Sports Media Digest- September 28, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ NFL Network Sees Solid Viewership for Browns/Ravens- Last night Thursday Night Football telecast on the NFL Network (NFLN) had an average audience of 8.1 million viewers, making it the number one show on cable for the night. Through three games NFLN is averaging a 5.0 rating and an audience of 7.9 million viewers, up 39% and 28% respectively over the 2011 average. Three Regional Games for Fox Saturday Baseball Finale- Fox will have three games for the final edition of Fox Saturday Baseball. Pregame action begins at 3:30p.m. with the Fox Saturday Baseball Pregame Show with Greg Amsinger, Harold Reynolds, and Dan Plesac. Here are the games, with announcer assignments: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox (Matt Vasgersian, Tim McCarver), Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins (Daron Sutton, Tom Verducci), L.A. Angels vs. Texas Rangers (Victor Rojas, Eric Karros). Story of Browns 1995 Subject of Next A Football Life- The NFL Network will be taking a look at the final season of the first run of the Browns in Cleveland and its impact on the next edition of A Football Life. Cleveland ’95: A Football Life looks at the Browns’ final season in Cleveland under Bill Belichick, the immediate impact the relocation had on both the city and the organization, and the roots of a football lineage seeded during that time which has reverberated throughout the football world in the 21st century. Cleveland ’95: A Football Life premiers next Wednesday at 8:00p.m. ET. NBA TV has Coverage of Media Day- The NBA season is right around the corner and NBA TV will have coverage of team media days this Monday. Matt Winer and analysts Nate McMillan, Sam Mitchell, Flip Saunders and Steve Smith, will cover the day’s events with David Aldridge, Steve Aschburner, Brent Barry, Vince Cellini and Jaime Maggio providing on-site updates and player interviews. Coverage begins at 2:00p.m. ET with Eastern Conference teams and 4:00p.m. ET with Western Conference squads. Football, Baseball, and Bull Riding on CBS Sports Spectacular- The CBS Sports Spectacular returns this weekend on CBS. Saturday at 1:00p.m. ET Adam Zucker narrates College Football Confidential: Arkansas, a behind-the-scenes look at the Razorbacks. At 2:00p.m. the anchors and analysts at Turner Sports preview the upcoming MLB Playoffs on MLB 2012: Down the Stretch. On Sunday Craig Hummer, Ty Murray and Leah Garcia call the action of the Professional Bull Riders 15/15 Bucking Battle. Time depends on the NFL game in the local market. 1:00p.m. ET games will see the event at 5:00p.m. ET while 4:05p.m. ET starts will see it at 3:0p.m. ET.