0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/18/2014
On Sunday, CBS airs the AFC Championship Game live from Denver, CO. Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson will be at new Mile High Stadium to call and report from the game. The NFL Today with James Brown, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, Dan Marino, Shannon Sharpe and its insider Jason La Canfora will be […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/17/2014
All Times Eastern Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Men’s 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 18 Men’s Studio and Pregame Shows College GameDay live from The Palestra, Philadelphia, PA — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2014
All Times Eastern Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m./ESPN2, 7:30 a.m. NFL Films Presents: The Candlestick Makers — ESPN2, 7 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. Sunday NFL Countdown — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/14/2014
Tim Brando, the long-time host of College Football Today and the current host of his own radio show, has left CBS “by mutual decision.” Brando was with CBS dating back to 1995 when he joined the network to call college basketball and the NCAA Tournament. He then became host of College Football Today in 1999 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/13/2014
Once again, the late Sunday afternoon window is the magic timeslot for the National Football League. CBS with San Diego at Denver in the late Sunday afternoon timeslot saw a huge audience of 41.1 million viewers. That’s up 9% from last year’s Houston-New England game which averaged 37.7 million. The rating was 23.0 with a […]
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Once again, the late Sunday afternoon timeslot paid dividends for the NFL. With CBS airing the San Diego Chargers-Denver Broncos game in the 4:40 p.m. ET window, the Tiffany Network drew the highest overnight ratings of the Divisional Playoff Weekend. CBS garnered a 25.1 overnight number along with a 42 share. That’s up 5% from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/12/2014
The Conference Championships are set. Both CBS and Fox have to be happy with the results. CBS gets the AFC Championship in the early timeslot at 3 p.m. ET. Fox will air the NFC Championship at 6:30 p.m. Here’s what we have including the TV announcing assignments. We’ll get the Westwood One Sports radio assignments […]
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CBS could not be happier with the #1 vs. #2 matchup in next Sunday’s AFC Championship. The only drawback is that it’s the early game on Sunday, January 19 as the NFC Championship on Fox gets the late slot. The AFC Championship between the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos will air on CBS […]
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At the end of last night’s Indianapolis Colts-New England Patriots game, CBS took the time during a blowout to pay tribute to analyst Dan Dierdorf. The AFC Divisional Playoff game in primetime was Dierdorf’s last for CBS and in all probability, the last he’ll call on network television. Dierdorf did not want a taped tribute […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/11/2014
Now to the NFL on CBS which has a very long preview of this weekend’s games. It will have both of the late games on Saturday and Sunday. It will show the Indianapolis Colts at the New England Patriots in primetime on Saturday. Then on Sunday afternoon, CBS airs the AFC West battle between the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/10/2014
All Times Eastern Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Men’s Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Women’s Schedule courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, January 11 Men’s Studio and Pregame Shows College GameDay — ESPN2, 10 a.m./ESPNU, 11 a.m. Big Ten Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, […]
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While I did name Dierdorf as “Worst Game Analyst” for the 2013 season in the 7th Annual Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards, there is no denying his impact on the NFL on television. He has been on either CBS or ABC dating back to 1985 following his retirement from the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983. […]
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All Times Eastern Saturday, January 11 Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 8:30 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, 3:30 p.m. The NFL Today — CBS, 7:30 p.m. The OT — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/6/2014
CBS is feeling good over the ratings and viewership for the early 1 p.m. ET slot on Sunday which was occupied by the San Diego Chargers at the Cincinnati Bengals. Overall, CBS saw a very strong 18.9 rating and a 36 share. That’s up 4% from last year’s Indianapolis at Baltimore game which also aired […]
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Over the last four months, there’s been talk that the National Football League wants to expand its ever-so-popular playoffs. he was told that the NFL wants to expand the playoffs by two teams. The NFL quickly countered that no such decision has been made and any change has to be made by the owners. Even […]
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These are a week late. I was hoping to have these up for Week 17, but so many things got in the way. Getting them up now. I vow to get the 8th Annual Awards posted by the New Year of 2015. That’s my hope anyway. Well, with another NFL season wrapping up, it’s time […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/5/2014
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 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/3/2014
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 […]
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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 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/2/2014
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 […]
