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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...
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"THE NFL TODAY" PREVIEWS DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAMES ON SATURDAY, JAN. 16 AND SUNDAY, JAN. 17 ON CBS
Bill Cowher Breaks Down What Baltimore Must Do To Beat Indianapolis; Reports from Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Live from Indianapolis, and Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Preview Jets-Chargers from San Diego; Lesley Visser Reports Live from Minnesota and Sam Ryan Reports from New Orleans on NFC Divisional Playoff Games on Saturday Night Boomer Esiason Visits with Jets Rookie Quarterback Mark Sanchez Previewing Jets-Chargers; Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Report Live from San Diego; and Lesley Visser Reports on Cowboys-Vikings from Minnesota on Sunday THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl X...
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*** CONFERENCE CALL ADVISORY *** "THE NFL ON CBS" -- NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS WITH PHIL SIMMS AND DAN DIERDORF TUESDAY, JAN. 12 -- 1:00 PM, ET (10:00 AM, PT) DIAL # (913) 312-0400
CBS Sports will host a conference call on Tuesday, Jan. 12 (1:00 PM, ET/10:00 AM, PT) with lead NFL ON CBS game analyst Phil Simms, who will be calling the game in San Diego (Sunday, Jan. 17 @ 4:30 PM, ET) with Jim Nantz, and analyst Dan Dierdorf, who will be calling the game in Indianapolis (Saturday, Jan. 16 @ 8:00 PM, ET) with Greg Gumbel, and Harold Bryant, Vice President, Production, CBS Sports, to discuss this weekend's NFL Divisional Playoff Games. * * * Replay # (719) 457-0820 Replay Passcode # 5544853 CBS SPORTS CONTACTS: LeslieAnne Wade ...
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RATING RISES 14% FOR "THE NFL ON CBS" AFC WILD CARD GAME
THE NFL ON CBS's broadcast of the AFC Wild Card game featuring the Baltimore Ravens defeating the New England Patriots on Sunday, Jan. 1 (1:00-4:15 PM, ET) scored an average overnight household rating/share of 19.4/38, up +14% from an overnight rating/share of 17.0/35 for last year's AFC Wild Card game on CBS between Baltimore and Miami (1:00-4:00 PM, ET). The Baltimore-New England game rating/share peaked with a 22.6/42 (3:30-4:00 PM, ET). The game is CBS's highest-rated AFC Wild Card game in the metered markets since 2006 when Pittsburgh at Cincinnati earned a rating/share of 19....
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"THE NFL ON CBS" AVERAGES 17.2 MILLION VIEWERS -- MOST VIEWERS IN 23 YEARS FOR REGULAR-SEASON COVERAGE OF AFC GAMES
17.2 Million Viewer Average Shows Increase of 6% from Last Year "THE NFL ON CBS" Earns 4% Ratings Increase for Regular-Season Coverage from 2008 THE NFL ON CBS averaged 17.2 million viewers for its regular-season coverage of the American Football Conference, which is the highest number of average viewers for any network's coverage of the AFC in 23 years. The 17.2 million viewers also was an increase of 6% from last year's 16.2 million viewers. Overall for the Network's 2009-10 NFL season coverage, THE NFL ON CBS earned an average national household rating/sha...
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CBS SPORTS' WILD WEEKEND OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL FEATURES WOMEN'S AND MEN'S MATCH-UPS ON SATURDAY, JAN. 9 AND SUNDAY, JAN. 10
No. 1-ranked Men and Women Highlight Schedule CBS Sports' wild weekend of NCAA Basketball tips off on Saturday, Jan. 9 (2:00-6:00 PM, ET) with a women's doubleheader featuring four of the nation's top ranked teams. *No. 6-ranked Ohio State visits *No. 19-ranked Michigan State (2:00 PM, ET) followed by *No. 7-ranked North Carolina battling *No. 1-ranked Connecticut (4:00 PM, ET). On Sunday, Jan. 10 (4:30-6:30 PM, ET) men's action follows CBS Sports' NFL coverage of the AFC Wild Card game as No. 1-ranked Kansas takes on *No. 16-ranked Tennessee. Saturday, Beth Mowins is joined by...
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"THE NFL TODAY's" SHANNON SHARPE SITS DOWN WITH BALTIMORE'S "BROTHERS RAY" LEWIS AND RICE; AND DAN MARINO VISITS WITH ARIZONA QUARTERBACK KURT WARNER FOR WILD CARD WEEK OF "THE NFL TODAY" ON SUNDAY, JAN. 10
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Report Live from Baltimore-New England AFC Wild Card Game; And Lesley Visser Reports Live from Arizona on Green Bay-Cardinals NFC Wild Card Game THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl XLIV and celebrating its Golden 50th year broadcasting the NFL, begins its coverage of the 2010 American Football Conference Playoffs with the national broadcast of Wild Card Playoff Game #2 - No. 6-seeded BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-7) vs. AFC East Champions and No. 3-seeded NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-6) - on Sunday, Jan. 10 (1:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET) li...
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"THE NFL ON CBS" BEGINS AFC PLAYOFF COVERAGE WITH BALTIMORE RAVENS-NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WILD CARD GAME #2 ON SUNDAY, JAN. 10
AUDIBLES WITH LEAD "NFL ON CBS" ANALYST PHIL SIMMS THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl XLIV and celebrating its Golden 50th year broadcasting the NFL, begins its coverage of the 2010 American Football Conference Playoffs with the national broadcast of Wild Card Playoff Game #2 on Sunday, Jan. 10 (1:00 PM, ET) live on the CBS Television Network. The No. 6-seeded BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-7) visit the AFC East Champions and No. 3-seeded NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-6). THE NFL ON CBS's coverage begins with THE NFL TODAY, the Network's one-hour studio show (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET), live from the C...
