Quote of the Day
"“If we had perfect weather in April and we still saw this (drop) in attendance or the no-shows, then it would be an issue. If we see it in July and you see the empty seats all over the ballpark, then there's a story.”"-- MLB Cardinals VP/Ticket Sales Joe Strohm, on the team's attendance being down 5.5% from this point in '10. (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 5/16)
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TNT Up Big With Heat-Bulls NBA Eastern Conference Finals Opener
TNT earned a 7.4 overnight Nielsen rating for last night's Heat-Bulls NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game One from 8:03-10:37pm ET, up 40% from a 5.3 overnight for the net's comparable Lakers-Suns Western Conference Finals Game One last year, which aired on a Monday night. Heat-Bulls Game One is also up 34.5% from the comparable Celtics-Magic Game One on ABC last year, which aired on a Sunday afternoon. Heat-Bulls earned a 24.3 local rating in Chicago and a 2.3 rating in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Cleveland-Akron ranked fourth among all metered markets with a 10.5 local rating. The rating for ABC's coverage of the Thunder-Grizzlies Western Conference Semifinals Game Seven yesterday was not available at presstime ( Austin Karp, THE DAILY ). ...
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If You Say So
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Sarah Smile
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The Bucks Stop Here
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Looking Into The Future
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