0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2016
We knew this day would be coming, but we hoped it would be later than sooner. CBS has announced that this will be the last season for Verne Lundquist on the SEC on CBS. In an official announcement, CBS says Uncle Verne will step down as lead announcer of the SEC on CBS after the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/12/2016
All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports (Men’s/Women’s) Saturday, March 12 Studio and Pregame Shows Road to the Final Four — CBS, noon College GameDay live from the ACC Tournament, Washington, D.C. — ESPN, noon Inside College Basketball — CBS, 12:30 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/3/2015
All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy Eye on Sky and Air Sports Friday, December 4 Studio and Pregame Shows B1G Football & Beyond — Big Ten Network, noon CFB Daily: The Edge — ESPNU, 1 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 2 p.m. College Football Countdown — ESPN2, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/10/2015
With college basketball ready to start in earnest this weekend, ESPN has unveiled its announcing teams for the upcoming season. Once again, Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas will be the main team. And after being on the Big Monday early game (Big East or ACC) for several years, Bilas will no longer be on that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/5/2014
All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Friday, December 5 Studio and Pregame Shows Nebraska Football Press Conference: Mike Riley Hired — Big Ten Network, 9:50 a.m. BTN Football & Beyond 2014 — Big Ten Network, noon CFB Daily: The Edge […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/22/2014
All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, November 22 Men’s Battle 4 Atlantis Robert Morris at Georgetown — Fox Sports 2, noon (Scott Graham/Ron Thompson) Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY Third Place Game UNLV vs. Temple — truTV, 7 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/10/2014
The SEC has announced its football schedule through the end of the season. Because number one-ranked Mississippi State is in the driver’s seat for one of the four College Football Playoff spots, CBS will feature the Bulldogs twice between now and December 6 which is the date of the SEC Championship. In addition to seeing […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/28/2014
The most-watched college football package is back for its 14 consecutive season. The SEC on CBS returns with its season premiere on Saturday, September 13 with Georgia at South Carolina at 3:30 p.m. ET. CBS will air 16 regular season games over a 14 week span. Uncle Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson will return to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/16/2014
ESPN will carry the ACC and SEC Championship Games as well as provide the selections for the 68-team field NCAA Tournament. While ESPN is not the official network to provide the brackets for the tournament, it can do them once the announcements are made on CBS. So once the games are over, ESPN will have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/14/2014
All Times Eastern Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Women’s Schedule courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Friday, March 14 Men’s Studio and Pregame Shows Inside College Basketball: Bracket Week — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Tip-Off Show 2014 — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m. Inside College Basketball: […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/16/2013
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 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/12/2013
For the 5th straight year, the SEC on CBS is the highest-rated regular season college football package on sports television. The games averaged a 4.5 rating with a 10 share. In addition, three SEC on CBS games were the highest-rated college football contests of the 2013 season. Nice bookends for CBS as the SEC Championship […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/7/2013
CBS will air the SEC Championship Game as usual today. But in a first, it will air the Mountain West Championship and not immediately following the SEC. You’ll get a rest in between the SEC Championship and Mountain West games. The SEC Championship will air live from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta at 4 p.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/1/2013
Saturday’s Iron Bowl rivalry game between Alabama and Auburn drew very good numbers for the Columbia Broadcasting System. CBS saw an 8.6 overnight rating with an 18 share. That’s up a whopping 291% for last year’s Iron Bowl which resulted in a blowout and saw a low 2.2/5. Thankfully, a close game and a wild […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s do a few thoughts today in this last day of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. First, some thoughts and prayers to the victims and families who were in the Metro North train derailment in the Bronx in New York. Four people lost their lives and scores more were injured. This holiday weekend won’t be the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/18/2013
Saturday’s unbelievable last-minute win by Auburn over Georgia did well for the SEC on CBS. As the Tigers kept its hopes for an unbeaten season, the SEC Championship and a potential BCS title shot alive in a miraculous tipped pass, CBS earned an overnight rating of 3.5 with an 8 share, up huge over last […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/5/2013
ESPN has provided us with the men and women who will be involved in calling and reporting college basketball in 2013-14. The networks of ESPN will begin airing college basketball games for the new season this weekend. One major change for ESPN, the loss of the Big East to Fox Sports 1 and CBS and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/29/2013
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 9/15/2013
To say interest was high for Alabama-Texas A&M was an understatement. While the game was a blowout in the middle, but became a barnburner at the end. CBS got out of the gate with a massive 9.0/21 rating for its SEC season opener. It’s the highest-rated regular season college football afternoon game on the Tiffany […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/14/2013
As if you didn’t know, CBS has the biggest college football game of the week with Alabama at Texas A&M live from College Station, TX. This is so big, CBS has sent its pregame show, College Football Today to the site, something it rarely does. Alabama at Texas A&M also marks the season premiere for […]
