ESPN said its Week 1 Monday Night Football audience has been corrected by Nielsen, resulting in a new viewership figure of 16.974million for Ravens-Raiders. (ABC was undercounted by 1.712 million.)
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) October 8, 2021
As a result, the opener becomes the most-watched MNF game since 2016.
Big news before Repus Bowl 2021 vs. UMass: 3 members of UConn staff, including coach Lou Spanos, & 2 players tested positive for COVID-19. DL coach Dennis Dottin-Carter will be head coach vs. UMass
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 8, 2021
Amid questions of Grala testing a Next Gen car for StarCom ... Still expecting StarCom to sell its charter to Spire ... but obviously StarCom has infrastructure and if they can field a car, even part-time, with someone who can bring some sponsorship, wouldn't rule it out.
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) October 8, 2021
Think it's already out there, but @emilymkaplan will be a regular between-the-bench fixture on national TV games for ESPN this year, including the opening night game in Tampa.
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) October 7, 2021
