The 'Lights

*The 'Lights*
The 'Lights
Starring	NBC Sports Network
Release	August 13, 2012 –; April 2013

The 'Lights was a daily morning sports highlights program on

NBC Sports Network that launched in August 2012. Designed as an alternative to ESPN's SportsCenter, unseen anchor David Diamante

narrated the previous day's games and highlights in a half-hour loop. An on-screen sidebar provided information, stats, and comments relevant to the game being highlighted.

Its time-slot expanded from 7-9 AM to 6-9 AM Eastern Time during its short run.[1]^[2]

The program was placed on hiatus during the

Stanley Cup Playoffs and was scheduled to be re-tooled to re-air in late August 2013. It later was removed from the schedule entirely.^[3] Its replacement was a loop of fitness programming under NBCUniversal

's digital Radius brand, which aired six times in three hours.

References

^ Hiestand, Michael (24 July 2012). "NBCSN to Get AM Sports Highlights Show With Unseen Host". USA Today. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
^ Hiestand, Michael (21 August 2012). "Boomer Esiason: Tim Tebow should be limited to special teams". USA Today.
^ Ourand, John (July 1, 2013). "Ratings not living up to demand for highlights-heavy shows". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

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[USAToday-1] Hiestand, Michael (24 July 2012). "NBCSN to Get AM Sports Highlights Show With Unseen Host". USA Today. Retrieved 15 August 2012.

[USAToday2-2] Hiestand, Michael (21 August 2012). "Boomer Esiason: Tim Tebow should be limited to special teams". USA Today.

[hiatus-3] Ourand, John (July 1, 2013). "Ratings not living up to demand for highlights-heavy shows". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

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