CBS Sports Talks About Its Emmy Nods

On a very busy day for CBS Sports, I give them credit for writing this press release on the Sports Emmy Award nominations. I didn't expect one, but lo and behold, this came just as the evening games in the NCAA Tournament were getting underway. Thanks for the great people at the CBS Sports public relations department for sending this to me.

JIM NANTZ, JAMES BROWN AND PHIL SIMMS LEAD CBS SPORTS’ 17 NOMINATIONS FOR 2009 SPORTS EMMY AWARDS

CBS Sports’ Coverage of NCAA Basketball and College Football; And INSIDE THE NFL Garner Multiple Nominations to Highlight Network’s Other Nominations

Network’s Coverage of PGA TOUR, U.S. Open Tennis and Tour de France Also Earn Nominations

Jim Nantz, James Brown and Phil Simms lead the list of CBS Sports’ 17 nominations for the 2009 Sports Emmy Awards to be presented on April 26 in New York City.  Nantz, who won the 2008 Emmy Award for OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – Play-by-Play, once again earned a nomination in that category, while Brown’s nomination also is in the category in which he won in 2007, OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – Studio Host, for THE NFL TODAY.  Simms earned a nomination for OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – Sports Event Analyst.

Among the other nominations for CBS Sports include multiple nods for its coverage of the NCAA Basketball Championship for OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE (Willie’s Full Court) and OUTSTANDING LONG FEATURE (The Magic of J-Mac) during its Final Four coverage. 

CBS Sports’ coverage of college football also earned multiple nominations for OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES and OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE (Army-Navy Game).

INSIDE THE NFL, produced by CBS Sports, Showtime and NFL Films, received multiple nominations for OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – Weekly; two for OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE (Fighting for #62 – The Nick Reardon Story and Sounds of the Year); and OUTSTANDING POST PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUND (Sounds of the Year). 

CBS Sports’ coverage of THE NFL ON CBS and THE PGA TOUR ON CBS earned nominations for OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES; while its coverage of the Masters was nominated for OUTSTANDING OPEN/TEASE; and its coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships using “Flomotion” earned a nomination for the George Weasel TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. 

Rounding out the Network’s nominations, CBS Sports, along with Versus, earned them for OUTSTANDING LIVE EVENT TURNAROUND (Tour de France) and CBS Mobile for OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE (CBS Mobile NCAA March Madness on Demand).

All we need is Fox Sports and HBO Sports to complete the Sports Emmy Award nomination roundup.

NFL Discusses Its Emmy Nominations

The combined forces of NFL Network, NFL Films and NFL.com are discussing the Sports Emmy Award Nominations. Quite impressive. Take a look at the list in this press release.

NFL NETWORK, NFL FILMS & NFL.COM EARN RECORD 18 SPORTS EMMY NOMINATIONS

‘NFL REDZONE’ EARNS NOMINATION IN DEBUT SEASON

‘NFL FILMS PRODUCED HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CINCINNATI BENGALS’ EARNS FOUR NOMINATIONS

NFL.COM RECEIVES TWO HONORS IN OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES SPORTS PROGRAMMING

NFL NETWORK EARNS NOMINATION IN OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

NFL Network, NFL Films and NFL.com recorded 18 Sports Emmy Award nominations, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced today. This total surpasses the 15 nominations the NFL received last year, setting a new record.

Following its debut season, NFL RedZone earned NFL Network a nomination in the Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage category. NFL Network/NFL.com received two nominations in Outstanding New Approaches Sports Programming with NFL Weekly Countdown and the webisode On the Fringe – Fighting for their NFL Lives each receiving a nod.

NFL Network’s critically-acclaimed America’s Game series, produced by NFL Films, continued its run of success with America’s Game: 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers earning a nomination for Outstanding Edited Sports Special. America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions took home an Emmy in 2007 in the Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology category. 

NFL Films, which has earned 97 Sports Emmys, garnered 15 nominations including four nods for Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals. Inside the NFL, which NFL Films produces with CBS/Showtime, earned its second straight nomination for Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly, as well as for two features, Sounds of the Year and NFL Shots of the Year.

NFL Network and NFL Films also garnered honors in the Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement category, earning recognition for the “2009 Football Season Never Ends – Run” and “Full Color Football: History of the AFL” creative.

The 31^st Annual Sports Emmys Awards will be presented on Monday, April 26 in New York City at Rose Hall at Lincoln Center.

Following is a list of the nominations:

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL

America's Game: 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL Network/NFL Films)

OUTSTANDING EDITED SPORTS SERIES/ANTHOLOGY

NFL Films Presents (NFL Network/NFL Films)

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals (HBO Sports/NFL Films)

OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW – WEEKLY

Inside the NFL (CBS/Showtime/NFL Films)

OUTSTANDING SHORT FEATURE

Inside the NFL: Sounds of the Year (CBS/Showtime/NFL Films)

NFL Films Presents: One Shot (NFL Network/NFL Films)

OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE

NFL RedZone (NFL Network)

OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES SPORTS PROGRAMMING

NFL Weekly Countdown (NFL Network/NFL.com/NFL Films)

On the Fringe – Fighting for their NFL Lives (NFL.com/NFL Network)

OUTSTANDING CAMERA WORK

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals (HBO Sports/NFL Films)

Inside the NFL: NFL Shots of the Year (CBS/Showtime/NFL Films)

OUTSTANDING EDITING

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals (HBO Sports/NFL Films)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION/DIRECTION/LYRICS

Truth in 24 (NFL Films/Intersport/FX)

OUTSTANDING POST PRODUCED AUDIO/SOUND

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals (HBO Sports/NFL Films)

Inside the NFL: Sounds of the Year (CBS/Showtime/NFL Films)

Truth in 24 (FX/Intersport/NFL Films)

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – INSTITUTIONAL

2009 Football Season Never Ends – Run (NFL Network/Motion Theory)

Full Color Football – History of the AFL (Showtime/NFL Network/NFL Films)

One more Sports Emmy Award nomination release coming up.

MLB Network Picks Up A Big Dozen Sports Emmy Nominations In 1st Year

It launched in the highest amount of homes for a cable network, it hit the ground running on January 1, 2009 and it's been rewarded with an even dozen of Sports Emmy Award nominations. Here's a press release.

MLB NETWORK GARNERS 12 SPORTS EMMY NOMINATIONS IN FIRST YEAR

MLB Tonight Receives Four Nominations, Including Outstanding Daily Studio Show

Bob Costas Nominated For Outstanding Studio Host and MLB Network’s Studio 42 with Bob Costas is Nominated for Outstanding Weekly Show

Secaucus, N.J., March 18, 2010 - MLB Network earned 12 Sports Emmy Award nominations during its inaugural year, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced today.

MLB Tonight, MLB Network’s signature nightly studio show, collected four nominations including Outstanding Daily Studio Show, Outstanding Production Design and Art Direction, Outstanding Graphic Design, and Outstanding Technical Team Studio.

Bob Costas, winner of 19 Emmy Awards, once again earned a nomination for Outstanding Sports Personality- Studio Host for his work on both MLB Network and NBC Sports.  MLB Network’s Studio 42 with Bob Costas also garnered a nomination in the category of Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly.

Al Leiter earned a Sports Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Analyst category. Thursday Night Baseball analyst Jim Kaat, a seven-time New York Sports Emmy Award winner, earned a nomination for Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Event Analyst.

MLB Network also received two nominations for The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award for Ballpark Cam and Enhanced Digital Recreation/Reenactment.  Ballpark Cam is a series of robotic cameras placed throughout ballparks across the league and controlled by operators at MLB Network in Secaucus.  The Enhanced Digital Recreation/Reenactment was a series of vignettes produced by MLB Network that interspersed real footage of classic moments in baseball history with reenactments shot to compliment the existing footage.

“We are very proud of the quality of MLB Network’s first year and it is enormously gratifying to be recognized with 12 Sports Emmy nominations,” said Tony Petitti, MLB Network President and CEO.  “We will strive to continue to deliver the very best programming and production that we can to baseball fans across the country.”

The 31^st Annual Sports Emmy Awards will be presented on Monday, April 26 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. 

MLB Network launched on January 1, 2009 as the largest debut in cable television history and is currently available in approximately 54 million cable and satellite homes. With live games, original programming, highlights, classic games, and coverage of baseball events, MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball fans. For more information and to find MLB Network in your area, go to mlbnetwork.com. www.Facebook.com/MLBNetwork www.Twitter.com/MLBNetwork

Below is a list of the MLB Network Nominations:

Outstanding Edited Sports Special: Incident At Candlestick (MLB Network) 

Outstanding Edited Sports Special: Josh Hamilton: Resurrecting the Dream (MLB Network/MLB Productions)

Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly: MLB Network’s Studio 42 with Bob Costas (MLB Network)

Outstanding Studio Show – Daily: MLB Tonight (MLB Network)

Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host: Bob Costas (MLB Network/NBC)

Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Analyst: Al Leiter (MLB Network)

Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Event Analyst: Jim Kaat (MLB Network)

Outstanding Technical Team Studio: MLB Tonight (MLB Network)

Outstanding Graphic Design: MLB Tonight (MLB Network)

Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction: MLB Tonight (MLB Network)

The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Ballpark Cam (MLB Network)

The George Wensel Technical Achievement Award: Enhanced Digital Recreation/Reenactment (MLB Network)

I might get more releases. Check back with me.

ESPN Crows About Its Sports Emmy Nominations

ESPN is really happy over its Sports Emmy nominations including those for ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN.com and ESPN Deportes. Overall, the nods total over 50 which is quite impressive. Here's the release.

ESPN, Inc. – Industry-Leading 54 Sports Emmy Nominations

 

E:60, Outside the Lines & Motorsports Lead the Way; First Nomination for ESPN Deportes

 

New Programming Honored:  Three Each for “30 for 30” Films and SportsNation

ESPN, Inc., earned 54 Sports Emmy Award nominations, the most of any submitting company for the ninth time in 10 years, it was announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.  The total matches the company’s record, set last year.  The winners will be announced Monday, April 26.  

 

ESPN’s nominations encompassed the entire scope of the company’s efforts – studio and event production, including editorial/creative and technical categories for both; original programming from ESPN Content Development; three each for ESPN.com and promotional spots; as well as the first nomination for Spanish-language ESPN Deportes (for The Lost Son of Havana about former baseball pitcher Luis Tiant in the Sports Documentary category).  In addition, numerous individual commentators received nominations:  Mike Breen, Chris Fowler, Jon Gruden (for his first year on Monday Night Football), Kirk Herbstreit, Mike Tirico and Jeff Van Gundy.

 

ESPN2’s newsmagazine, E:60, topped all competitors with seven nominations, including Best Edited Series and four nominees between the Short and Long Features categories.  Five motorsports submissions were nominated, including the Indy 500 on ABC for Best Live Special and three for NASCAR.  Outside the Lines – winner of 11 Sports Emmy Awards in its history – received four nominations (Best Daily Studio Show, and three in the Long Feature category).

 

Other notes:

• Four nominations in studio show categories (SportsCenter, Outside the Lines First Report and Pardon the Interruption for Daily Shows; College GameDay for Weekly Shows, which it won in 2008)
• Three nominations or NFL (Monday Night Football for Production Design/Art Direction and Tech Team Remote, NFL Draft for Tech Team Studio)
• Three nominations for Grand Slam tennis programming (Live Series, Production Design/Art Direction and Writing)
• Three nominations for the “30 for 30” film series (for Best Edited Series, and The Legend of Jimmy the Greek and Without Bias in Sports Documentary)
• Three nominations for ESPN2’s new weekday SportsNation (Production Design/Art Direction, Tech Team Studio and Graphic Design).
• Three nominations for ESPN.com – which has won six Sports Emmys in four years of eligibility (“Super Bowl MVPs” and “Unspeakable” in Sports Programming, and “Sincerely, Lou” in Short Format)
• Three nominations for promo spots, in the Institutional category, for NASCAR, This is SportsCenter and One Game Changes Everything.

 

Overall, ESPN has won 128 Sports Emmy Awards in 22 years of eligibility.  ABC Sports won 160 from 1980 – 2008.

 

ESPN’s nominations by category (all are ESPN, except as noted):

 

Live Special     

Breeders Cup World Championship

Indianapolis 500 (ABC) 

 

Live Series      

Grand Slam Tennis (ESPN2)

 

Live Event Turnaround    

Bassmaster Classic (ESPN2)

World Series of Poker Final Table

 

Sports Documentary      

The Legend of Jimmy the Greek

The Lost Son of Havana (ESPN Deportes)

Without Bias

 

Edited Series    

30 for 30

E:60 (ESPN2)

 

Studio Show/weekly       

College GameDay

 

Studio Show/daily        

Outside the Lines First Report

Pardon the Interruption

SportsCenter

 

Journalism       

E:60 – Wanted: Fugitive (ESPN2)

 

Short Feature    

E:60 – Glory Days (ESPN2)

E:60 – Seeing is Believing (ESPN2)

 

Long Feature     

E:60 – Catfish Hunters (ESPN2)

E:60 – Coach (ESPN2)

Outside the Lines – Andy Murray

Outside the Lines – Carry On

Outside the Lines – Pushing the Limits

 

New Approaches – Sports Programming    

Super Bowl MVPs (ESPN.com) 

Unspeakable (ESPN.com)

 

New Approaches –  Short Format   

Sincerely, Lou (ESPN.com)

 

Studio Host      

Chris Fowler

 

Play-by-Play     

Mike Breen (ABC)

Mike Tirico

 

Studio Analyst   

Kirk Herbstreit

 

Event Analyst   

Jon Gruden

Jeff Van Gundy (ABC)

 

Technical Team Remote    

Monday Night Football

NASCAR (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)

 

Technical Team Studio    

NFL Draft

NASCAR Pit Studio & Tech Garage (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)

SportsNation (ESPN2)

 

Editing  

NASCAR Cup Season in Review (ESPN2)

 

Writing 

2009 Open Championship (ABC)

Grand Slam Tennis (ESPN2)

Horse Racing

 

Music   

The Masters

 

Graphic Design   

E:60 (ESPN2)

Red Bull – New Year.  No Limits

SportsNation (ESPN2)

Winter X Games 13

 

Prod.Design/Art Direction       

Monday Night Football

Grand Slam Tennis (ESPN2)

SportsNation (ESPN2)

Indianapolis 500 (ABC)

USA vs. Costa Rica Soccer

 

Technical Achievement    

Virtual Playbook Remote (NBA/College GameDay)

 

Promo – Institutional   NASCAR

One Game Changes Everything

This is SportsCenter

If more releases arrive in the Fang's Bites inbox, I'll post them here.

NBC Sports Celebrates Its 2010 Emmy Nominations

Here is NBC's announcement of its Emmy nominations which include Bob Costas, Mike Emrick, Al Michaels, Sunday Night Football, the 2010 NHL Winter Classic and the Stanley Cup Finals.

NBC CAPTURES 17 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

Costas, Michaels, Collinsworth, Dungy & Emrick Nominated

Madden to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Super Bowl XLIII and 2009 Stanley Cup Final Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Special

“Sunday Night Football” Nominated for Outstanding Live Sports Series

NEW YORK  - March 18, 2010 - In a non-Olympic year, NBC Sports received 17 total Sports Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Live Sports Special for Super Bowl XLIII and the 2009 Stanley Cup Final; Outstanding Live Sports Series for “Sunday Night Football”; and nominations in individual talent categories for Bob Costas (Studio Host), Al Michaels (Play-by-Play), Cris Collinsworth (Event Analyst), Mike Emrick (Play-by-Play) and Tony Dungy (Studio Analyst - in his rookie year as a broadcaster).

NBC received five nominations in all for coverage of the NFL, three for Ironman World Championship, two for NBC Sports promotional campaigns and one each for NBCSports.com and NBCOlympics.com. The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The winners will be announced by the Academy on April 26.

MADDEN TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHEIVEMENT AWARD: Legendary broadcaster John Madden will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.  Madden, the most honored NFL broadcaster of all time with an unprecedented 16 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Analyst/Personality, is a Hall of Fame coach and most recently served as the game analyst for “NBC Sunday Night Football” from 2006-2009.  Madden served as an NFL broadcaster for 30 years for CBS, Fox, ABC and NBC and on February 1, 2009 earned rave reviews and critical acclaim Super Bowl XLIII  -- his final game and 11th career Super Bowl.
  
“John Madden was the best analyst in the history of the National Football League and, in my opinion, the best analyst of any kind in sports television history,” said Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. “John is much more than a football legend, he’s an American icon. He is the only sports television talent who resonates across all ages - kids grow up today playing his video game and watching him on TV, as their fathers grew up watching him on NFL sidelines every Sunday as the head coach with the best winning percentage in league history.”

NBC SPORTS NOMINATIONS:
Outstanding Live Sports Special: Super Bowl XLIII
Outstanding Live Sports Special: Stanley Cup Final
Outstanding Live Sports Series: “Sunday Night Football”
Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Host: Bob Costas
Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play: Al Michaels
Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play: Mike Emrick
Outstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst: Cris Collinsworth
Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst: Tony Dungy
Outstanding Technical Team Remote: “Sunday Night Football”
Outstanding Live Event, Audio/Sound: NBC Golf Tour
Outstanding New Approaches - Short Format: 

• Countdown to Vancouver, NBCOlympics.com

Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Event Coverage: 

• “Sunday Night Football” Extra, NBCSports.com

Outstanding Edited Sports Special: Ironman World Championship
Outstanding Camera Work: Ironman World Championship
Outstanding Editing: Ironman World Championship
Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement - Episodic:

• 2010 NHL Winter Classic
• “Sunday Night Football”

I'm sure the other networks are crafting their press releases and I'll post them as I receive them. Of course, the Sports

2010 Sports Emmy Nominations Breakdown

Let's give you the breakdown of the Sports Emmy Nominations. I forgot to mention in the previous post that the Sports Emmys will be awarded in New York on April 26.

Breakdown of Multiple Program / Series Nominations

Program                                               Nominations                  Network
E: 60                                                           7                           ESPN2

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Inside the NFL                                             5                           CBS / Showtime
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel                    5                           HBO Sports

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Hard Knocks: Training Camp with                4                           HBO Sports
the Cincinnati Bengals
MLB Tonight                                              4                           MLB Network

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2009 Ford Ironman World                            3                          NBC
Championship
Grand Slam Tennis on ESPN                        3                          ESPN2
NBA on TNT                                              3                          TNT
NBA Playoffs on TNT                                 3                           TNT
Outside the Lines                                        3                           ESPN
SportsNation                                              3                           ESPN2

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College Football on CBS                             2                           CBS
Inside the NBA on TNT                             2                           TNT
Mayweather‑Marquez 24/7                          2                           HBO Sports
NASCAR on FOX                                      2                           FOX
NBC Sunday Night Football                        2                           NBC
NCAA Men's Basketball                             2                           CBS
Championship
Pacquiao ‑ Hatton 24/7                               2                           HBO Sports
Red Bull Air Race World                            2                           FSN
Championship
Ted Williams                                             2                           HBO Sports
The Indianapolis 500                                  2                           ABC
Truth in 24                                                2                           FX

31st Emmy Awards for Sports
Number of Nominations by Network

ESPN	29
HBO Sports/HBO	21
ESPN2	17
NBC	15
FOX	13
TNT	12
CBS	11
MLB Network	11
ABC	7
NFL Network	5
CBS/ Showtime	4
FOX Sports Net	3
ESPN.com	3
FX	2
TBS	2
Versus	2
CBS Mobile	1
CBS/ Versus	1
DIRECTV	1
ESPN Deportes	1
FOXSports.com	1
HBO.com	1
NBCOlympics.com	1
NBCSports.com	1
NFL Network/NFL.com	1
NFL.com	1
PGA TOUR Entertainment	1
redbull/usa.com	1
Showtime	1
Speed	1
Tennis Channel	1
TNT/ PGA.com	1

During the ceremonies in New York, John Madden will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.

2010 Sports Emmy Nominations

This morning, the Sports Emmy nominations were released and let's give them to you now. The press release is long so I'll post that separately. But here are the categories and nominees. Congrats to all of the nominees.

Outstanding LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL

MLB on FOX: The World Series - FOX
NBA Playoffs on TNT - TNT
NBC Super Bowl XLIII -  NBC
Stanley Cup Final - NBC
The Breeders' Cup World Championship - ESPN
The Indianapolis 500 - ABC
X Games 14 - ESPN

Outstanding LIVE SPORTS SERIES

College Football on CBS - CBS
Grand Slam Tennis on ESPN - ESPN2
NASCAR Summer Series on TNT - TNT
NBC Sunday Night Football - NBC
The NFL on CBS - CBS
The PGA Tour on CBS - CBS

Outstanding LIVE EVENT TURNAROUND

2009 Bassmaster Classic - ESPN2
2009 Tour de France - CBS / Versus
Inside the Headsets - Speed
            The 25th All Star Race - NASCAR Media Group
Inside the PGA Tour - PGA Tour Entertainment
            The Deutsche Bank Championship
The 2009 World Series of Poker Final Table - ESPN

Outstanding EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL

2009 Ford Ironman World Championship - NBC/Ironman Productions
America's Game ‑ The 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers - NFL Network/NFL Films
Incident At Candlestick - MLB Network
Josh Hamilton: Resurrecting the Dream - MLB Network/MLB Productions
Mayweather‑Marquez 24/7 - HBO Sports

Outstanding SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

Assault in the Ring - HBO Sports
Ted Williams - HBO Sports         
The Legend of Jimmy the Greek - ESPN
The Lost Son of Havana - - ESPN Deportes
Without Bias - ESPN

Outstanding EDITED SPORTS SERIES/Anthology

24/7, Pacquiao‑Hatton & Pacquiao‑Cotto - HBO Sports
30 for 30 - ESPN
E:60 - ESPN2
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals - HBO Sports/NFL Films
NFL Films Presents - NFL Network/NFL Films

Outstanding STUDIO SHOW ‑ WEEKLY

College GameDay - ESPN
FOX NFL Sunday - FOX
Inside the NBA on TNT - TNT
Inside the NFL - CBS/Showtime
MLB Network's Studio 42 with Bob Costas - MLB Network

Outstanding STUDIO SHOW ‑ DAILY

Inside the NBA on TNT - TNT
MLB Tonight - MLB Network
Outside the Lines First Report - ESPN
Pardon the Interruption - ESPN
SportsCenter - ESPN

Outstanding SPORTS JOURNALISM

E:60 - ESPN2
            Wanted: Fugitive
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - HBO Sports
            Black in Bellaire
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - HBO Sports
            Survivor
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - HBO Sports
            The Inside Man
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - HBO Sports
            The Swim Gap

Outstanding SHORT FEATURE
E:60 - ESPN2
    Glory Days
E:60 - ESPN2
     Seeing is Believing
Inside the NFL - CBS/Showtime
     Fighting for #62 ‑ The Nick Reardon Story
Inside the NFL - CBS/Showtime/NFL Films
     Sounds of the Year
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - CBS
      Willie's Full Court
NFL Films Presents ‑ One Shot - NFL Network/NFL Films

Outstanding LONG FEATURE

E:60 - ESPN2
    Catfish Hunters
E:60 - ESPN2
    Coach
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - CBS
    The Magic of J‑Mac
Outside the Lines - ESPN
    Andy Murray
Outside the Lines - ESPN
     Carry On
Outside the Lines - ESPN
      Pushing the Limits
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - HBO Sports
       Wonderboy

Outstanding OPEN/TEASE
College Football on CBS - CBS
       Army‑Navy Game
MLB Postseason on TBS - TBS
NBA All‑Star Game on TNT - TNT
NBA Playoffs on TNT - TNT
       Game of Kings
The Masters - CBS

Outstanding NEW APPROACHES SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE
CBS Mobile NCAA March Madness On Demand - CBS Mobile
NFL RedZone - NFL Network
NFL Sunday Ticket Experience on DIRECTV - DIRECTV
PGA Championship on TNT, PGA.com and Mobile - TNT/PGA.com/Turner Sports
Sunday Night Football Extra - NBCSports.com

Outstanding NEW APPROACHES SPORTS PROGRAMMING

Cubed - FOXsports.com
NFL Weekly Countdown - NFL Network/NFL.com/NFL Films
On the Fringe ‑ Fighting for Their NFL Lives - NFL.com/NFL Network
Super Bowl MVPs - ESPN.com

Unspeakable - ESPN.com

Outstanding NEW APPROACHES ‑ SPORTS PROGRAMMING ‑ SHORT FORMAT
Countdown to Vancouver - NBCOlympics.com
Red Bull ‑ New Year. No Limits. - RedBull/USA.com
     Red Bull North America
Replay: Easton/Phillipsburg - Fox Sports Net
Ring Life - HBO.com/HBO Sports
Sincerely, Lou - ESPN.com

Outstanding Sports Personality ‑ STUDIO HOST
James Brown - CBS
Bob Costas - NBC
Bryant Gumbel - HBO Sports
Chris Fowler - ESPN
Ernie Johnson - TNT/TBS

Outstanding Sports Personality ‑ PLAY‑BY‑PLAY

Mike Breen   - ABC
Joe Buck - FOX
Mike Emrick - NBC
Al Michaels - NBC
Jim Nantz - CBS
Mike Tirico - ESPN

Outstanding Sports Personality ‑ STUDIO ANALYST

Charles Barkley - TNT
Tony Dungy - NBC
Kirk Herbstreit - ESPN
Al Leiter - MLB Network
Howie Long - FOX

Outstanding Sports Personality ‑ SPORTS EVENT ANALYST

Cris Collinsworth - NBC
Jon Gruden - ESPN
Jim Kaat - MLB Network
Tim McCarver - FOX
Phil Simms - CBS
Jeff Van Gundy - ABC

Outstanding TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTE

ESPN Monday Night Football - ESPN
NASCAR on ESPN - ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
NBC Sunday Night Football - NBC
Red Bull Air Race World Championship - FSN/G.R.A.C.E. Productions

Outstanding TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO

2009 NFL Draft - ESPN
ESPN Pit Studio & Tech Garage - ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
FOX NFL Sunday Special From Afghanistan - FOX
MLB Tonight - MLB Network
SportsNation - ESPN2

Outstanding CAMERA WORK
2009 Ford Ironman World Championship - NBC/Ironman Productions
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals - HBO Sports/NFL Films
Inside the NFL - Showtime/NFL Films
    NFL Shots of the Year
Pacquiao ‑ Cotto 24/7 - HBO Sports
The Iditarod ‑ 2009 - Versus/Blink Productions

Outstanding EDITING
2009 Ford Ironman World Championship - NBC/Ironman Productions
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals - HBO Sports/NFL Films
Mayweather‑Marquez 24/7 - HBO Sports
NASCAR Cup Season in Review - ESPN2/NASCAR Media Group
NBA on TNT - TNT
Pacquiao ‑ Hatton 24/7 - HBO Sports

The Dick Schaap WRITING AWARD

2009 Open Championship ‑ Turnberry, Scotland - ABC/ Bluefoot Entertainment
Grand Slam Tennis on ESPN - ESPN2
Horse Racing on ESPN - ESPN
NBA Playoffs on TNT - TNT
Pacquiao ‑ Hatton 24/7 - HBO Sports
Wimbledon Primetime - Tennis Channel

Outstanding MUSIC COMPOSITION/DIRECTION/LYRICS
2009 Masters Golf - ESPN/Bluefoot Entertainment
2009 MLB All‑Star Game on FOX - FOX/MLB Productions
NBA on TNT - TNT
Ted Williams - HBO Sports
Truth in 24  - FX

Outstanding Live Event AUDIO/SOUND

MLB on FOX - FOX
NASCAR on FOX - FOX
NBC Golf Tour - NBC
NFL on FOX - FOX

Outstanding Post Produced AUDIO/SOUND

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals - HBO Sports/NFL Films
Inside the NFL - CBS/Showtime/NFL Films
            Sounds of the Year
NASCAR on FOX - FOX
NBA on TNT - TNT/Turner Studios
Truth in 24 - FX/Intersport/NFL Films

Outstanding GRAPHIC DESIGN

E: 60 - ESPN2
MLB Tonight - MLB Network
Red Bull ‑ New Year. No Limits. - ESPN
Red Bull Air Race World Championship - FSN/G.R.A.C.E. Productions
SportsNation - ESPN2
Winter X Games 13 - ESPN
           

Outstanding PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION

ESPN's NFL Monday Night Football - ESPN
Grand Slam Tennis on ESPN - ESPN2
MLB Tonight - MLB Network  
SportsNation - ESPN2
The Indianapolis 500 - ABC
USA vs Costa Rica Soccer - ESPN/Victory Pictures LLC
   2010 FIFA World Cup on ESPN

The George Wensel TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Ballpark Cam - MLB Network      
EA SPORTS Virtual Playbook Remote - ESPN
      NBA and College Gameday
Enhanced Digital Recreation/Reenactment - MLB Network
US Open Tennis - CBS
      Flomotion

Outstanding SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT‑ INSTITUTIONAL
2009 Football Season Never Ends - NFL Network/Motion Theory
     Run
2009 MLB All‑Star Game - FOX
     Magnet
2009 NASCAR on ESPN ‑ Feel Your Heart Race - ESPN/Oil Factory
            Start 'Er Up; Wrecks; Numbers
Full Color Football ‑ History of the AFL - Showtime/NFL Network/NFL Films
One Game Changes Everything - ESPN/Victory Pictures LLC
This Is SportsCenter - ESPN/O Positive
    Paul Revere; Arnold Palmer; Machine

Outstanding SPORTS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT ‑ EPISODIC

2009 NASCAR on FOX - FOX
            Underground
2010 NHL Winter Classic - NBC
24/7 Jimmie Johnson Race to Daytona - HBO/Ultrabland
Every Second Counts - Versus/MJZ
            Look Up, One Second, Rivalry
Sunday Night Football - NBC

And there are the nominations. I'll have more stuff coming up.

Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

College Basketball
NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
Florida vs. BYU - CBS, 12:20 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. Old Dominion - CBS, 12:25 p.m.
Villanova vs. Robert Morris - CBS, 12:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt vs. Murray State - CBS, 2:30 p.m.
Kansas vs. North Texas - CBS, approximately 2:50 p.m.
Baylor vs. Sam Houston - CBS, approximately, 2:55 p.m.
Richmond vs. St. Mary's - CBS, approximately, 3 p.m.
Butler vs. UTEP, CBS/CBS College Sports, approximately, 5 p.m.
UNLV vs. Northern Iowa - CBS, 7:10 p.m.
Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State - CBS, 7:15 p.m.
Marquette vs. Washington - CBS, 7:20 p.m.
Georgetown vs. Ohio - CBS, 7:25 p.m.
Kansas vs. Lehigh - CBS, approximately 9:40 p.m.
Texas vs. Wake Forest - CBS, approximately, 9:45 p.m.
New Mexico vs. Montana - CBS, approximately, 9:50 p.m.
Tennessee vs. San Diego State - CBS, approximately, 9:55 p.m.

NCAA March Madness Highlights - CBS College Sports, midnight

Golf
PGA Tour/Transitions Championship, 1st round - Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

MLB
Houston vs. Detroit - MLB Network/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers - Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 4 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Cleveland - Fox Sports Ohio/STO, 4 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle - FSN Rocky Mountain/FSN Northwest, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. New York Yankees - MLB Network/YES, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Texas - KXTA, 9 p.m./MLB Network, 11 p.m. (same day coverage)

NBA
Orlando at Miami - TNT, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver - TNT, 9: 30 p.m.

Inside the NBA - TNT, 1 a.m.

NHL
Pittsburgh at Boston - NHL Network/FSN Pittsburgh/NESN, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Atlanta - RDS/Rogers Sportsnet East/SportSouth, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at New York Rangers - Fox Sports Midwest/MSG Network, 7 p.m.
Washington at Carolina - Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Carolinas, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay - MSG Buffalo/Sun Sports, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Toronto - TSN/MSG Plus, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Florida - Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville - Fox Sports Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas - Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports Southwest, 8:30 p .m.
San Jose at Vancouver - TSN/Comcast SportsNet California, 10 p.m.
Chicago at Los Angeles - Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports West, 10:30 p.m.

NHL On The Fly - NHL Network, 9:30 p.m.

Tennis
BNP Paribas Open/men's and women's quarterfinals - Fox Sports Net/Tennis Channel, 3 p.m./Fox Sports Net, 10:30 p.m.

Entertainment
Tom Brokaw Reports: Boomer$ - CNBC, 8 p.m.
Food Tech: All You Can Eat - History Channel, 9 p.m.
True Crime with Aphrodite Jones - ID, 10 p.m.
Stripped: Greg Friedler's Naked Las Vegas - Showtime, 10 p.m.
The Sarah Silverman Program - Comedy Central, midnight

Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 27

Here's another edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast in which Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I discuss the sports media issues of the week.

No guest this week, but there was plenty to talk about. Keith and I exchanged opinions on the NCAA Tournament and the possibility of this being CBS' last year covering March Madness. We also talk about some of our favorite announcing teams doing the event.

Of course, we can't forget Tiger Woods' announcement that he's returning to play golf at The Masters in April and what it means for ESPN and CBS which will air the event.

We then move to Turner Sports hiring the three headed monster of Ernie Johnson, Jr., Dick Stockton and Brian Anderson to replace Chip "FISTED" Caray on MLB games on TBS.

We also talk about John Smoltz not officially retiring, but moving to the broadcast booth to join both Turner Sports and MLB Network this season.

We finish the podcast by discussing the return of Versus to DirecTV after a more than six month dispute.

You can find the podcast along with previous editions on iTunes by searching for "Sports Media Journal" or you can go right here to listen.

CBS College Sports Kicks Off NCAA Tournament Coverage Today

Forgot to post this last night. This is what CBS College Sports is going to be starting today and through the weekend.

CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK TIPS OFF WALL-TO-WALL NCAA TOURNAMENT COVERAGE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18

College Coaches Jim Boylen, Herb Sendek, Ron Hunter, Tom Pecora and James Jones In-Studio to Provide In-Depth Analysis

 

CBS College Sports Network’s coverage of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tips-off on Thursday, March 18 (11:30 AM – 1:00 AM, ET) with over 13 hours of consecutive programming.  The Network features in-studio analysis throughout the weekend from an array of coaches, including Utah’s Jim Boylen (3/18-3/19), Arizona State’s Herb Sendek (3/20-3/21), Hofstra’s Tom Pecora (3/18-3/19) IUPUI’s Ron Hunter (3/18-3/20) and Yale’s James Jones (3/18-3/19).

CBS College Sports Network’s coverage also includes exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to Kansas State throughout the tournament.  The Network has been embedded with the Wildcats since Selection Sunday and will be with Coach Frank Martin and his Kansas State team throughout their tournament journey.  Features will run as part of studio programming and also online at www.cbscollegesports.com.  Click here to watch a clip of Kansas State as they prepare for their first-round game against North Texas on Thursday, March 18.

Immediately following the conclusion of each day’s games, CBS College Sports Network airs the official highlight show of the tournament, NCAA March Madness Highlights, which recaps the excitement of the day with all the scores, news, highlights and analysis. Throughout the tournament, NCAA March Madness Central brings viewers exclusive in-progress game highlights, live look-ins and press conferences from every team at every site from the first-round through the Championship Game.

Adam Zucker, Tracy Wolfson and Tom Hart anchor the studio programming and are joined by CBS College Sports Network analysts Steve Lappas and Wally Szczerbiak. Below is a full programming schedule (all times ET).

Thursday, March 18

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM - NCAA March Madness Pre-Game Show

12:00 – 4:45 PM - NCAA March Madness Central

4:45 – 6:45 PM (approximate) - UTEP vs. Butler (First Round Out-of-Market Game, CBS Sports Production)

6:45 PM – 12:00 AM - NCAA March Madness Central

12:00 – 1:00 AM - NCAA March Madness Highlights*

Friday, March 19

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM - NCAA March Madness Pre-Game Show

12:00 – 4:45 PM - NCAA March Madness Central

4:45 – 6:45 PM (approximate) - Utah State vs. Texas A&M (First Round Out-of-Market Game, CBS Sports Production)

6:45 PM – 12:00 AM - NCAA March Madness Central

12:00 – 1:00 AM - NCAA March Madness Highlights*

Saturday, March 20

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM - NCAA March Madness Pre-Game Show

7:30 – 10:00 PM - NCAA March Madness Central

10:00 – 11:00 PM - NCAA March Madness Highlights*

Sunday, March 21

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM - NCAA March Madness Pre-Game Show

12:00 – 1:00 PM - NCAA March Madness Central

3:30 – 7:00 PM - NCAA March Madness Central

7:00 – 8:00 PM - NCAA March Madness Highlights*

*Show begins upon conclusion of CBS Coverage.

Primetime and Late Night Viewing Picks coming up.