re: Which Sport or Event Is Most Synonymous With a Particular Network?

Posted by Jcorye1

Tom Brady = GoAT

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 9:14 am to lsutigers1992

Gargling Goodell's balls is synonymous with ESPN.

Posted by Riseupfromtherubble

You'll Never Walk Alone

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 9:32 am to lsutigers1992

I remember growing up when all the braves games were on TBS, except for Wednesday night. Wednesday night they were on fox sports south and we were poor and didn't get that channel. Wednesday nights sucked

Posted by Bench McElroy

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 9:36 am to TeddyPadillac

Summer Olympics and NBC
U.S. Open Tennis on CBS
NCAA Basketball Tournament on CBS

Posted by ssgtiger

Central

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 9:37 am to Riseupfromtherubble

quote:
Wednesday nights sucked

Sounds like Wednesday nights would have been my favorite nights

Posted by saintsfan92612

Taiwan

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 9:39 am to lsutigers1992

Olympics on NBC
NBA on TNT
Poker on ESPN
Bowling on ESPN

From the past that I miss:
MNF on ABC (especially Madden/Michaels)
Actual Highlight shows on ESPN

Posted by TheCaterpillar

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 9:40 am to lsutigers1992

quote:
1. The Masters and CBS

This is the one I think of.

Posted by lsutigers1992

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 9:54 am to TheCaterpillar

I almost forgot one of my favorites as a kid (even though it was regional and not a network):

Mid-South wrestling and channel 26.

Posted by St Augustine

The Pauper of the Surf

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 10:14 am to lsutigers1992

Monday night raw/primetime wrestling on USA

Posted by jerseyfla

Hudson, FL

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 11:18 am to lsutigers1992

The way it used to be

NBC
MLB Game of the Week
AFC Football
Fiesta and Orange Bowls (Rose was just before my time)
Wimbledon
Summer Olympics

ABC
Monday Night Football
Monday Night Baseball and every other LCS and World Series
US and British Open
Big Ten and Pac 10 Football
Citrus, Rose, and Sugar Bowls
Winter Olympics
Indy 500

CBS
NFC Football
NBA
College Football (mostly then-Indies Miami, FSU, Penn State, and Notre Dame)
Sun and Cotton Bowls
The Masters
US Open Tennis
Daytona 500

USA
WWF
US Open Tennis
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

TBS
NWA/WCW
Atlanta Braves

WGN
Chicago Cubs and White Sox
Chicago Bulls

WWOR
New York Mets

WPIX
New York Yankees

This post was edited on 7/28/16 at 12:40 pm

Posted by bigberg2000

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 11:20 am to Jamohn

quote:
NBA on NBC is still #1 in my mind after all these years

Me as well. I think most who grew up in the 90s would agree.

Posted by rockchlkjayhku11

Cincinnati, OH

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 11:30 am to lsutigers1992

NCAA tournament on cbs

3:30 sec football on cbs

Posted by caliegeaux

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 11:33 am to lsutigers1992

midget wraaastlin - spice channel

Posted by apfour21

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 11:41 am to lsutigers1992

Special Saturday Night Edition of Thursday Night Football on NFL Network

Posted by lsutigers1992

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 11:46 am to jerseyfla

I think CBS also had Daytona for forever back in the day.

I also always associate the Indy 500 with ABC.

Posted by jerseyfla

Hudson, FL

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Posted on 7/28/16 at 12:43 pm to lsutigers1992

quote:
I think CBS also had Daytona for forever back in the day. I also always associate the Indy 500 with ABC.

I forgot about those! Added. Back in the day NASCAR on TV was negotiated by the tracks themselves so to me NASCAR was synonymous with CBS, ABC, ESPN, TNN, and Turner.