The annual broadcast celebrating the small screen was dull, dumb, and sunk to new viewership lows. A story in Variety today reports that the telecast drew a paltry 6.9 million viewers for a 1.6 rating and represents a one-third drop in the number of viewers from 2018 and 2017. Furthermore, the story says that figure is sixty-six percent lower than a mere six years ago, when … [Read more...] about 2019 Prime Time Emmys Fail to Deliver Viewers
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World Series of Poker Finale Tonight
When you think of marquee sporting events, the Super Bowl, the Masters, the Kentucky Derby all come to mind. How about the World Series? Not the baseball game, but the richest and most prestigious poker event on the planet. The World Series of Poker, held at the Rio in Las Vegas. This fall classic actually got underway in July, when 6683 hopefuls began a grueling seven day … [Read more...] about World Series of Poker Finale Tonight
Hero & Zero of the Week
SO for this week’s ZERO, we’ll go with Saints receiver Marques Colston. I’m sure all of you saw the absurd play to end their playoff loss to Seattle. ALL he has to do is step out of bounds, at about the Seattle 35 yard line, and the Saints have at least one more play to tie the game. Instead he not only tries to throw a lateral, the ball goes about 4 yard forward, so with … [Read more...] about Hero & Zero of the Week
Oh, Susannah! Sports Vixen Releases Statement About Firing
"As most of you know by now, I had a slip-up last week on the air while covering the Blackhawks playoff series. As a result of the attention it received, an old web-based sports comedy series I participated in several years ago came to light. The intention of that show was to present a satirical, tongue-in-cheek approach to sports but, unfortunately, some of the … [Read more...] about Oh, Susannah! Sports Vixen Releases Statement About Firing