TBS trying to imitate ESPN? (2 months of their TV schedule)

SportsWorld · Post #1 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:09 pm

Sunday, April 6 1:00 p.m.- Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays
Sunday, April 13 1:30 p.m.- Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies
Sunday, April 20 1:30 p.m.- LA Dodgers @ Atlanta Braves
Sunday, April 27 1:00 p.m.- NY Yankees @ Cleveland Indians
Sunday, May 4 4:00 p.m.- NY Mets @ Arizona Diamondbacks
Sunday, May 11 1:00 p.m.- NY Yankees @ Detroit Tigers
Sunday, May 18 1:30 p.m.- Milwaukee Brewers @ Boston Red Sox
Sunday, May 25 1:00 p.m.- Seattle Mariners @ NY Yankees

:rofl:

Wow

Stats:
6 out of 8 of their games feature a New York or Boston team.
4 out of 8 of their games feature a New York team
8 out of 8 of their games feature a team from the East Coast
7 out of 8 of their games will be played in the Midwest or East.
1 out of 8 of their games will be played in the West
3 out of 8 of their games feature a West coast team (Assuming Arizona is considered the West Coast which they are not)

Now I'm not saying these are bad games but at least give Colorado, San Diego, Los Angeles Angels, and the Cleveland Indians some air time.

Howling Mad · Post #2 » by **Howling Mad** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:16 am

Disney, ABC, Turner Broadcasting, CNN... whatever you want to call that big 'ol conglomerate is trying to really cross market everything.

By mixing sports in with a network that rarely has sports, they are able to cross market better than before, hence making their product stronger as a whole as opposed to strong in certain/each category.

TBS for comedy
USA for drama
ESPN for sports
yada yada yada

this way they can still have their specialties, but become stronger as a parent company.

WEFFPIM · Post #3 » by **WEFFPIM** » Sun Mar 2, 2008 11:33 pm

I loved watching Braves games on TBS because it was usually a team that you never see or rarely see like the Marlins or the Nationals.

You also have to remember the games that TNT shows on the NBA side of things. All the big market teams, none of the little guys.

The Sheik · Post #4 » by **The Sheik** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:02 am

Just so you know I heard that Frank TV got picked up for a 2nd season and will again have an aggressive media campaign during the post season.

WEFFPIM · Post #5 » by **WEFFPIM** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:32 am

The Sheik wrote:Just so you know I heard that Frank TV got picked up for a 2nd season and will again have an aggressive media campaign during the post season.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!