rupert Murdoch changed the TV world by inking a deal to trigger the biggest affiliation switch in history.  It goes 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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Bears loss doesn’t clank in ratings (updated)

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

Thrilling game proves to be a ratings hit – Golden Globes less so (Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new ratings information.) Despite the odious outcome, [..]

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2018: So how did we do?

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Back when the year started, T Dog Media look at the stories to watch in 2018. So how did we do? Let’s find out: 1. The proposed merger [..]

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Sunday ratings roundup: Viewers friend “God Friended Me”

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Cubs, Bears score strong in Chicago Note: All numbers are 18-49 unless otherwise noted. These are finals. In a very contentious time in America, viewers needed a friend. [..]

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Thursday ratings roundup: NFL wins, but cable news is the real winner

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Kavanaugh-Ford hearings draw 20 million viewers in daytime; cable news networks benefit The big ratings story yesterday didn’t take place in primetime. Live coverage of The Kavanaugh hearings [..]

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Hawk Harrelson’s final broadcast draws low viewership

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

But broadcast television is the winner, thanks to baseball, Bears, Tiger Despite a sunny Sunday afternoon, television turned out to be the biggest winner as viewers headed through [..]

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Bears-Packers season opener a big hit – locally

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Chicago, Milwaukee viewers tune in but national ratings hit a ten-year low The excitement surrounding the changes the Chicago Bears have made this off-season – hiring Matt Nagy [..]

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ESPN becoming “less political”

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

New president wants less politics, more sports As Chicago reels from yet another year of deadly gun violence, don’t look for anymore ESPN specials on the matter, if [..]

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Sinclair to divest WGN-TV? Not so fast

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 1

Sinclair selling off WPIX, WGN to win approval? Meet the Shell Answer Man. During the eight years I worked at the Better Business Bureau, yours truly has seen [..]

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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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Fox signs five-year deal for Thursday Night Football

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Fox doubles down on football despite declining ratings, financial losses In a blockbuster deal, Fox announced Wednesday it has acquired the NFL’s Thursday Night Football package in a [..]

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