0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/17/2013
All Times Eastern Thursday, October 17 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 Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Prekick Show — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/16/2013
All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports Announcing assignments courtesy Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, October 17 Studio and Pregame Shows CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/13/2013
Let’s move to CBS’ dynamic duo of pregame shows, “That Other Pregame Show” on CBS Sports Network and “The NFL Today” on CBS. This was the week where analysts Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason and Shannon Sharpe went on the road for games. However, they still fulfilled their pregame duties until it was time to concentrate […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/12/2013
This is the week where CBS sends three of its NFL Today analysts out on the road to join existing announcing teams for three games. The analysts will do games involving their former teams. Bill Cowher steps from behind the desk to unite with Jim Nantz and Phil Simms for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New […]
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Let’s look in advance where the NFL on CBS crews will go for Weeks 7 and 8. Next Sunday, CBS has a doubleheader with a full slate of seven games. So 7 games in Week 7. For Week 8 which is a singleheader week, CBS will have just five games. So take a look at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/10/2013
All Times Eastern Thursday, October 10 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 Kickoff — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick Show — NFL […]
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All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports Announcing assignments courtesy Your Eye on The Sports Sky and Air Thursday, October 10 Studio and Pregame Shows CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m. ESPNU Film Room — ESPNU, 4 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Inside College […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/7/2013
Thanks a shootout that led to a 51-48 final score and an audience that wasn’t split, CBS saw the best overnight ratings for the NFL season to date. The Denver at Dallas track meet saw an 18.6 overnight rating with an amazing 34 share. At its peak, the game saw a 24.4/41 in its final […]
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Back with an overdue Week Ahead post. Lots of things happening in the Week Ahead so let’s not delay any further and get to what’s happening in the Sports Media over the next seven days. TELEVISION PBS Frontline The already controversial PBS Frontline documentary “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” airs in two parts […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/6/2013
Let’s post the notes and quotes from CBS’ Dynamic Duo of NFL pregame programs, That Other Pregame Show on CBS Sports Network and the venerable NFL Today on the CBS mothership. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON AND “THAT […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/3/2013
The very first flex of the 2013 NFL season comes in Week 7 and it has nothing to do with moving a game from Sunday afternoon into primetime. It all has to do with CBS’ schedule and it’s moving the Houston at Kansas City game from 1 p.m. ET to 4:25 p.m. due to “accommodate […]
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Byes: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay & Washington Thursday, October 3 Studio & 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 Kickoff — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Prekick Show — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/2/2013
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, October 3 Studio & Pregame Shows CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 4 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Fox College Thursday — Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m. 7:30 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/30/2013
In a bit of a shakeup albeit a temporary one, CBS is sending three of its NFL Today analysts on the road to join current announcing teams. Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason and Shannon Sharpe will call games involving their former teams, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Denver, respectively. Not to leave the NFL Today studio bare, CBS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/29/2013
Let’s move to the notes and quotes from CBS’ pair of pregame shows, The NFL Today and That Other Pregame Show for Week 4 of the NFL season. 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” […]
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So any blackouts today? No, none. Through four weeks, all games have been sold out ensuring fans in all of the home markets can watch their favorite teams. Now, depending on where you live, that may not be a good thing. There’s a game in London today? Yes. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings […]
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CBS’ SEC offering of LSU at Georgia did well for the Tiffany Network. I didn’t get to watch any sports on Saturday as I was at a wedding, but I can still report on the sports media for you. The overnight ratings pulled a 4.9 with a 12 share up big from Tennessee at Georgia […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/26/2013
Thursday, September 26 Studio & 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 Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, 6 p.m. NFL Prekick Show — NFL Network, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/25/2013
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, September 26 Studio & Pregame Shows CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Fox College Thursday — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. Inside […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/23/2013
After a week’s absence, it’s time for The Week Ahead to return. With the season turning to fall, baseball points towards the postseason, college football has some decent games in Week 5 after some horrible games this past weekend, the English Premier League speeds on with more good matches and the NFL heads to London. […]
