Couch Potato Tuesday: Texas Broadcast Brings Playoff Focus, Not Much Else
The broadcast focused on playoff drivers… and that was it.
Couch Potato Tuesday
Couch Potato Tuesday: Bristol Doesn’t Give NBC Much to Work With
NBC Sports cannot determine what the racing product is. It has to make do with what it has.
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Fails to Properly Cover Tire Woes in Kansas
NBC Sports needs to realize that the playoffs are not the end-all.
Couch Potato Tuesday: Darlington Has Action, Low Playoff Focus
With a few different folks in the broadcast booth, there was a different feel for calling the Southern 500.
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Struggles with Lack of Playoff Excitement
However, NBC also covered Ryan Preece’s wild wreck very well.
Couch Potato Tuesday: Watkins Glen Brings a Lack of Action, Great Explanations
How did the broadcast fare covering a race with only one caution?
Couch Potato Tuesday: Pronouncing Names Still an Issue For NBC
A big story Sunday was the influx of international racers on the grid – and with them the butchering of their names.
Couch Potato Tuesday: USA Network Battles Rain, Divergent Broadcasts in Michigan
NBC did the best it could while battling the weather-affected schedule in Michigan.
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Is Presented with a Strategy Race
Also, pre-race coverage focused too much on the shenanigans at Pocono rather than the race itself at Richmond.
Couch Potato Tuesday: Pocono Brings Good Racing, More Trouble Catching Issues
The broadcast was actually quite good. But there’s still work to be done.
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Brings Great Loudon Action, Flails with Field Movement
Michael McDowell and Ryan Preece had a heated conversation post race but NBC didn’t broadcast the culprit for the conversation.
Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Sports Gets Excited but Misses Things in Atlanta
A busy Atlanta race with rain looming made for a sometimes-messy NBC Sports broadcast.