TV MONITOR: Last night's 10:00pm ET 60-minute edition
of FSN's "The Keith Olbermann Evening News" led with a
report that singer Celine Dion is part of a group attempting
to buy the Canadiens (see #17), followed by Colts-Packers.
The first report on Tiger Woods' win at the Johnnie Walker
Golf Classic (JWGC) was at 9:10 into the broadcast, with
1:04 of total coverage. The first report on the Sanex WTA
Tour Chase Championships was at 46:10. Last night's 11:00pm
ET 30-minute edition of CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" led with
Jets-Dolphins, followed by Colts-Packers. The first non-NFL
report, at 7:04, was Trail Blazers-Magic. The first report
on Woods at the JWGC was at 12:46, with 1:04 of total
coverage. "Sports Tonight" did not report on the Chase
Championships. Last night's 11:30pm ET 60-minute edition of
ESPN's "SportsCenter" led with Raiders-Saints, followed by
Jets-Dolphins. The first non-NFL report, at 12:54, was the
JWGC, with 1:23 of total coverage. "SportsCenter" also did
not report on the Chase Championships (THE DAILY).
GET IN THE GAME: USA TODAY's Michael Hiestand profiles
ESPN's "College GameDay" in a Sports Cover Story. GameDay's
"average of 1.1 million cable TV households tops ratings for
ESPN's SportsCenter and all other ESPN studio-type shows
except some NFL shows" (USA TODAY, 11/20).
NOTES: In Toronto, William Houston reported that CBC
Sports Exec Dir Nancy Lee "may be the leading candidate to
head up TSN's new Women's Sports Network, which is expected
to be licensed in a few days" (GLOBE & MAIL, 11/18).
...Former WNBAer Cynthia Cooper has signed with N.Y.-based
RLR Associates to represent her in broadcasting deals (RLR).
