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NFL on CBS Quotage for Wild Card Sunday 2014

And we move to CBS/CBS Sports Network’s quotage for Wild Card Sunday which aired just before the San Diego-Cincinnati AFC Wild Card Playoff game. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON AND “THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW” WITH ADAM SCHEIN, AMY […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Wild Card Weekend, 01/04 & 01/05/2013

All Times Eastern Saturday, January 4 Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 10 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 11 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Football Night in America — NBC, 4 p.m. NFL GameDay Scoreboard — NFL Network, 7:30 p.m. NFL […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 01/04 & 01/05/2013

All Times Eastern Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Women’s Schedule and Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, January 4 Men’s noon Pittsburgh at North Carolina — ACC Network (Mike Hogewood/Cory Alexander) Nebraska at Ohio State — Big Ten […]

The 7th Annual Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards Nominees

Ok, I’ll write the Awards tonight, but in the interim, here are the nominees for the seventh annual incarnation of my NFL TV Awards. The Pat Summerall Award for Best Play-by-Play: Kenny Albert (Fox), Kevin Burkhardt (Fox), Ian Eagle (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler (NFL Network), Mike Tirico (ESPN) Best Game Analyst: Cris Collinsworth […]

NFL on CBS Quotage for Week 17 of the 2013 Season

Now let’s move to CBS which its own pair of pregame shows, one on cable and the other on broadcast. You know where they air if you’re a regular visitor to this site. You don’t come here for the motherly advice. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH  JAMES BROWN, DAN […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 17 of the 2013 Season

Normally, these aren’t posted until Thursday or later as I wait for the official press releases from the networks, but as assignments began leaking out today through Twitter, we have all of the games and announcers for the double doubleheaders on CBS and Fox and of course, the Sunday Night Football game on NBC. Because […]

NFL on CBS Quotage for Week 16 of the 2013 Season

We move to CBS and its pregame shows, “That Other Pregame Show” on CBS Sports Network and the NFL Today. It’s all below. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON AND “THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW” WITH ADAM SCHEIN, AMY TRASK, […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 16 of the 2013 Season

All Times Eastern Blackout: Buffalo Sunday, December 22 NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket Channel Assignments Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 7 a.m. That Other Pregame Show — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Mike […]

The 7th Annual Fang’s Bites College Football TV Awards

The fact that this is the 7th time that these awards have been handed out shows that your humble blogger has been doing this for a long time. With that said, it’s time to look at the best and worst in college football broadcasting in 2013. There’s been a lot of moments to consider. Let’s […]

NFL on CBS Previews Week 15 of the 2013 Season

Now we move to CBS’ slate of Sunday NFL pregame shows plus a preview of the games on the Tiffany Network on Sunday. We have quotes from Phil Simms who with Jim Nantz will call the New England at Miami game at 1 p.m. ET and from Dan Dierdorf who will be partnered with Greg […]

CBS Airs Army-Navy Game; CBS Sports Network Airs “March On” Special

Saturday ends the college football regular season as Army takes on Navy for the 114th time. The game takes place at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. CBS will carry the game live at 3 p.m. Uncle Verne Lundquist will call the game with Gary Danielson. Tracy Wolfson will be the sideline reporter. College Football Today […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 15 of the 2013 Season

All Times Eastern Thursday, December 11 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. Football Night in America: Coach’s Clicker — NBCSN, 5 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night […]

CBS Sports Network to Air Coverage of the Winter World University Games

Starting tonight, the CBS Sports Network will air same day coverage of the Winter World University Games from Trentino, Italy. The Games officially run from December 11 through December 21 and will award medals in 12 winter sports of which the United States is sending teams for six. CBS Sports Network will air ten days […]

CBS Previews NFL Week 14 of the 2013 Season

Now to CBS which will once again use a gimmick to hook viewers. As the Tiffany Network airs the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday, a VS model will make an appearance on The NFL Today to hype the show and to have her make silly game picks. Last year, CBS had Ms. Aldrich on […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 12/07 & 12/08/13

All Times Eastern Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Women’s Schedule courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, December 7 Hall of Fame Showcase, Springfield, MA BYU vs. UMass — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m. (John Sadak/Pete Gillen) Gotham Classic, South Bend, […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 14 of the 2013 Season

All Times Eastern Blackout: San Diego Thursday, December 5 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, 6 p.m. NFL […]

College Football Viewing Picks for 12/05 — 12/07/2013

All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Thursday, December 5 Studio and Pregame Shows CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m. ESPNU All Access: Auburn Football — ESPNU, 4 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. […]

CBS Sports Network to Simulcast WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton”

Announced this morning, CBS Sports Network will pick up WFAN’s morning show “Boomer and Carton” co-hosted by the NFL Today’s Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton. The show has been on the air since 2007 replacing the embattled “Imus in the Morning” and became popular with listeners in the New York tri-state area. It had been […]

NFL on CBS/CBS Sports Network Quotage for Week 13 of the 2013 Season

Now to the CBS tandem of pregame shows, That Other Pregame Show on cable and the NFL Today on broadcast. Lots of discussions on the shows today. Check out the quotage we have for you on this Sunday. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, […]

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