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If the Houston Astros play a game and no one watches it on TV, did it really happen?
The Astros’ game with the Indians on Sunday drew a 0.00 Nielsen rating in Houston.
Here are list of programs that people were watching Sunday in Houston instead of the Astros:
NASCAR Sprint Cup race (1.3 rating)
“Law and Order” rerun (0.9)
“Cosby Show” rerun (0.5)
NFL Network’s screen of NFL score updates (0.16).
Formula One race (0.14).
“21 Jump Street” rerun (0.04)
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Texas Motor Speedway is planning to have the world’s largest highest-definition video board in place before the NASCAR Sprint Cup race there next spring.
TMS officials announced plans Monday night for the nearly half-acre display board dubbed “Big Hoss TV.”
The screen will be 218 feet wide and about 95 feet high, and placed about 125 feet above ground level in the middle of the backstretch at the 11/2-mile track.
However, there are no plans to show Astros games on the big screen at Texas Motor Speedway.
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So long, James, Allen, Pierce and Garnett.
King James, Jesus Shuttlesworth, The Truth and KG may be headed to the backs of NBA jerseys.
Some members of the Miami Heat have been told the NBA is considering having them and the Brooklyn Nets wear “nickname jerseys” in at least one of their four matchups this season. The NBA has not announced the plan, but teams apparently have been aware of the likelihood of it happening for at least several weeks.
For now, only the Heat and the Nets would be taking part.
