Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Botched Their Plan for Bristol
How did NBC Sports fare with tire drama and on-track playoff action on Saturday night?
Couch Potato Tuesday
Couch Potato Tuesday: Was Gateway Decent? I’m Not Really Sure, & NBC Is Responsible
The broadcast of the Cup race at Gateway focused too much time on the playoff drivers.
Couch Potato Tuesday: The Playoff Focus Distracts from a Boring Darlington Night
This wasn’t all that exciting of a race to watch, but that wasn’t necessarily NBC Sports’ fault.
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Minimizes Points Chatter in Daytona
Also, NBC excelled at covering what transpired in the Big One.
Couch Potato Tuesday: Richmond Brings the Action and USA Network Capitalizes
NBC Sports nicely covered the multi-car crash, tire wear and the varying pit strategies.
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Struggles With Lack of Action at Watkins Glen
NBC Sports didn’t have a great card handed to them in Watkins Glen. However, you have to make do with what you’ve got.
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC’s Debut in Iowa Was Uncharacteristically Rough
NBC Sports’ calculation of how much fuel William Byron had left in his No. 24 was off. He won the race and had enough for a burnout.
Couch Potato Tuesday: TNT Fails to Make Brickyard 400 Exciting
Plus, how did TNT fare in its five-race broadcasts of the Cup Series season?
Couch Potato Tuesday: The Teething Continues at TNT Sports
With no practice or qualifying and a new tire that had apparently not been tested at Dover, you had a lot of unknowns entering Sunday.
Couch Potato Tuesday: TNT Sports Makes Sonoma Look Rather Boring at Times
When you have a situation where there isn’t all that much action at the front of the field, you have to hunt to find it.