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CBS SPORTS TEES OFF 60th YEAR BROADCASTING GOLF WITH MOST EXTENSIVE SCHEDULE IN NETWORK TELEVISION HISTORY
JIM NANTZ AND SIR NICK FALDO ANCHOR CBS SPORTS' GOLF COVERAGE CBS SPORTS' 2010 PGA TOUR SCHEDULE BEGINS THIS WEEKEND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT "FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN" IN SAN DIEGO The Mastersâ Makes 55th Consecutive Appearance on CBS; Network Broadcasts 20th Consecutive PGA Championship CBS Sports begins its 60th year broadcasting golf in 2010, continuing to offer viewers the most comprehensive lineup in the history of network television. CBS Sports will broadcast 23 golf tournaments, totaling more than 140 hours, including the Mastersâ, PGA Championship, 19 PGA TOUR e...
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"THE NFL ON CBS'S COVERAGE OF AFC CHAMPIONSHIP IS MOST WATCHED IN 24 YEARS
CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF 2010 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 46.9 MILLION VIEWERS CBS Sports' coverage of the 2010 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game featuring the Indianapolis Colts defeating the New York Jets on Sunday, Jan. 24 (3:06-6:13 PM, ET) was seen by an average of 46.9 million viewers (Persons 2+), which is the highest number of viewers in 24 years dating back to Jan. 12, 1986 for New England vs. Miami on NBC (47.5 million viewers). The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game earned a fast-national average household rating/share of 26.3/47, up 2% from the comparable early window in 2008 and up 20% from la...
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*** CBS SPORTS MEDIA ADVISORY *** SUPER BOWL XLIV CONFERENCE CALL "THE SUPER BOWL TODAY" TUESDAY, JAN. 26 (4:00 PM, ET/3:00 PM, CT/1:00 PM, PT) DIAL: (913) 312-1453
CBS Sports, home of Super Bowl XLIV and celebrating its 50th year broadcasting the NFL, will host a Super Bowl XLIV conference call on Tuesday, Jan. 26 (4:00 PM, ET/3:00 PM, CT/1:00 PM, PT) featuring Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports and Executive Producer, THE NFL ON CBS, and THE SUPER BOWL TODAY team of James Brown, Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe and Bill Cowher. Also on the call will be Harold Bryant, Vice President, Production, CBS Sports and Eric Mann, Senior Producer, CBS Sports/THE SUPER BOWL TODAY. CBS Sports Super Bowl XLIV pre-game show, THE SUPER BOWL ...
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"THE NFL ON CBS" SCORES WITH HIGHEST RATING FOR AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 16 YEARS
CBS Sports' coverage of the 2010 AFC Championship Game featuring the Indianapolis Colts defeating the New York Jets on Sunday, Jan. 24 (3:00-6:15 PM, ET), earned an average overnight household rating/share of 28.4/50. This was the highest rating for the AFC Championship in 16 years (1994, 29.5/57 on NBC). The Jets-Colts rating was up 4% from a 27.4/48 in the comparable early-game window in 2008 with New England defeating San Diego and coverage was up 19% compared to its late-game broadcast of last year's AFC Championship Game which saw Pittsburgh beat Baltimore (23.8/37). The AFC Cha...
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CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE BASKETBALL TRIPLEHEADER FEATURES FIVE OF NATION'S BEST HIGHLIGHTED BY NO. 1-RANKED TEXAS VS. NO. 21-RANKED CONNECTICUT ON SATURDAY, JAN. 23
CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues with a tripleheader on Saturday, Jan 23 (12:00 NOON-6:00 PM, ET) featuring five of the nation's top 25 teams. Regional coverage of *No. 7-ranked Michigan State taking on Minnesota and Mississippi State playing Alabama (12:00 NOON) tips off the day. More regional action follows as *No. 25-ranked Ohio State battles *No. 12-ranked West Virginia and Oregon State plays California (2:00 PM, ET). National coverage of *No. 1-ranked Texas against *No. 21-ranked Connecticut concludes the day (4:00 PM, ET) Gus Johnson and analyst Greg Anthony will ...
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LEGENDARY NEW YORK JETS QUARTERBACK JOE NAMATH NARRATES OPENING FOR "THE NFL TODAY" IN PREVIEW OF AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON SUNDAY, JAN. 24 LIVE ON CBS
BOOMER ESIASON GOES ONE-ON-ONE WITH NEW YORK JETS' DARELLE REVIS; AND SHANNON SHARPE TALKS WITH MINNESOTA VIKINGS RECEIVING CORPS OF BERNARD BERRIAN, PERCY HARVIN, SIDNEY RICE AND VISANTHE SHIANCOE Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Report Live From Indianapolis on AFC Championship Game; and Lesley Visser Reports Live From New Orleans on NFC Championship Game THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl XLIV and celebrating its Golden 50th year broadcasting the NFL, travels to Indianapolis for the 2010 American Football Conference Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 24 (3:00 PM, ET) as the No. 5-seeded NEW ...
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CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE CONTINUES ON SATURDAY, JAN. 16 AND SUNDAY JAN. 17 WITH ILLINOIS-MICHIGAN STATE AND CONNECTICUT-MICHIGAN
CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues on Saturday, Jan. 16 (3:30-6:00 PM, ET) with Illinois taking on *No. 7-ranked Michigan State. On Sunday, Jan. 17 (1:30 PM. ET) *No. 15-ranked Connecticut battles Michigan. Gus Johnson and analyst Greg Anthony will be on hand at Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, Mich. to handle the call for Illinois-Michigan State. Steve Scheer produces and Bryan Lilley directs. Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to call the action from Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' ...
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"THE NFL ON CBS" CONTINUES AFC PLAYOFF COVERAGE WITH AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAMES -- BALTIMORE vs. INDIANAPOLIS ON SATURDAY, JAN. 16; AND NEW YORK JETS vs. SAN DIEGO ON SUNDAY, JAN. 17
AUDIBLES WITH "NFL TODAY" ANALYSTS DAN MARINO AND BILL COWHER EXCERPTS FROM "NFL ON CBS" NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAMES CONFERENCE CALL WITH PHIL SIMMS AND DAN DIERDORF (TUESDAY, JAN. 12; For complete replay of call, dial 719/457-0820; code: 5544853) THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl XLIV and celebrating its Golden 50th year broadcasting the NFL, continues its coverage of the 2010 American Football Conference Playoffs with the national broadcast of the AFC Divisional Playoff games on Saturday, Jan. 16 (8:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Jan. 17 (4:30 PM, ET) live on the CBS Television Network. The ...
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"THE NFL ON CBS" AVERAGES 17.6 MILLION VIEWERS THROUGH 18 WEEKS -- MOST VIEWERS IN 23 YEARS FOR REGULAR-SEASON AND WILD CARD COVERAGE OF AFC GAMES
17.6 Million Viewer Average Shows Increase of 7% from Last Year "THE NFL ON CBS" Earns 4% Ratings Increase for Regular-Season Plus Wild Card Playoff Game Coverage from 2008 THE NFL ON CBS averaged 17.6 million viewers for its regular-season and Wild Card game coverage of the American Football Conference through 18 weeks, which is the highest number of average viewers at this point in the season for any network's coverage of the AFC in 23 years. The 17.6 million viewers also was an increase of 7% from last year's 16.4 million viewers. Overall for the Network...
