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Some Various Monday Sports Media Thoughts

I haven’t done a thoughts post in ages. It’s fine time you’ve been provided one. Lets do this. As usual, they come in bullet form. How much is too much? When will the sports rights fee bubble burst? When will there be major blowback from a major cable or satellite provider against one of the […]

CBS Sports Network Announces Its Calvacade of Shows For Super Bowl Week

CBS Sports Network goes all in for Super Bowl Week with its first-ever programming solely dedicated to the Big Game. Starting Monday, CBS Sports Network will have shows live from New Orleans, site of Super Bowl XLVII, by taking over Jackson Square and originating various sports, news and entertainment programs from there. This will include […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks For 01/26 & 01/27/2013, All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, January 26 Pregame & Studio Hosts College GameDay live from Raleigh, NC — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. College GameDay — ESPN, 6 p.m. College Basketball Live — ESPN2, midnight 11 a.m. Syracuse at Villanova — ESPNU (Beth Mowins/Tim Walsh) 11:30 a.m. Women’s: Delta State at Valdosta […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks For 01/19 & 01/20/2013, All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, January 19 Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live from Indianapolis — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 p.m. College GameDay live from Indianapolis — ESPN, 8 p.m. 11 a.m. Virginia Military Institute at Coastal Carolina — ESPNU (Adam Amin/Brooke Weisbrod) noon St. John’s at DePaul — Big East […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks For 01/12 & 01/13/2013, All Times Eastern

Men’s schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports Saturday, January 12 Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay — ESPN2, 10 a.m. College GameDay — ESPNU, 11 a.m. Big Ten Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m. Big Ten Game Break — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m. The Fab Five — ESPN, 5:30 p.m. Big Ten Finale […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks For 01/05 & 01/06/2013, All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, January 5 11 a.m. Pittsburgh at Rutgers — ESPN2 noon Virginia Tech at Maryland — ACC Network Seton Hall at Notre Dame — Big East Network Purdue at Michigan State — Big Ten Network Delaware at Old Dominion — Comcast SportsNet (Bay Area/Mid Atlantic/Philadelphia)/CSS Wake Forest at […]

NFL Viewing Picks For Week 17, 12/30/2012

All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, […]

Dana Jacobson Returns to TV as Guest Host of "ROME" This Wednesday

She left ESPN in March and it was announced last month that she’ll be part of CBS Sports Radio’s morning drive show with Brandon Tierney and Tiki Barber in January. On the day after Christmas, Boxing Day to Aussies, Brits, Canadians and Kiwis, former First Take co-host Dana Jacobson makes her return to sports television […]

NFL Viewing Picks For Week 16, 12/22 & 12/23/2012

All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Saturday, December 22 Studio & Pregame Shows Monday Night Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m. NFL Total Access — NFL Network, 7 p.m. NFL Total Access: Postgame — NFL Network, 11:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. ESPN Atlanta at Detroit — Mike Tirico/Jon Gruden/Lisa Salters Sunday, December 23 Studio & Pregame […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks For 12/22 & 12/23/2012, All Times Eastern

Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, December 22 Gotham Classic, New York, NY Syracuse vs. Temple — ESPN2, noon Diamond Head Classic, Honolulu, HI Quarterfinals Indiana State vs. Mississippi — ESPNU, 4 p.m. San Diego State vs. San Francisco — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m. Arizona vs. Tennessee State — ESPNU, 10:30 p.m. Miami (FL) […]

NFL Viewing Picks For Week 15, 12/16/2012

All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the 506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks For 12/15 & 12/16/2012, All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, December 15 Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival, Brooklyn, NY Fordham vs. Princeton — YES, 2:30 p.m. St. John’s vs. St. Francis — YES, 5 p.m. Michigan vs. West Virginia — ESPN, 8 p.m. Crossroads Classic, Indianapolis, IN Butler vs. Indiana — CBS, 2 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Purdue […]

CBS Celebrates 75 Years of the NCAA Tournament

One of the most exciting events in the sports calendar is the NCAA Tournament. And this season will mark the 75th year that the tournament will be played. This year’s Final Four will take place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Throughout the season, CBS will air various programming celebrating the NCAA Tournament’s 75 years […]

CBS Sports Network's Programming For Super Bowl XLVII Week

Previously, ESPN and NFL Network had owned the week leading to the Super Bowl with their programming and reporting from various sites in and around the host city. Now, an actual rightsholder is going to provide ancillary programming and a postgame show live throughout Super Bowl week. CBS Sports Network will piggyback on CBS to […]

The 6th Annual Fang's Bites College Football Awards

With another college football regular season over and another bowl season about to begin, it’s time to go hand out the college football TV awards once again. As Fox increases its presence in college football thanks to its new contracts with the Big 12 and Pac-12, we have a bigger pool to choose from. And […]

The Army-Navy Game Airs on CBS and Dial Global

The 113th edition of Army vs. Navy will be played in Philadelphia this weekend. CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network will have wall-to-wall coverage on TV. Dial Global airs the game nationally on radio. CBS’ regular college football crew of Uncle Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Tracy “The Wolf” Wolfson will have the call live […]

NFL Viewing Picks For Week 14, 12/09/12

All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks, 12/08 & 12/09/12, All Times Eastern

Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports MSG Holiday Classic, New York, NY Fordham vs. St. John’s — MSG Plus, 7 p.m. Rutgers vs. Iona — MSG Plus, 9:30 p.m. noon Towson at Georgetown — Big East Network Long Beach State at Ohio State — Big Ten Network Arkansas at Michigan — CBS Portland at […]

CBS Selects Its Home in New Orleans For Super Bowl XLVII

Taking a cue from ESPN which has selected various locations in the Super Bowl host cities to base their studio shows, CBS will do the same for its shows across its multiple platforms. CBS says it will use Jackson Square in New Orleans to house shows like the Super Bowl Today pregame show on CBS […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks For 12/01 & 12/02/2012, All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, December 1 SEC/Big East Challenge Mississippi State at Providence — ESPNU, noon Rutgers at Mississippi — ESPNU, 2 p.m. Alabama at Cincinnati — ESPN2, 3 p.m. Villanova at Vanderbilt — ESPNU, 6 p.m. John Wooden Classic, Anaheim, CA San Diego State vs. UCLA — ESPNU, 10 p.m. […]

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