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ABC Puts NFL Score/Time/Down/Yards To Go Bar On Bottom Of Screen

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In the mid-1990's, television sports producers began using a box in the upper-left corner of the screen (nicknamed the "Fox Box" as Fox used it on their NFL telecasts beginning in 1994, when they acquired NFL games) to display the score, period/quarter/inning, and (except in baseball) time left. Over the last decade, other producers of TV sports have occassionally had the box in the upper-right corner of the screen instead of the upper-left corner.

Since there, there have been a few variations, such as an "L-Square" that NBC has used for both Notre Dame football games and the Arena Football League; and a bar with that information along the full length of the top of the screen. The latter has, in many cases, replaced the "box".

But tonight (September 9th), in the opening-night special that serves as the first game of their final season of televising prime-time NFL games, ABC has unveiled a new variation: The score, quarter, down/yards to go, and time left are in a bar that goes across the bottom of the screen instead of the top.

To anyone who has seen it: Do you prefer the bar along the bottom of the screem instead of either a bar along the top of the screen or a box in an upper corner of the screen??
 
They did this for their preseason games as well. Also, KCAL in Los Angeles has done this for their Lakers, Angels, and Mighty Ducks telecasts for a few years now.
Makes no difference to me where it is, although it appears to be less of a distraction on the bottom of the screen.
 
> They did this for their preseason games as well. Also, KCAL
> in Los Angeles has done this for their Lakers, Angels, and
> Mighty Ducks telecasts for a few years now.
> Makes no difference to me where it is, although it appears
> to be less of a distraction on the bottom of the screen.
>

This way is much better.
 
To quote Nick Bakay, Advantage: Push.

When FSN started placing their scoreline at the top of the screen it became more legible and didn't tend to block anything important on the field. That I like. ABC's is fine where it is - except for one thing...

For crying out loud, ABC, if you're gonna put your logo on the scoreline/scorebox/whatever, DUMP THE BLEEPING LOGOBUG! This also applies at other times, but it's particularly annoying tonight. ABC logo imbedded on the left, the usual transparent logobug on the right. Make up your mind, people. One or the other, BUT NOT BOTH!

BTW: I get Citytv Vancouver where I reside, and for at least the better part of a quarter they had their logobug right over the down/yards part of the scoreline. Fortunately, someone's brain kicked in. It's been respotted to where ABC's logobug is now.

OK, I'll stop now.
 
> To quote Nick Bakay, Advantage: Push.
>
> When FSN started placing their scoreline at the top of the
> screen it became more legible and didn't tend to block
> anything important on the field. That I like. ABC's is fine
> where it is - except for one thing...
>
> For crying out loud, ABC, if you're gonna put your logo on
> the scoreline/scorebox/whatever, DUMP THE BLEEPING LOGOBUG!
> This also applies at other times, but it's particularly
> annoying tonight. ABC logo imbedded on the left, the usual
> transparent logobug on the right. Make up your mind, people.
> One or the other, BUT NOT BOTH!
>
> BTW: I get Citytv Vancouver where I reside, and for at least
> the better part of a quarter they had their logobug right
> over the down/yards part of the scoreline. Fortunately,
> someone's brain kicked in. It's been respotted to where
> ABC's logobug is now.
>
> OK, I'll stop now.

To me the score box or top line doesn't bother me. But I tend to favor the type of score graphic NFL on CBS uses and the ESPN score box. Don't get me wrong the FOX top score line is good, I do think its better then on the bottom.
>
 
> > To quote Nick Bakay, Advantage: Push.
> >
> > When FSN started placing their scoreline at the top of the
>
> > screen it became more legible and didn't tend to block
> > anything important on the field. That I like. ABC's is
> fine
> > where it is - except for one thing...
> >
> > For crying out loud, ABC, if you're gonna put your logo on
>
> > the scoreline/scorebox/whatever, DUMP THE BLEEPING
> LOGOBUG!
> > This also applies at other times, but it's particularly
> > annoying tonight. ABC logo imbedded on the left, the usual
>
> > transparent logobug on the right. Make up your mind,
> people.
> > One or the other, BUT NOT BOTH!
> >
> > BTW: I get Citytv Vancouver where I reside, and for at
> least
> > the better part of a quarter they had their logobug right
> > over the down/yards part of the scoreline. Fortunately,
> > someone's brain kicked in. It's been respotted to where
> > ABC's logobug is now.
> >
> > OK, I'll stop now.
>
> To me the score box or top line doesn't bother me. But I
> tend to favor the type of score graphic NFL on CBS uses and
> the ESPN score box. Don't get me wrong the FOX top score
> line is good, I do think its better then on the bottom.
> >
>
It's OK. Just as long as we don't see that ridiculous "blue puck" on OLN!
 
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