On the cusp of their best win of the season - coming back from a 5-0 deficit in Yankee Stadium against Phil Hughes, and coming back again from 7-6 down - the Red Sox entered the bottom of the ninth inning up 9-7 with Jonathan Papelbon on to close things out. Two two-run home runs later … Continue reading Papelbon Gives It Up To The Yankees
Game 7 Garners 13.2 Rating on NESN
Friday night's game was a disaster for everyone in Boston except for NESN, it would seem. NESN garnered a 13.2 household rating in the Boston DMA for Friday night’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal against the Philadelphia Flyers. The program was the #1 rated show in the Boston DMA and the second highest … Continue reading Game 7 Garners 13.2 Rating on NESN
Celtics Hold Off Magic in Game One
So before I went on vacation, the Bruins had just taken a commanding 3-0 series lead and appeared headed to the conference finals, and the Celtics were tied with the heavily favored (see below) Cavaliers 1-1 in their second round series. Did I miss anything? Whoops. I'm rather glad I was at the "happiest place … Continue reading Celtics Hold Off Magic in Game One
Celtics-Cavs Game 6 Brings In The Viewers
ESPN's PR department is putting out drips and drabs on the ratings for last night's Celtics triumphant win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The national overnight rating was 7.1 which was the highest rated NBA Playoff game ever on ESPN. Locally, Boston came in at 16.9 which is the highest rated playoff game in the market … Continue reading Celtics-Cavs Game 6 Brings In The Viewers
NESN Brings In The Viewers For Bruins-Flyers
The results may not have been Bruins fans wanted, but we were definitely watching on Thursday as NESN brought in a 10.3 rating for Game 6 of the Bruins-Flyers NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series. According to the network, that's the third highest rating for a Bruins game in the channel's history. NESN earned a 10.3 … Continue reading NESN Brings In The Viewers For Bruins-Flyers
Week Log: On the Threshhold of Ignominy
To those of you not familiar with Week Log, Thursdays on Boston Sports Media Watch bring our weekly tour of the blogs in and around Boston. It's coming to you a little earlier today as Bruce enjoys his belated vaca, so sit back and check out some great takes along this off-Broadway of Boston sports. … Continue reading Week Log: On the Threshhold of Ignominy
Mainstream Media Review: BostonHerald.com
As Bruce is on vacation this week. BSMW will be featuring reviews of some of the websites and content from several Mainstream Media outlets this week. The Boston Herald is firmly entrenched as the second newspaper in Boston, and despite the financial setbacks common in the newspaper industry these days, has remained a solid spot for Boston sports … Continue reading Mainstream Media Review: BostonHerald.com
Mainstream Media Review: Boston.com/sports
As Bruce is on vacation this week. BSMW will be featuring reviews of some of the websites and content from several Mainstream Media outlets this week. Today, we're taking a look at the sports section of Boston.com and the ties it shares with the Boston Globe sports section. Boston.com was once the go-to site for pretty much all … Continue reading Mainstream Media Review: Boston.com/sports
Two Hockey Notes
As the Bruins and Flyers get ready for Game 5, we have a couple of notes for you. First, Comcast SportsNet which has been airing a Bruins postgame show while NESN was unable to air any hockey programming during the first four games of the B's-Flyers series as NBC and Versus called exclusivity, will again … Continue reading Two Hockey Notes
Mainstream Media Review: NESN.com
As Bruce is on vacation this week. BSMW will be featuring reviews of some of the websites and content from several Mainstream Media outlets this week. A few weeks ago, I had compared WEEI.com to CSNNE.com to ESPNBoston.com. In that review I noted that NESN.com wasn't on the same level, content-wise, as those three outlets. That just might be … Continue reading Mainstream Media Review: NESN.com
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