NBC Sees Strong Demo Ratings For "SNF," But Likely To Lose Week

NBC Likely To Lose Week Despite Strong Ratings From Eagles-Bears "SNF" Game

TIME FOR A CHANGE: In Milwaukee, Bob Wolfley noted all NFL pregame shows Sunday mentioned the death of Buccaneers K Matt Bryant's three-month-old son last week. ESPN's Chris Berman, though, "went a step further" and "wondered if the league should take its cue from baseball, which has a bereavement policy in place for players" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 9/29). ESPN's Chris Mortensen said, "I spoke to members of the Competition Committee late (last) week and they agreed that on a roster, you have back-ups at every position, except kicker and punter, and they really believe that this merits some discussion in the off-season to allow for something exactly like what we’ve seen with Matt Bryant” (“Sunday NFL Countdown,” ESPN, 9/28).

PACKING IT UP? Viewers watching Packers-Buccaneers on WLUK-Fox Sunday "were informed by a scroll that it could be the last game they'd see on [WLUK] because of a contract dispute" between WLUK parent company LIN TV and Time Warner Cable (TWC). A "temporary extension of the contract" between LIN TV and TWC expires Thursday (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, 9/29).

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