0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/2/2014
Yes, you’ve been seeing the promos during CBS’ portion of the NCAA Tournament and as we get closer, they’re only going to be in heavy rotation throughout the network. You know the CBS formula for televising The Masters®. You know the reverence for Augusta National. You know the music. You know the azaleas. You know […]
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Former St. Louis Rams and Kansas City quarterback Trent Green will become a game analyst for the NFL on CBS next season. The network had a slot open after the retirement of Dan Dierdorf. There’s no word as of yet to with whom he will partner in the 2014 season. Green has been working with […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/1/2014
As we know, Turner Sports will air the 2014 men’s Final Four™ in Arlington, TX. TBS will have the national feed with TNT and truTV airing localized feeds for UConn, Florida, Kentucky and Wisconsin. TBS will have Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony and Steve Kerr will call the game while Tracy Wolfson will report from courtside. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/31/2014
Executives at the CBS and Turner Sports headquarters in New York and Atlanta must be doing backflips and handstands over the numbers for the NCAA Tournament. Through Sunday, the Tournament has averaged 9.8 million viewers. That’s the highest viewership since 1993. The average rating is 6.2 with a 13 share and that’s tied with last […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/30/2014
Announced earlier tonight, TBS will air the 2014 NCAA Men’s Final Four live from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX. So weird to hear “North Texas” over the last two weeks. Do the residents of Arlington, TX like hearing their city referred to as the generic North Texas? Just a thought. Anyway, TBS will air UConn-Florida […]
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We’re entering a brave new world beginning this year. You have gotten used to having TBS, TNT and truTV join CBS in televising the NCAA Tournament over the last four seasons. Up until this year, CBS had been airing the Final Four and National Championship Game without interruption since 1982. That changes this year as […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/29/2014
Ok, CBS has set the times for Sunday’s Regional Finals. It plays out as you might expect. The East Regional Final featuring UConn vs. Michigan State at Madison Square Garden in New York to be called by Uncle Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Allie LaForce will air at 2:20 p.m. ET. Then the Midwest Regional […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/28/2014
Through the first seven days of the NCAA Tournament, CBS and Turner Sports are seeing the best viewership in over two decades. Through Thursday, the average viewership is 9.3 million which is up 3% from last year. And that’s the highest viewership since 1993. And the average rating is 6.0 which is up a tick […]
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All Times Eastern Saturday, March 29 Men’s Studio & Pregame Shows Best of College Basketball 2014 — CBS, 2 p.m. NCAA March Madness 260 — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m. NCAA Tip-Off — TBS, 5 p.m. Inside March Madness — TBS, 11 p.m.NCAA March Madness Bracket Breakdown — CBS Sports Network, midnight College GameDay — […]
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We have the schedule for the Saturday Regional Finals. Both will air on TBS. The South Regional Final between Florida and Dayton will air at 6:09 p.m. ET Then the West Regional Final with Wisconsin taking on Arizona is scheduled for 8:49 p.m. Here is the CBS/Turner press release. TURNER SPORTS AND CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCE […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/27/2014
Back with another edition of the Fang’s Bites podcast. Onto the second set of ten and heading into the teens with the 11th episode. In this podcast, the guests are Erin Sharoni of CBS Sports and Mike Hill of Fox Sports 1. Erin talks about the following: Entering sports broadcasting after working on Wall Street; […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/26/2014
The nominees are out. A few interesting developments for this year’s Emmys. In the play-by-play category, Al Michaels is noticeably absent. Marv Albert, Mike Breen, Joe Buck, Bob Costas (?) and Mike Emrick are nominees. I guess the Academy decided to put Bob in this category in addition to his customary Studio Host nomination. For […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/24/2014
Catching up on a couple of things on this Monday night. The first week of the NCAA Tournament went swimmingly well for the CBS/Turner consortium. Record ratings and record viewership has steered the first six days of games for the CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV combo. For the first six days, CBS/Turner averaged a 5.9/13 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/23/2014
CBS/Turner Sports has released the tip times and announcers for the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28. With TBS airing two regional finals on Saturday and CBS the other two on Sunday, the announcers are split along network lines. Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager have been assigned […]
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The NCAA Tournament appears to have caught on with fans. When viewership goes up three straight days, you have a trend. For Saturday’s 3rd round action which had an afternoon of three bad games, but then an evening of barnburners, CBS/Turner averaged 10 million total viewers for the eight games which was the best in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/22/2014
Once again, CBS/Turner saw some record numbers for the NCAA Tournament. yesterday’s numbers were the best for the opening Friday of the tournament dating back to 1991 when CBS took over the full rights for March Madness. The four telecast windows averaged 8.4 million viewers which is the highest since 1991. CBS/Turner saw a combined […]
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All Times Eastern Saturday, March 22 Men’s Studio and Pregame Shows NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m. NCAA Tip-Off — TNT, 5 p.m. NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 7:30 p.m. Inside March Madness — TBS, midnight College GameDay — ESPN2, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday) NCAA March Madness Bracket Breakdown […]
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CBS/Turner has released the tip times and the annoncing assignments for Sunday’s 3rd round action. Unlike Saturday, CBS will carry a tripleheader beginning at 12:15 p.m. ET with the St. Louis pod. Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony and Tracy Wolfson will be on the call for Kansas vs. Stanford and Wichita State vs. Kentucky. CBS then […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/21/2014
With some exciting games and big upsets, CBS/Turner garnered the best viewership in 23 years for the opening Thursday of the NCAA Tournament. An average of 8.6 million people watched the action on the CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV consortium. That’s a 6% increase from last year. And the total rating for all four networks […]
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The NCAA Tournament began in earnest on Thursday and with an evening of four overtime games, the excitement brought the fans out in droves. Overall, CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV garnered a 6.0 overnight rating with a 14 share making it the highest first Thursday rating for the games in 23 years. That’s up from […]
