Sunday’s NCAA final was in the afternoon on ABC, but it would not be at all surprising if it is in prime time next year. This could be huge for WNBA when she enters the league in a year or two. It is must-watch TV if you like basketball. There have been plenty of stars in the WNBA, but the reason Clark is standing out is because she plays with the flair of a Larry Bird or a Steph Curry. But the real Clark effect could be with the WNBA. Next year, this could grow even more, especially if injured UConn star Paige Bueckers or another rival emerges and they meet Clark’s Iowa in the Final Four or for the championship. The Iowa star - whose team lost to LSU on Sunday in a referee-marred championship game - was the reason Friday night’s national semifinal against South Carolina had more than 5 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The biggest Caitlin Clark impact on TV ratings could be years away. We have heard Chris Vosters, the Blackhawks play-by-player, is in the mix for a few games before Burke takes over in mid-May for the rest of the season. Other games: We thought it might be fun for Peacock to have NBC’s Mike Tirico do one game - the man likes to work - but that is not happening, according to sources. via out: NBC had significant talks with Orioles play-by-player Kevin Brown, according to sources, but did not reach a deal. Orioles play-by-player Kevin Brown (left, with Melanie Newman and Jim Palmer) was in talks about the Peacock job. (And it probably doesn’t matter because Sterling, who is about to turn 85, is never retiring.)īurke previously called minor league baseball. However, his hockey schedule probably would prevent that. FAN is very high on him, and there was a thought he could be the heir apparent to Sterling. Pinstripe pride: Burke put himself back on the baseball map by doing an excellent job filling in for John Sterling on Yankees radio with Suzyn Waldman for some games last season. Burke won’t do the first four games of the season on Peacock as he finishes the NHL playoffs for TNT. He called hockey for NBC, and now does the NHL on TNT. The rotating analyst setup is expected to remain.īrendan Baseball: Burke is a proven network-level announcer. Benetti left for Fox Sports, leaving NBC looking around for his replacement. It had the talented Benetti on play-by-play, and used analysts from each of the teams playing in its Sunday morning games. What you need to know: NBC/Peacock did much better in the first season of its baseball package than Apple did. News: Islanders play-by-player Brendan Burke will succeed Jason Benetti as the main play-by-player on Peacock’s Sunday morning baseball, The Post has learned.
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