What is the order for TV picks for games each week?

[gopherrising]

I understand ABC 2:30 game is 1st pick. What are rules after that. ESPN 11am next? Where does Big Ten network fit? Is there a published order?

Sick of 11am games for significant Big Ten games like Iowa, when there is no other high profile games on that day.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

It is significant, to us....

The Wisc and Michigan State game was significant. We're not, not yet.

 

[Gopher07]

I don't know exactly how it works this year between BTN and ESPN, but ESPN gets to pick a bunch of games each week (exceptions being the night games that were decided at the beginning of the year and whatever other rules BTN has) and then assigns the games to whatever network they want/whatever timeslot they want from there. That includes ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS.

That's entirely decided by the network execs and what they think will draw more eyeballs, and how they decide to spread out the eyeballs throughout the day across their properties. In the case of Oct. 8, they felt they could attract more viewers with BYU-Michigan State and/or Indiana-Ohio State at the 2:30 timeslot than Iowa-Minnesota.

That will change next year with Fox entering the fray, some weeks Fox will get first choice of games, some weeks ESPN. And then it'll alternate (one week Fox gets first pick, next week ESPN). It'll also mean fewer games on ESPNU and ESPNEWS, more games on FS1.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

I don't know exactly how it works this year between BTN and ESPN, but ESPN gets to pick a bunch of games each week (exceptions being the night games that were decided at the beginning of the year and whatever other rules BTN has) and then assigns the games to whatever network they want/whatever timeslot they want from there. That includes ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS.

That's entirely decided by the network execs and what they think will draw more eyeballs, and how they decide to spread out the eyeballs throughout the day across their properties. In the case of Oct. 8, they felt they could attract more viewers with BYU-Michigan State and/or Indiana-Ohio State at the 2:30 timeslot than Iowa-Minnesota.

That will change next year with Fox entering the fray, some weeks Fox will get first choice of games, some weeks ESPN. And then it'll alternate (one week Fox gets first pick, next week ESPN). It'll also mean fewer games on ESPNU and ESPNEWS, more games on FS1.

It would be nice to not be on ESPN the OCHO anymore.

 

[Golden Goldy]

Millenial input here: FS1 is harder to stream (and not even compatible with Chromecast), than ESPN. Not looking forward to this.