TV MONITOR: Last night's 11:00pm ET edition of CNN/SI's
"Sports Tonight" led with Blazers-Heat, followed by Hornets-
Hawks. The first non-NBA story, at 6:23 into the broadcast,
was Red Sox P Pedro Martinez winning the AL Cy Young Award.
The first NHL story, at 26:26, was Sabres-Penguins. ESPN's
11:00pm ET "SportsCenter" led with Blazers-Heat, followed by
Pacers-Spurs. The first non-NBA story, at 8:00, was the
Notre Dame-OH State Univ. men's basketball game. The first
NHL story, at 18:44, was Sabres-Penguins. FSN's 11:00pm ET
"Primetime" led with Pacers-Spurs, followed by Blazers-Heat.
The first non-NBA story, at 6:45, was Notre Dame-OSU. The
first NHL story, at 51:28, was Sabres-Penguins (THE DAILY).
NOTES: ABC's "MNF" broadcast of the Jets-Patriots game
received a 13.4/22 national Nielsen rating (THE DAILY).
DAILY VARIETY's Bierbaum & Schneider write that the game
drew "ho-hum results" with an 8.1/22 rating among adults 18-
49 (DAILY VARIETY, 11/17). In N.Y., Richard Sandomir goes
behind the scenes of a "MNF" broadcast and writes that the
"absence" of Dan Dierdorf is "turning" Al Michaels and
Boomer Esiason "into an increasingly viable team. They
appear to like each other" (N.Y. TIMES, 11/17). ...GOLF
WORLD reports that Ben Crenshaw has signed a "six-figure
book deal" with Doubleday. The autobiography is scheduled
to be released next month (GOLF WORLD, 11/19).
