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2006 TIME Person of the Year, Diehard Eagles fan
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The Eagles official X account posted this:

#NFL #NFLSky #FootballSky #EaglesSky #FlyEaglesFly #LARvsPHI
Post from X/Twitter from the Philadelphia Eagles: Has photo of a football player with the caption, "They had us in the first half, not gonna lie."
September 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Absolutely love the retro set CBS is using for the NFL Today anniversary show.

A nice departure from the VR dominant sets common today (looking at you FOX).

#NFL #NFLSky #FootballSky
CBS' NFL Today throwback set with James Brown, Brent Musburger, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, & Matt Ryan. Has people on computers in the background. CBS' NFL Today throwback set with James Brown, Brent Musburger, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, & Matt Ryan. Has screens playing highlights in the background.
September 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Wonder if Bill Belichick is missing the life where his toughest task was appearing on Inside the NFL & the Manningcast.

#CFB #CFBSky #FootballSky #UNCvsUCF #GoHeels #ChargeOn
North Carolina: 3 UCF: 20
September 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Ole Miss news on Facebook:

•Sam Pittman & Archie Manning are feuding.

•Lane Kiffin is willing to leave OM
b/c of Jimmy Kimmel.

•Austin Simmons is suing Karoline Leavitt.

•OM has a seat dedicated to Charlie Kirk.

Scarily, people on FB think this is true.

#CFB #CFBSky #FootballSky #HottyToddy
AI generated Facebook post that falsely states: "After head coach Sam Pittman accused Lane Kiffin of paying referees $100,000 to gain an advantage over Arkansas, former Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning - regarded as one of the foremost experts in college football immediately delivered a chilling five-word message, "WARNING," leaving Sam Pittman stunned into silence..." Contains a photo of Archie Manning, Sam Pittman, & Lane Kiffin. AI generated Facebook post that falsely: "🔥 OLE MISS FIRESTORM:Lane Kiffin erupted with a ground-shaking proclamation - "If anyone dares to open their mouth and say I was wrong for raging and publicly blasting Jimmy Kimmel, I swear I'll tear my coaching career to pieces right here at Vaught-Hemingway, because I will never allow the soul of the departed to be twisted into a disgusting joke on national television!" - Rebels Nation exploded, and the entire college football world was rocked by the blazing vow from the SEC's most combustible icon..." Contains a photo of Lane Kiffin & Jimmy Kimmel. AI generated Facebook post that falsely states: "BREAKING NEWS: Lane Kiffin Dedicates a Permanent Empty Seat in Memory of Charlie Kirk 'Forever in the Heart of Football'..." Contains a photo of Lane Kiffin, Charlie Kirk, & a seat that says, "Forever with the Cubs, Charlie Kirk." AI generated Facebook post that falsely states: "YOU WERE BEATEN - PAY NOW!" - Austin Simmons sues Karoline Leavitt and Network for $50 MILLION after shocking live attack. No one saw it coming. What seemed like a normal post-game SEC interview after a hard-fought Ole Miss Rebels matchup turned into chaos when Karoline Leavitt suddenly launched a verbal assault on rising quarterback Austin Simmons. Instead of discussing touchdowns, passing yards, and highlights, she attacked his character, calling him hypocritical and questioning the "system" he represents as one of college football's most promising young leaders."
September 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Considering The Masters stickler for being stuck in the past, they were the last sport I expected to go to streaming.

#TheMasters
X/Twitter post from Andrew Marchand: "NEWS: The Masters & Amazon have a deal that will put the first two rounds of the event from 1-3 p.m. on Prime Video. ESPN's coverage of the tournament will continue from 3-7 p.m. for the first two rounds, while CBS traditional coverage will remain on the weekends."
September 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Putting Saudi issues aside:

I'm stunned NFL owners OK'd big-name players participating in this "Fanatics Flag Football Classic" & risk injury.

If you have to do this, using recent retirees like Tom Brady & being a football version of Ice Cube's BIG3 should be the plan.

#NFL #NFLSky #FootballSky
X/Twitter post from Adam Schefter: "Tom Brady is coming out of retirement, sort of, to join Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, CeeDee Lamb, Maxx Crosby, Rob Gronkowski, Sauce Gardner Myles Garrett and others for the Fanatics Flag Football Classic a competitive flag football tournament taking place during Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia on March 21, 2026. It will be Brady's first football action since retiring three years ago. Pete Carroll, Sean Payton and Kyle Shanahan will be coaching the three teams."
September 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Google keeps sending me these articles.

I find it funny that these UK/Ireland based websites/newspapers cover FOX NFL Sunday & the happenings on that show more than US sites.

Which made me think...

(1/3)

#NFL #NFLSky #FootballSky
X/Twitter post from Mirror US Sports: "Terry Bradshaw celebrates on FOX NFL Sunday after huge win moments before going on air 👀 🎉" X/Twitter post from Irish Star US: "FOX NFL Sunday analyst Howie Long humorously mentioned that his wife is "concerned" about his tight-knit relationship with Terry Bradshaw, given that the former NFL players have maintained a close bond for 30 years." X/Twitter post from Mirror US Sports: "Michael Strahan sparks fury with closing remarks on FOX NFL Sunday 😬" X/Twitter post from Irish Star US: "Terry Bradshaw revealed that Aaron Rodgers was dealing with injuries throughout his final season with the New York Jets, during the same show where he made a bold prediction for the Kansas City Chiefs' matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles."
September 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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"Why isn't it ESPN's model?"

Is anyone going to tell Clay Travis who owns the SEC Network?

#CFB #CFBSky #FootballSky #VANDYvsSC #AnchorDown #WelcomeHome #Vanderbilt #SouthCarolina
X/Twitter post from Clay Travis: "Worth noting: @SECNetwork has existed for over a decade now and in that entire time there have been virtually zero controversies, just fun. And everyone loves it. This @TheoVon & @colecubelic clip is a great example of why. Why isn't it @espn's model?" Contains a video of Cole Cubelic interviewing Theo Von. X/Twitter post from Clay Travis: "SEC Network also didn't miss national anthem or moments of silence for the New Orleans terror victims. Indicative of a culture that isn't hated by huge numbers of sports fans. Not hard to do in sports. In fact, ESPN's ability to make sports fans hate them is actually tough to do."
September 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Lmao, not even a minute apart.

#CFB #CFBSky #FootballSky #GoBruins #UCLA #Hokies #VirginiaTech
Two push notifications from the ESPN mobile app: "Pete Thamel: Sources: UCLA has fired coach De-Shaun Foster. He started his second season there 0-3." "Pete Thamel: Sources: Virginia Tech plans to fire coach Brent Pry today. He's gone 16-24 through four seasons and started this year 0-3. He's set to be owed more than $6 million in buyout money."
September 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Probably.

Reminds me of how FOX used to have the stars in the crowd for the World Series to promote their shows.
September 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Awful graphic.

No one is watching every game.

Most of these are included with a cable sub.

Paramount+ & HBO Max are simulcasts of CBS & TNT games, which are included on most cable systems.

SECN+ is listed twice.

YT & TruTV have no games.

#CFB #CFBSky #FootballSky #UGAvsTENN #GoDawgs #GBO
X/Twitter post from Front Office Sports: "Over 20 channels & services are required to watch every college football game today." With a picture of an Oregon football player with text that reads: "CHANNELS & SERVICES SHOWING COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY ABC FOX CBS CBSSN ESPN ESPN2 ESPN+ SECN+ ESPNU FS1 PARAMOUNT+ PEACOCK HBO MAX YOUTUBE TRUTV TNT SPECTRUM SPORTS BIG TEN NETWORK SEC NETWORK SECN+ ACC NETWORK THE CW NETWORK NEC FRONT ROW MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK"
September 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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This Georgia/Tennessee game:

#CFB #CFBSky #FootballSky #UGAvsTENN #GoDawgs #GBO
Picture of Martin Scorsese with the caption "Absolute Cinema."
September 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Seeing this photo reminds me of this:
Former University of Memphis basketball court at FedExForum.
September 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The Drew Carey Show premiered 30 years ago today.

Such an underrated & fun sitcom.

#TV #TVSky
Cast photo of The Drew Carey Show
September 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Martial Law, & Norm/The Norm Show*.

Not prestige TV by any stretch but just plain fun (which TBH, if I had to pick, I would choose the latter).

*It ran two & half seasons, so I think it fits here.

#TV #TVSky
Promotional poster for the FOX Television series, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. Cast photo for the TV series, Martial Law. Cast photo of Norm/The Norm Show.
September 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Yikes.

I get online buzz means a lot to execs regarding cable sports shows & whether they stay on, but this is disastrous viewership for Wake Up Barstool on FS1.

If I'm not mistaken, Breakfast Ball averaged twice this viewership in that slot.

#NFL #NFLSky #FootballSky
X/Twitter post from @sportsontvguy: "The Wake Up Barstool viewership was beyond bad in week 1. Tue: 20k Wed: 13k Thu: 13k Fri: 20k All week, Herd and First Things First were all over 100,000 viewers later in the day."
September 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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On September 20th, there will be:

A triple-header on NBC
A triple-header on ABC
A quadruple-header on FOX
A doube-header on CBS

If you count the CW/ACC game (Temple/Georgia Tech), that makes 13 CFB games on broadcast TV that day.

A college football bonanza.

#CFB #CFBSky #FootballSky
Graphic from the Big Ten Conference: "B1G FOOTBALL COMING UP Fri 9/19 8PM ET/5PM PT: Iowa at Rutgers on FOX Sat 9/20: 12PM ET/9AM PT: Maryland at Wisconsin on NBC Sat 9/20: 3PM ET/12PM PT: Oregon State at Oregon on Big Ten Network Sat 9/20: 3:30PM ET/12:30PM PT: Michigan at Nebraska on CBS Sat 9/20: 3:30PM ET/12:30PM PT: Purdue at Notre Dame on NBC Sat 9/20: 7:30PM ET/4:30PM PT: Illinois at Indiana on NBC Sat 9/20: 7:30PM ET/4:30PM PT: Washington at Washington State on CBS Sat 9/20: 11PM ET/8 PM PT: Michigan State at USC on FOX" Announcement on the ACC website: "ACC Football Week 4 TV Networks and Game Times Announced." The announcement reads: 'CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners have announced the following football game times and networks for Week 4 of the season, which features 11 games on Saturday, September 20. Saturday, September 20 Syracuse at Clemson - Noon ET on ABC or ESPN - network designation after 9/13 SMU at TCU - Noon ET on ESPN or ESPN2 - network designation after 9/13 Bowling Green at Louisville - Noon ET on ACCN Wofford at Virginia Tech - Noon ET on ACCN Extra & ESPN+ Kent State at Florida State - 3:30PM ET on ACCN North Carolina at UCF - 3:30PM ET on FOX NC State at Duke - 4PM ET on ESPN2 Temple at Georgia Tech - 4:30PM ET on CW Florida at Miami - 7:30PM ET on ABC or 7PM ET on ESPN - network & start time designations after 9/13 Stanford at Virginia - 7:30PM ET on ACCN California at San Diego State - 10:30PM ET on CBSSN" "TUNE IN" graphic from the Big 12 listing games times for September 19-20. Reads: "Tulsa at Oklahoma State: Friday at 7:30PM on ESPN SMU at TCU: Saturday at noon on ESPN/ESPN2 BYU at TCU: Saturday at 7:30PM on ESPN2 Wyoming at Colorado: Saturday at 10:15PM on ESPN Texas Tech at Utah: Saturday at noon on FOX North Carolina at UCF: Saturday at 3:30PM on FOX West Virginia at Kansas: Saturday at 6PM on FS1 Arizona State at Baylor: Saturday at 7:30PM on FOX" "SEC ON TV" graphic listing kickoff times for September 20th. Arkansas at Memphis: 12PM ET/11AM CT on ABC or ESPN or ESPN2 UAB at Tennessee: 12:45PM ET/11:45AM CT on SEC Network Auburn at Oklahoma: 3:30PM ET/2:30PM CT on ABC Tulane at Ole Miss: 3:30PM ET/2:30PM CT on ESPN Northern Illinois at Mississippi State: 4:15PM ET/3:15 PM CT on SEC Network South Carolina at Missouri: 7PM ET/6PM CT or 7:30PM ET/6:30PM CT on ABC or ESPN Florida at Miami: 7PM ET/6PM CT or 7:30PM ET/6:30PM CT on ABC or ESPN Georgia State at Vanderbilt: 7:30PM ET/6:30PM CT on ESPNU South East Louisiana at LSU: 7:45PM ET/6:45PM CT on SEC Network Sam Houston at Texas: 8PM ET/7PM CT on ESPN+/ SEC Network+
September 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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It happened quietly, but this weekend's Naismith Hall of Fame Enshrinement was the last TNT Sports produced broadcast on NBA TV.

It has been reported that the NBA will take over operations of the network on 10/1.

#NBA #NBASky #WNBA #WNBASky #BasketballSky #25HoopClass
Logo for NBA TV
September 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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NBC showed Andre Reed firing up the Buffalo crowd before Bills/Ravens.

Is it just me, or does Reed look like Meldrick (Clark Johnson) from Homicide: Life on the Street?

#NFL #NFLSky #FootballSky #TVSky #NFLKickoff #SNF #BillsMafia    #RavensFlock
Andre Reed Clark Johnson
September 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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New CBS scorebug this year.

#NFL #NFLKickoff #PITvsNYJ #TakeFlight #HereWeGo #NFLSky #FootballSky
NFL on CBS scorebug
September 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Oh my gosh.

Syracuse is down 11 at home to UCONN.

#CFB #CFBSky #FootballSky #UCONNvsCUSE #HuskiesOverEveryone #GoOrange
UCONN: 17 Syracuse: 6
September 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Who's going to tell X that this is NOT Michael K. Williams?

#TV #TVSky
Headline from X: "Michael K. Williams Honored on Fourth Anniversary of Overdose." Contains photo of a man that is not Michael K. Williams.
September 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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TMZ reports that the Mike Tyson/Floyd Mayweather fight will be put on by something called "CSI Sports."

Will David Caruso be the referee?

Will William Petersen & Marg Helgenberger be on commentary?

#Boxing #TV #TVSky
Screenshot from an article from TMZ Sports. Highlighted portion reads, "We're told the match -- which will be put on by CSI Sports/Fight Sports -- is currently scheduled for sometime in the spring of 2026."
September 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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A good barometer about the state of cable TV.

Last week's top 10 most watched broadcasts:

•2 CFB games

•Lee Corso's final College GameDay

•Baseball Tonight (which had VT/South Carolina as a lead-in)

•6 FOX News programs (1 ep of Jesse Watters Primetime & 5 eps of The Five)

#TV #TVSky #MLB #CFB
Graphic from Nielsen: Traditional TV Top 10 (Cable Network TV) 1. College Football - Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina. 5,165m viewers, 2.3 rating on ESPN. 2. The Five (Wed). 3,692m viewers, 2.1 rating on the FOX News Channel. 3. College Football - Georgia Tech vs. Colorado. 3,483m viewers, 1.7 rating on ESPN. 4. College GameDay - Columbus, OH. 3,477m viewers, 1.7 rating on ESPN. 5. The Five (Tue). 3,440m viewers, 2.0 rating on FOX News Channel. 6. The Five (Mon). 3,370m viewers, 2.0 rating on FOX News Channel. 7. The Five (Thu). 3,237m viewers, 1.9 rating on FOX News Channel. 8. The Five (Fri). 3,179m viewers, 1.8 rating on FOX News Channel. 9. Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown. 3.154m viewers, 1.3 rating on ESPN. 10. Jesse Watters Primetime. 3,150m viewers, 1.9 rating on the FOX News Channel.
September 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Jimmy Traina of SI posted the viewership for Big Noon Kickoff/College GameDay.

This GD number was lower than the # mentioned from ESPN PR so I assume the 4m was Data + Panel (&/or ESPN rounding up).

Curious what GD's number would have been if it hadn't been Corso's last show.

#CFB #FootballSky
X/Twitter post from Jimmy Traina: "Week 1 viewership numbers: ESPN's College GameDay: 3.5 million Fox Big Noon Kickoff: 2 million"
September 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM