The Fall Classic Is Destined For FOX
Starting next season, Major League Baseball's All-Star Game, Playoffs and World Series will all be seen exclusively on FOX. Major League Baseball and FOX worked out an agreement which was announced on September 20th. It has FOX paying $2.5 billion for the rights to carry the games from 2001 - 2006. The current deal has ESPN, NBC and FOX sharing these programs on a rotating basis.
While the $2.5 billion paid by FOX represents a 45% increase from the price paid on the current baseball television contract, it is considerably less than the 300% increase Major League Baseball was seeking. ESPN will continue to carry their slate of regular season games but will be no longer be carrying any post season games after the conclusion of this season. NBC will be out of the picture entirely after this season.
Current Baseball Season Playoff Schedule: Due to the wild card races in some divisions, the exact dates, times and network of the divisional playoffs for this year's Major League Baseball divisional playoffs are not yet decided. However, here is the schedule for the League Championship Series and World Series: http://www.majorleaguebaseball.com/u/bas...
TV LAND OFFERS FUGITIVE MARATHON: The TV LAND network, the network of choice for fans of classic television, is showcasing the classic series THE FUGITIVE in this weekend's "Fandemonium Marathon." The episodes were chosen by fans who logged on and voted through the network's web site http://www.nick-at-nite.com/fandemonium/...
The original series ran on ABC from 1963 thru 1967. It starred David Jansen as Dr. Richard Kimble, a man wrongly convicted of killing his wife. Kimble was taken to be executed by Lt. Philip Gerard (Barry Morse) when he escaped thanks to a train derailment. For the rest of the series, Lt. Gerard hunted Kimble as Kimble searched for the real killer of his wife, the infamous one-armed man. The series finale is still one of the highest rated single episodes in television history. For more information on the original series check out http://www.emailman.com/video/fugitive/i...
CBS is banking on the popularity of THE FUGITIVE so much that it is bringing back the series this season. The updated series, under the direction of original creator Roy Huggins, stars Timothy Daly, formerly of WINGS. The pilot episode for this version of THE FUGITIVE is rumored to be one of the most expensive ever made for television. For more information on the updated version of THE FUGITIVE check out http://www.cbs.com/primetime/fugitive/
This Week In Television History: September 29, 1963 marked the debut of THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW on CBS. Starring one of the most popular entertainers of all-time, THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW was the result of several highly rated television specials which had featured Garland. Despite Ms. Garland's enormous talent, the series never was really able to find a successful format, however, and left the air on March 29, 1964. For a listed of guest stars and features on the show check out http://users.deltacomm.com/rainbowz/onte...
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