TV SPORTS ABC Treating a Showdown as a Showcase
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ABC Sports showed foresight this week when it opened &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; with Dr. Phil analyzing the Dolphins&#39; and the Patriots&#39; mascots.
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ABC so far this new season is in the midst of something it has not experienced in half a decade: a ratings surge.
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A quick impression from watching the debut of ESPNâs âE:60â news magazine on Tuesday is how much the show wants to emulate the gravitas of HBOâs 12-year-old âReal Sports.â
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It should have been the showcase game to kick off a new season. Old rivals, new league. National television on Labor Day evening -- Monday night football on ABC. Florida State vs. Miami at the Orange Bowl, an Atlantic Coast Conference showdown.
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If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for "Monday Night Football" and "Desperate Housewives," its steamy intro to the Dallas-Philadelphia game sure did the trick.
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The race for ratings among the four top U.S. television networks has turned into a tooth and claw battle, with NBC at risk of losing the top spot as ABC makes a surprise comeback, according to media experts.
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The drama surrounding Monday Night Football&#39;s controversial opening segment continues. Many viewers were upset when ABC aired a steamy spot promoting its new show &quot;Desperate Housewives.
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Australia&#39;s four-Test series tour of India may be in jeopardy because of a dispute between rival television companies. Zee TV and sports network ESPN are battling for the right to televise the series.
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The National Football League has thrown a penalty flag at ABC television, and the network has apologized, for its literal use of locker-room humor to promote the new hit drama "Desperate Housewives."
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ABC is apologizing for a steamy pre-game intro to its &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; broadcast with some of the actresses from &quot;Desperate Housewives.
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NASCAR is a different sport when it comes to TV. There are no &quot;home teams,&quot; just drivers who have their own passionate followings.
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ABC apologized Tuesday for a steamy intro to "Monday Night Football" after receiving complaints from viewers and the NFL.
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ESPN, ABC and the NBA are hoping that a drama-laden doubleheader makes a nice Christmas Day basket for all concerned. Both nationally televised games have potential drawing power.
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But first, two of the hottest teams in the majors get a chance to feel each other out for three games at Network Associates Coliseum.
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An ABC-TV cross-promotion on &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; for the new series &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; worked a little too well, so the network apologized all over itself yesterday.
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By John Ryan, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--The big showdown in NFL broadcasting this year is NBC and Sundays vs. ESPN and Mondays. (Personally, we think it's great that ESPN will put its pregame show on the air at 3 p.m.
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If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; and &quot;Desperate Housewives,&quot; its steamy intro to the Dallas-Philadelphia game sure did the trick.