Opening day of the USFL on ABC in 1983

In 1983, the United States Football League, equipped with TV contracts from both ABC  and  ESPN , launched a springtime pro football venture...

First network TV game for Larry Bird (2/25/1979)

Indiana State began the 1978-79 college basketball season unranked and did not appear on the original NBC  TV schedule. But as the Sycamores...

Season 3 of Feherty show on Golf Channel

The new season of the entertaining  Feherty  show debuts Monday 2/25 at 10 pm ET on Golf Channel with special guest Jack Nicklaus.  The un...

History of #1 analyst demotions

CBS analyst   Phil Simms   received many unfavorable reviews for his recent Super Bowl 47 broadcast performance and some critics have even ...

The NBC false claim - and opening night of 1980 Winter Olympics on ABC

NBC recently issued a press release claiming that its planned coverage of the 2014 Sochi Olympics would feature the first ever prime time ...

The 1975 Howard Cosell Saturday night variety show on ABC

In the fall of 1975, ABC and executive producer  Roone Arledge took a bold step by creating a prime time variety series and installing spor...

The infamous Tom Brookshier "Evidently" interview after Super Bowl 6

Here is a clip of the postgame interviews conducted by  Pat Summerall  and  Tom Brookshier  from the CBS telecast of Super Bowl 6 on 1/16/1...

The 1968 UCLA-Houston "Game of the Century"

This Sunday marks the 45th anniversary of the "Game of the Century" between UCLA and Houston at the Astrodome. That game on Satur...

The 1973 ACC Super Sunday college basketball telecast

40 years ago today, one of the most significant events in college sports TV history took place - the first Super Sunday  college basketball...

NBCSN four-part series on Business of the NFL

NBC Sports Network is launching a four-part series on the Business of the NFL  which chronicles the business decisions throughout its histo...