Last Word On Sports Media Podcast

It's the Thursday edition of our "daily" shows, as host T.J. Rives returns with some news and his takes on:

The improved TNT ratings for the NBA Cup from Tuesday night, as the 15-0 Cleveland Cavs battled the defending champion Boston Celtics.

The "laughable" assertion that ESPN supposedly won't be using analyst Stephen A. Smith on the newly traded for "Inside the NBA" show for next season. (Hint: It's not up to Disney/ESPN).

And, Thursday night football returns with the Steelers and the Browns in action on Amazon Prime from Cleveland to kick off the latest weekend.

Hear it all on the "LWOS Media Daily", as we're on the feed M-F and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

On the Wednesday edition of the "Daily" host Mike Gill is back and is joined by special guest Mike McCarthy, senior reporter and sports media columnist for Front Office Sports. The guys discuss the following current subjects:


What "Inside the NBA" Means for ESPN and TNT moving forward
Should the NFL worried about Netflix?
NFL Ratings down the stretch, will NBC Flex the Cowboys out of Sunday night in December?
New sports windows?  NBA or NHL in the afternoon?
MLB future on TV

It's all part of the "LWOS Media Daily" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

It's a jammed packed edition of the full show this week with hosts T.J. Rives and Mike Gill going over the biggest sports media news, ratings and a great guest joins us, too on the "LWOS Media Podcast.!"

The guys go over the mess for Netflix on their broadcast of the Mike Tyson - Jake Paul fight last Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. Mike expresses his disappointment in the production and T.J. has more on the technical meltdown the streamer had for hundreds of thousands, if not millions trying to see it. Still, the audience was UNREAL and what does it mean for the NFL on Christmas Day coming up?

The guys also go over the wild weekend of finishes in the NFL and just how big the ratings were for the Chiefs/Bills on CBS, etc. from Sunday? And, what does it mean for the upcoming Sunday followed by Thanksgiving Day?

Then, Joe Flint, media writer for the Wall Street Journal, joins the pod to discuss his breaking of the huge NBA media story that "Inside the NBA" will continue but on Disney/ABC starting next season and Joe has more on how it came about and what about the trade that Disney made with Warner bros/Discovery for the show?

Finally, Mike and T.J. wrap with some more on the NBA's concerning lack of audience, and they look ahead to a huge weekend of College Football and the NFL, too.

It's all on the "LWOS Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed for all great content on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

In a wild twist to the uncertainty of Turner broadcasting's "Inside The NBA" pre-game and post-game show, it's now been traded to Disney/ABC over the weekend. And, T.J. Rives and Mike Gill are back to discuss it on the Monday edition "daily" on the podcast feed

The guys give their thoughts on why this happened, including the trading of some annual Big 12 football and basketball games from ESPN to Turner and other references to broadcasters being "traded" too? Also, do they keep the full studio team together with Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal?

The guys will go in more depth tomorrow on the full podcast on this feed. So make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

It's the Friday edition of the "daily" as host Mike Gill returns with his takes on sports media news, etc. This includes.

Several sports media figures have made a significant move to Bluesky. Will it have a lasting impact?  

WFAN announces they're hiring Mariners broadcaster Dave Sims to replace John Sterling for New York Yankee games.

No Romo and Nantz next week in the CBS NFL booth - Two Games the following week: Thanksgiving and Eagles vs Ravens.

— Former ESPN Monday Night Football analyst and Bucs Superbowl winning coach Jon Gruden has joined Barstool Sports under a multi-year contract.  

And, Friday night Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul on Netflix too!

It's all on the LWOS Media Daily and make sure to follow/subscribe to the feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 

It's the Thursday edition of the "daily" on this feed as host T.J. Rives returns with updates and takes on the following sports media stories, etc:

Diamond Sports, the parent company of the new "Fanduel Sports Network" and rights holder to numerous NBA, NHL and MLB teams has emerged from bankruptcy after nearly two years. What does this mean for some teams wanting their games broadcast and the fans trying to see them?

Not unexpectedly, the Duke-Kentucky Tuesday night college basketball November showdown delivered a good audience for ESPN. T.J. has more on that number and how it compares to the NBA in season tournament games this week also?

And, it's happy birthday to Al Michaels of Amazon (formerly ABC and NBC), as he turns 80 years old and will be working the Thursday Night Football game with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Commanders.

It's all on this edition of the "LWOS Media Daily" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

It's the Wednesday edition of the "daily" as Mike Gill is back with insight on the news and ratings in sports media this week:

Diamond Sports has announced a deal with Amazon to put its 16 RSNs on Prime Video. You'll be able to watch teams that are in your market through Prime with an added subscription. This is for NBA, NHL and MLB teams on Fanduel Sports Networks (used to be Bally Sports). No launch date yet, though.


College Basketball gets off to a good start on ESPN and the numbers reflect it.

Plus, a Big ‘Night Night’ on TNT: TNT Sports’ Emirates NBA Cup, Night 1 averaged 1.9m viewers, up 71% vs. TNT’s 2023 NBA Cup, The Night Peaked at 2.6m viewers at start of DAL/GSW, which won the night in cable prime for P18-34, P25-54, P<50

Catch up on all of it on the "LWOS Media Daily" M-F on this feed and subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

It's the newest edition of the podcast, as hosts T.J. Rives and Mike Gill are back to go over the latest in sports media news, ratings and they have a national pro football broadcasting guest with them, as well. It's all on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!"

The guys go over the "Blowout Saturday" of network games for ESPN/ABC, CBS Sports and NBC with almost all of the action being one-sided games. How did this affect the TV numbers, especially in the ABC primetime game window for Alabama vs. LSU?

It was the opposite for the exciting early NFL games Sunday and that included the Chiefs blocking a field goal on the final play to preserve their 9-0 season beating Denver. And, on the show, we welcome Josh Appel of Sports USA radio , who was on the national call at Arrowhead to recount his call of the game and give us insight into how he broadcasts these games, etc.? It's great back and forth insight from Josh.

The guys finish with some other items like the anticipated Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing match for Netflix on Friday night from Arlington, TX and also, kudos to some student newspaper reporters, again, for beating traditional "legacy" media to an important story with University of Florida hoop coach Todd Golden, who is under investigation for inappropriate behavior towards numerous young women. They have filed a complaint with the University and Golden is still coaching.

It's all on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

It's the newest edition of our "daily" podcast going over sports media news, ratings, etc., as host T.J. Rives returns on this Veteran's Day to talk:

A Saturday of wipeouts in College Football from Texas-Florida early on ABC to Ohio State vs. Purdue on CBS and even Alabama at LSU in primetime back on ABC, the games weren't close. Will the overall ratings suffer? T.J. also goes over the "best for last" call by ESPN's crew of Dave Fleming and Brock Osweiler on the BYU-UTAH hated rivalry game that ended the night and was an amazing dramatic last second field goal win for the still unbeaten Cougars.

Also, the Utah athletic director is in trouble for taking to the post game media microphone and blasting the Big12 offciials for bad calls. T.J. has more on that.

Then, he wraps with a wild early Sunday in the NFL games that saw Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs espcape with a blocked field goal to beat the Broncos on CBS and the same for Brock Purdy and the 49ers to beat the Buccaneers in the final seconds on the main game for Fox Sports. And, while the Cowboys--Eagles and the Cardnials-Jets were blowouts late in the day, the Sunday Night magic was there for NBC and the comeback by the Lions over the Texans with a field goal with no time left, too.

Hear it all on the LWOS Media "Daily" for Monday and catch the full podcast on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

It's the Friday edition of the show headed to a wild weekend of College Football and the NFL, as host T.J. Rives returns to go over all the sports media news on the "LWOS Media Daily"

T.J. goes over:

The NBA and ESPN are happy with the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry returning from injury, as they beat the defending champion Boston Celtics and seeing a solid ratings increase on Wednessday night. However, good NBA ratings in the regular season these days are still dwared by regular season football.

Also, the Tennessee Volunteers college voice, Bob Kessling, who's in his 26th year has decided to retire at the end of the college basketball season. Kessling has been involved in Tennessee broadcasts, including national title women's games for over 45 years, as well.

And, T.J. looks at the college football and NFL top matchups upcoming for Sunday afternoon, too.

It's all on the LWOS Media "Daily" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!