FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
BALTIMORE ORIOLES & TEXAS RANGERS TO BE FEATURED ON “CAUGHT LOOKING” THURSDAY, OCT. 4 AT 9 P.M. ET
Preview clip:
http://www.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=9991168&content_id=25304849
NEW YORK – October 3, 2012 – With the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers both in heated races for division titles, Caught Looking (Thursday, Oct. 4th at 9 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network) will feature a behind-the-scenes look at this weekend’s series between the Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, and the Rangers against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Major League Baseball Productions embedded camera crews with both the Orioles and the Rangers throughout each of their individual series, providing a unique perspective on the action between the lines. MLB Productions cameras captured the Rangers as they clinched a spot in the playoffs, and the Orioles as they and challenged the Yankees for the lead in the AL East.
In addition to exclusive commentary from star players on both teams, including Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus, Rangers centerfielder Josh Hamilton, Orioles shortstop JJ Hardy and Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones, the episode also features in-depth interviews with Rangers manager Ron Washington and Orioles manager Buck Showalter.
Caught Looking, a collaboration between Major League Baseball Productions and NBC Sports Group, will follow two different teams each week, as the final eight weeks of the season unfolds. Each original episode will be one hour in length and will air on NBC Sports Network.
On November 8, NBC Sports Network will air a special postseason episode of Caught Looking which will feature the two teams playing in the 2012 World Series.
About the NBC Sports Network:
NBC Sports Network, part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in nearly 80 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and 34th America’s Cup. In addition, NBC Sports Network telecasts college football, college basketball, college hockey, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Action Sports Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, NFL Turning Point, Caught Looking, NBC Sports Talk, and Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports Network is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
About Major League Baseball Productions:
Major League Baseball Productions is the Emmy award-winning television and video production division of Major League Baseball and the official video archivists of the game. With unparalleled access to the Clubs and their players, Major League Baseball Productions produces original programming for growing audiences worldwide through its network specials, exclusive home videos, commercials and other specialty programming. For more information on Major League Baseball Productions, log on to www.MLBProductions.com.
