FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 16th, 2012

MLB PRODUCTIONS & NBC SPORTS GROUP COLLABORATE TO PRESENT MLB CAUGHT LOOKING, A NEW SERIES ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK

Caught Looking Debuts Wednesday, August 15, at 9:00 p.m. ET

New York — July 16, 2012 — Major League Baseball Productions and NBC Sports Group today announced a multi-year deal to collaborate on a new show titled MLB Caught Looking, which will debut Wednesday, August 15, at 9:00 p.m. ET, with a new episode scheduled to air each subsequent week on Thursdays through October 4. Each of the nine original episodes will be one hour in length and will air on NBC Sports Network.

 

MLB Caught Looking will give baseball fans an exclusive look inside a specific three game series each week, as MLB cameras follow players, managers and front office personnel from both teams as they play, work, travel and live. Cameras will follow the two respective teams as they arrive at the ballpark, take batting practice, get ready in the clubhouse, compete and spend time between each game. A different series will be featured in each episode, as the final eight weeks of the season unfolds.

 

“The behind the scenes access that MLB Productions has inside the game is unparalleled, and our fans have consistently responded very positively to this type of programming over the years,” said Chris Tully, Senior Vice President, Broadcasting, Major League Baseball. “We’re pleased to be working with the NBC Sports Group on this project, which will provide a unique glimpse inside the inner workings of multiple clubs during the stretch run.”

 

MLB Caught Looking is emblematic of the high-quality and exclusive programming we are developing for the NBC Sports Network.” said Jon Miller, President of Programming, NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network. “NBC and Major League Baseball have a long history of working together and we are very happy to be collaborating with MLB Productions on this endeavor.”

 

On November 8, NBC Sports Network will air a special postseason episode of MLB 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 across all platforms. 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, 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 Costas Tonight, a monthly interview series featuring Bob Costas; NFL Turning Point, the NBC Sports Network’s program that utilizes NFL Films’ unprecedented access to examine the turning point of high-profile NFL games every week; and NBC Sports Talk,NBC Sports Network’s flagship news and information show, offering breaking news, highlights, features and in-depth analysis from award-winning journalists. NBC Sports Network is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.

 

 

About MLB 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.