NBC Game of the Week
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NBC Game of the Week was a nationally televised Major League Baseball broadcast series that served for decades as one of the sport’s primary weekly showcase games in the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Game of the Week | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball television program
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television sports program ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NBC Saturday Game of the Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Major League Baseball
NERFINISHED
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NBC Sports baseball coverage ⓘ |
| basedOn | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastDay | Saturday ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | national television ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | over-the-air television ⓘ |
| broadcastModel | free-to-air network sports package ⓘ |
| broadcastRightsHolder | NBC Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverageArea | continental United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | NBC affiliate stations ⓘ |
| endOfBroadcastOnNBC | 1989 ⓘ |
| era | pre-cable sports television era ⓘ |
| featuredLeague |
American League
NERFINISHED
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National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
ESPN Sunday Night Baseball
NERFINISHED
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regional cable sports network MLB coverage ⓘ |
| genre |
baseball telecast
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sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationType | various MLB ballparks ⓘ |
| notableEra |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFeature | weekly national MLB game appointment viewing ⓘ |
| notableImpact |
helped popularize MLB as a national television sport
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increased national exposure for MLB teams ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| platform | network television ⓘ |
| precededBy | local MLB television coverage as primary viewing option ⓘ |
| primaryFocus | Major League Baseball regular season games ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | live sports production ⓘ |
| significance | primary weekly national MLB showcase for decades ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical discussions of national baseball TV coverage ⓘ |
| targetAudience | national baseball audience ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
live play-by-play of MLB games
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postgame highlights ⓘ pregame analysis ⓘ |
| typicalSeason | MLB regular season ⓘ |
| typicalTimeSlot | weekend afternoon ⓘ |
| viewingFormat | standard-definition television ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Game of the Week