Jemele and Mike

^^^ Mostly because I'm able to watch the 6 o'clock show now ... but not for much longer as spring softball approaches. Till then I'll hang and give 'em love.

It's mindless sports chowda after a long day in the gallery but at the same time they have good chemistry and are enjoyable enough to watch, so I do.

 

So you debut your show on Feb. 6 and completely lose any traction by giving them the 9th show ever....off?!
That's awful.

 

Here are some early ratings, and the story has loads of caveats.
Early ratings are decent for 'SC6' with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith

Jemele is cute.

I have never tired of being fascinated with how these cable shows have such microscopic ratings.

1 in 600 Americans watch this show.

 

That lead says the show has been "almost impossibly polarizing."

I could ask the next 10,000 sports fans I meet, and I doubt I could find one who has an opinion on it either way.

 

Unless you happen upon songbird.

 

I don't go to USC games.

 

Opinion? Jemele has great eyes.

And it's a decent show.

Question is, what happened to Zuban? #FreeZub

 

What does these numbers mean? Only 732 people watched the 6 o'clock show?

 

Pretty sure that's in thousands.

 

A little clarity on the graphmaker's part would go a long way.

 

Yes, well, that's the world awful announcing lives in - where everyone cares about the show.

My take is PTI ratings are down because Cam Newton's pouting was a ratings gift that kept on giving for several days.

 

They'll have tough sledding, IYAM. While Michael and Jemele know their stuff on NBA and NFL, guess what? So does the rest of ESPN. (If you were to spend a month consuming everything ESPN does and says about the NBA, you'd be a pretty knowledgeable fan.)And by 6 in the evening, all the takes have been made. Not easy. Whereas the old sports center was kind of a boring table setter for the sports night, this show - which I've seen a few times - is trying to add another log to the commentary fire. Not easy by that time of day.

Unless they go really political - since politics roundup doesn't start until 7/8.