Why Does ABC Seem to Hate Airing Sports Now - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 11-18-2008, 02:18 AM

*They allow a cable network (ESPN) under the same corporate umbrella (Disney) pretty much produce sports for them.

*After 36 years and seven Super Bowls, they easily let "Monday Night Football" go to the afordmentioned cable network. Without "MNF", ABC no longer has a ready made promotional outlet for their other programming. CBS learned that particular lessen the hard way when they didn't have the NFL from 1994-1997. A by product of "MNF" leaving ABC is the departure of one of the best announcers ever in Al Michaels.

*Instead of going after Bowl Championship Series once again (after FOX had apparently, given up in the bidding process), they once again, rather have their sister network do their dirty work.

*They failed to go after Major League Baseball (which seemed logical considering that ESPN had already been broadcasting MLB for quite some time now) when the rights were up for renewal in 2006. This could've helped supplant the loss of "MNF" on the schedule and prevented one half of the League Championship Series to air on cable (TBS).

*Their NBA coverage has been perhaps, the most mismanaged, underwhelming, inconsistant major, pro sports TV package since CBS' Major League Baseball coverage in the early '90s.

*They've gotten rid of a long time staple (since the early 1960s) in the form of "Wide World of Sports", first by changing its anthology format (conveniently, after Disney bought ABC), and then getting rid of it completely once the "ESPN on ABC" concept was put into place. Not only that, but they also took the Pro Bowlers Tour (another long time staple of ABC Sports) off the air around the same period that Disney came into the picture.

*After some 50 years on ABC, the British Open will soon move to you've guessed it, ESPN.

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Wreckless · 11-18-2008, 02:27 AM

I LOVED the old ABC NHL hockey games. loved them. loved the crew, loved the excitement of it. The only other national station I loved hockey on besides ABC was ESPN. NBC is ok, VS. is ok.

11-18-2008, 02:18 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,723	Why Does ABC Seem to Hate Airing Sports Now They allow a cable network (ESPN) under the same corporate umbrella (Disney) pretty much produce sports for them. After 36 years and seven Super Bowls, they easily let "Monday Night Football" go to the afordmentioned cable network. Without "MNF", ABC no longer has a ready made promotional outlet for their other programming. CBS learned that particular lessen the hard way when they didn't have the NFL from 1994-1997. A by product of "MNF" leaving ABC is the departure of one of the best announcers ever in Al Michaels. Instead of going after Bowl Championship Series once again (after FOX had apparently, given up in the bidding process), they once again, rather have their sister network do their dirty work. They failed to go after Major League Baseball (which seemed logical considering that ESPN had already been broadcasting MLB for quite some time now) when the rights were up for renewal in 2006. This could've helped supplant the loss of "MNF" on the schedule and prevented one half of the League Championship Series to air on cable (TBS). Their NBA coverage has been perhaps, the most mismanaged, underwhelming, inconsistant major, pro sports TV package since CBS' Major League Baseball coverage in the early '90s. They've gotten rid of a long time staple (since the early 1960s) in the form of "Wide World of Sports", first by changing its anthology format (conveniently, after Disney bought ABC), and then getting rid of it completely once the "ESPN on ABC" concept was put into place. Not only that, but they also took the Pro Bowlers Tour (another long time staple of ABC Sports) off the air around the same period that Disney came into the picture. *After some 50 years on ABC, the British Open will soon move to you've guessed it, ESPN. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABC_Sports_Tribute_Page/
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11-18-2008, 02:27 AM	#2
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	I LOVED the old ABC NHL hockey games. loved them. loved the crew, loved the excitement of it. The only other national station I loved hockey on besides ABC was ESPN. NBC is ok, VS. is ok.