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NC-17 posted:Which guest will be Simmons's Artie Lange? I'm hoping Artie Lange.
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Simmons show doesn't have the ingredients for an Artie Lange meltdown. No live studio audience, no panel discussion, he asks questions about people that are engaging as opposed to rambling on about bullshit.
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modestmusashi posted:Lmao Bill had to clarify that Affleck was not drunk. It's called day drinking, Bill 
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Who the hell honestly cares about deflate gate? I mean if you're a New England fan? I get it. But goddamn I really could care less either way. Seriously I remember trying to listen to the Cavs-Bulls Series last year on an ESPN Radio affiliate some place between Columbus and Indianapolis...and that's what they were talking about. Like...you got the NHL and NBA playoffs going on...not to mention the MLB, and that's the topic you're going to run a radio program on? davecrazy posted:Hes not good on TV, he's never been good on TV. I'll always remember that day he got pissed that the Cavs won the lottery again. That was pure gold.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Who the hell honestly cares about deflate gate? Ben Affleck apparently, a whole lot. I think Will Leitch has it right, Simmons getting mega-huge celebrities like Affleck to talk about sports like that is a great bit of "celebrities, they're just like us!" and could be his version of Car Karaoke, Mean Tweets, or whichever dumb gimmick Fallon is doing that day. https://twitter.com/BenAffleck/status/746051945446670337 Lol howe_sam fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Jun 23, 2016 |
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https://twitter.com/SportsTVRatings/status/746070352682311680 To be honest I don't know what they were expecting
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I interviewed at NFL network and they asked me what I thought about CTE. I just ran out of the room.
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soggybagel posted:I interviewed at NFL network and they asked me what I thought about CTE. I just ran out of the room. I want to think you're joking, but..... 
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Vertical Lime posted:https://twitter.com/SportsTVRatings/status/746070352682311680
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It looks like Last Week Tonight and Real Time both regularly top 1 million viewers. Simmons drew about half as much as an average episode of Girls though! I don't think the live numbers will matter all that much if the show generates online traction / positive critical response. Which I dunno if it'll end up doing those either based on the first episode
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Jun 23, 2016 23:47
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The better question is what kind of numbers do Real Sports or that boxing show draw?
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straight up brolic posted:is that bad for a show of this length and format on a premium channel? serious question. its about 10,000 viewers more than an episode of TNA Impact wrestling that was nothing more then 3 commercials on repeat for 2 hours because the channel couldn't broadcast the live feed.
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howe_sam posted:The better question is what kind of numbers do Real Sports or that boxing show draw? The Jim Lampley boxing show isn't a good match because HBO will carry it regardless of viewership because of the relationship they have with organized boxing. Real Sports is pulling slightly better numbers, but Bill Simmons is a lot more expensive (20 million/3 years) than Bryant Gumbel.
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I noticed that his new youtube channel for the show has four video clips of the show up and they have over a million total views in less than a day. Not sure how much that matters though?
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DJExile posted:I want to think you're joking, but..... Half joking. I did interview. I didn't run out of the room.
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straight up brolic posted:is that bad for a show of this length and format on a premium channel? serious question. It's around what Real Sports does. I don't think HBO cares about ratings as much as normal networks. It's a cheap show and helps their brand. The show wasn't that bad. I think they should do a roundtable of sorts on topics with celebrities/reporters like Maher does, then extend the 1-on-1 interviews. Make the show an hour. Simmons is actually a good interviewer and his podcast is good because he gets guests to delve into topics they normally wouldn't on short interviews.
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Whip Slagcheek posted:The Jim Lampley boxing show isn't a good match because HBO will carry it regardless of viewership because of the relationship they have with organized boxing. On the other hand Real Sports does some investigative journalism which isn't cheap. It's only 12 episodes a year while Simmons is supposedly doing 36 next year. And I'm guessing the deal includes the work Simmons is doing on the documentary side too.
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Niwrad posted:The show wasn't that bad. I think they should do a roundtable of sorts on topics with celebrities/reporters like Maher does, then extend the 1-on-1 interviews. Make the show an hour. Simmons is actually a good interviewer and his podcast is good because he gets guests to delve into topics they normally wouldn't on short interviews.
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NC-17 posted:Which guest will be Simmons's Artie Lange? Surprisingly enough, Malcom Gladwell edit: actually changing my answer, maybe unironically, to Lena Dunham
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCb5Ji6ueQ8 I gotta find more of this, but Dan Le Batard had clip after clip trashing the Cavs in the NBA Finals. Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith being so over the top is comedy gold. e: Holy Hell. I would unironically watch a version of "First Take" with people like Dan Le Batard, and others going MST3K on their asses.
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FuzzySkinner posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCb5Ji6ueQ8 Look up "parade of gasbags." There's 10-11 compilations of cold takes. Amin El Hassan in particular blows off his feet. Le Batard's show is probably the the closest we'll ever get to MST3K given the thin-skinned, insecure nature of so many sports fans and sports writers.
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Anals of History posted:Look up "parade of gasbags." There's 10-11 compilations of cold takes. Amin El Hassan in particular blows off his feet. I just love it because Le Batard seems to be one of the few media figures willing to go "lol. These guys are morons" Honestly that is the most effective dousing of hot takes I've ever seen. Just have a guy like Le Batard's quality flat out laugh over these guys.
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Josh Lyman posted:Amazing Copa America final and Sportscenter leads with inconsequential baseball games Thats what happens when they don't have it on their network.
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Josh Lyman posted:Amazing Copa America final and Sportscenter leads with inconsequential baseball games To be fair, when there are important baseball games, Sportscenter leads with inconsequential football games. Life is a beautiful perfect circle.
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soggybagel posted:Thats what happens when they don't have it on their network. That reminds me of when the Kings beat the Rangers in Game 1 of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final on a breakaway goal in OT. SportsCenter put it in their Top 10....at number 4, behind some average slam dunks.
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Josh Lyman posted:Amazing Copa America final and Sportscenter leads with inconsequential baseball games
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MourningView posted:Dunks are objectively the best thing in sports so that seems about right Dunks are incredible and only a few people on the planet have truly mastered that artform. LeBron had some great ones these playoffs. Wish I could remember the game where it looked like he was literally going to destroy the ball in his hands. Also the NBA is infinitely more popular than pretty much every sport save for the NFL/NCAA in this country right now.. I feel your pain CaptainYesterday, I've seen the Indy 500 often overshadowed quite a by the NBA due to the playoffs and the "500" occurring at the same time.
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The stupidest thing ESPN does is put a random free kick at like #2 all the time. Stop pandering!
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Crazy Ted posted:A Copa America final between two South American teams isn't going to lead SportsCenter unless Leo Messi scores five goals. Doesn't matter if it's played on American soil.
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soggybagel posted:The stupidest thing ESPN does is put a random free kick at like #2 all the time. Stop pandering! Josh Lyman posted:I mean, missing a PK to lose the match is similarly notable imo, especially since he had never missed one in his career.
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Josh Lyman posted:I mean, missing a PK to lose the match is similarly notable imo, especially since he had never missed one in his career.
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straight up brolic posted:lol very wrong he's a bottler and misses PKs all the time (see vs. Chelsea in CL semis)
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straight up brolic posted:lol very wrong he's a bottler and misses PKs all the time (see vs. Chelsea in CL semis) I think the thing ESPN was saying was he has never missed a penalty shootout. He's definitely missed PK's. Again, haven't verified that but maybe thats what they meant?
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