Category: Reviews

Fox’ Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft get off to a decent start in Ohio State’s win over Minnesota

By Eric Bean 09/04/2021 0

Fox Sports’ College Football A-Team of play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, color commentator Joel Klatt, […]

Playing Musical Chairs with sports programming: Fox’ “Saratoga Live” was impossible to follow

By Rich Podolsky 08/23/2021 0

We’ve written some very positive things about Fox Sports Two’s racing show “Saratoga Live.” […]

A sensible and thorough break down of NBC’s Olympic coverage which didn’t get rave reviews overall

By Arthur Solomon 08/10/2021 1

Generally speaking, NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Tokyo Olympics didn’t qualify for any medal. And […]

NBC avoided Olympic controversies; Holt stuck to journalism first; Guthrie didn’t; Costas missed

By Arthur Solomon 08/09/2021 0

Go back for a moment to a Variety story on April 14th. It set […]

NBC’s swimming coverage excels, but the network overkilled viewers with the Simone Biles storyline

By Eric Bean 07/30/2021 1

Mike Tirico is anchoring an interesting week of Olympic primetime coverage for NBC Sports. […]

Putting a wrap on ESPN’s broadcast of the NBA Finals; Analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson get an A+

By Brian Seitz 07/24/2021 0

ESPN’s Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy had excellent Finals. The two analysts are like […]

NBC’s Kenny Albert, Eddie Olcyzk, Brian Boucher and Kathryn Tappen excel covering Stanley Cup

By Eric Bean 07/06/2021 0

NBC Sports will broadcast at least one more Stanley Cup Final game on Wednesday […]

The NBA’s best trio of voices, ESPN’s Breen, Van Gundy and Jackson love to quibble and challenge the game

By Brian Seitz 07/04/2021 0

These three are funny and quarrel like siblings. During this time of year,  ESPN’s […]

NBC and ESPN’s coverage of the NHL, Formula 1 and IndyCar race keeps viewers engaged

By Eric Bean 06/22/2021 0

A Weekend With Eric Bean: Observations of NHL and Auto Racing Coverage I hope […]

NBC’s Olczyk catches missed call, too many men on the ice, in Tuesday’s Tampa Bay win over Isles

By Eric Bean 06/17/2021 0

Two competitive series are starting to take shape in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Semifinals. […]

NBA Reviews, ESPN and Turner: Breen, Van Gundy, Mark and Jimmy Jackson, Grant Hill, Miller, others

By Brian Seitz 06/14/2021 0

Notes and observations – watching and listening to the NBA playoffs on Turner and ESPN: […]

NBC Sports produces Stanley Cup seamlessly; Styles differ a bit, yet Albert and Forslund are both solid

By Eric Bean 06/13/2021 0

NBC Sports once again excelled at covering the second round of the 2021 NHL Stanley […]