This Week in Baseball
| This Week in Baseball | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | ''TWIB'' |
| Genre | Family / News / Sport / Baseball / Kids / Nonfiction |
| Created by | Joe Reichler |
| Developed by |
Major League Baseball Productions Phoenix Communications Group, The |
| Written by |
Mark Durand James Rogal Jeff Scott |
| Presented by |
Mel Allen Warner Fusselle Ozzie Smith Cam Brainard |
| Starring | Mel Allen Warner Fusselle Ozzie Smith Cam Brainard Jennie Finch |
| Narrated by | Mel Allen Warner Fusselle Cam Brainard |
| Theme music composer | Mike Vickers |
| Opening theme | "Jet Set" |
| Ending theme | "Gathering Crowds" |
| Composer(s) | Matthew Cang |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Larry Parker Geoff Belinfante |
| Cinematography |
Savas Alatis Richard Wilmot |
| Editor(s) |
Tony Tocci Michael Kostel Marco Lagana |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
First-run syndication Fox Five (in UK) |
| Original release | April 1, 1977 – September 26, 1998 April 8, 2000 – September 24, 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | In the Zone |
| Followed by | MLB Player Poll |
| Related shows | Major League Baseball Game of the Week |
| External links | |
| Website | |
This Week in Baseball (abbreviated as TWiB, pronounced phonetically) is an American syndicated television series which focused on Major League Baseball highlights. Broadcast weekly during baseball season (and in its second incarnation, prior to marquee MLB games and during rain-delays) the program featured highlights of recent games, interviews with players, and other regular features. The popularity of the program, best known for its original host, New York Yankees play-by-play commentator Mel Allen, also helped influence the creation of other sports highlight programs, including ESPN's SportsCenter.
After its original syndicated run from 1977 to 1998, and gaining a revival in 2000 (which moved to Fox as a lead-in to its Saturday MLB coverage), TWiB was discontinued at the end of the 2011 Major League Baseball season, replaced by the new program MLB Player Poll.
When Commissioner Bowie Kuhn first took office in 1969, the only weekly showcase of Major League Baseball was its Saturday afternoon Game of the Week on NBC. On the other hand, the National Football League had produced its own syndicated highlight programs like This Week in Pro Football through its in-house unit NFL Films. In response to its competition, This Week in Baseball premiered in first-run syndication in 1977. The show was originally hosted by long-time New York Yankees announcer Mel Allen.
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