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GOLF ON CBS
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CBS SPORTS DELIVERS ITS BEST VIEWERSHIP AVERAGE AND HIGHEST-RATED PGA TOUR SEASON IN 5 YEARS
Overall PGA TOUR Season on CBS Averaged 2.495 Million Viewers, Best Viewership Average in 5 Years and Up +17% vs. 2019 Since Return to Golf in June, Viewership Up + 22% vs. Last Year’s Comparable Events, Averaging 2.381 Million Viewers CBS Sports’ coverage of the 2020 PGA TOUR season scored big with viewers, as the network delivered its best viewership average and highest-rated PGA TOUR season since 2015. Overall, CBS Sports’ coverage of the PGA TOUR season was up +17% in viewership and +21% in national household rating/share vs. last year, averaging 2.495 million viewers and a 1.7/5 ...
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CBS SPORTS WINS BIG AT SPORTS EMMY AWARDS IN FIVE OF NIGHT’S BIGGEST CATEGORIES
CBS SPORTS WINS FOR OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL FOR MASTERS; OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES FOR “THE NFL ON CBS”; OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT AND TWO BIGGEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Network’s Coverage of 2019 Masters Wins Three Emmy Awards CBS Sports won Sports Emmy Awards in five of the night’s biggest event production categories including OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL for the Masters, OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES for THE NFL ON CBS and OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE for NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship at the 41st Annual Sports Emm...
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CBS SPORTS TO BROADCAST 2020 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IN PRIMETIME LIVE FROM TPC HARDING PARK ON AUGUST 8-9
CBS SPORTS BRINGS COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE ACROSS ALL CBS SPORTS PLATFORMS TO THE YEAR’S FIRST MAJOR UTILIZING INNOVATIVE REMOTE AND ON-COURSE TECHNOLOGY CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports HQ and CBSSports.com to Provide Week-Long Coverage Complementing CBS’ Live Broadcasts; CBS All Access to Stream Broadcast Coverage CBS Sports is set to broadcast the PGA Championship for the 30th consecutive year, live from TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, Calif., as the network will showcase the 102nd PGA Championship in primetime on Saturday, Aug. 8 (4:00-10:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Aug. 9 (3:00-9:00 PM, ET...
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CBS SPORTS DELIVERS MOST-WATCHED FINAL ROUND OF CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE IN 16 YEARS
Final Round Averaged 3.091 Million Viewers, Up +50% from Last Year CBS Sports’ return to live PGA TOUR golf scored with viewers as Sunday’s coverage of the Charles Schwab Challenge was the tournament’s most-watched final round in 16 years. The final round averaged 3.091 million viewers, an increase of +50% from last year. The national average household rating/share also was up +50% with a 2.1/6. The audience for the final round peaked at 3.88 million viewers and a 2.6/7 household rating/share from 5:45-6:00 PM, ET. * * * CBS Sports Contact: Harrison Raboy harrison.raboy@...
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THE PGA TOUR RETURNS WITH THE CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11-SUNDAY, JUNE 14 WITH 59 HOURS OF LIVE COVERAGE ACROSS CBS, GOLF CHANNEL AND PGA TOUR LIVE
The 2019-2020 PGA TOUR season returns with the Charles Schwab Challenge, beginning on Thursday, June 11 and concluding with final-round coverage on Sunday, June 14, with 59 hours of live coverage across CBS, GOLF Channel and PGA TOUR LIVE. With live coverage returning, the health and safety of all involved at CBS Sports, NBC Sports Group and PGA TOUR Entertainment is paramount. With that as the top priority, a plan was developed to resume production of live golf, implementing health screenings and safety protocols, utilizing more technology, minimizing travel and reducing the on-site foo...
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GOLF ON CBS
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CBS SPORTS LEAD GOLF ANALYST NICK FALDO SET TO HOST TWO NEW SHOWS ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK
CBS SPORTS LEAD GOLF ANALYST NICK FALDO SET TO HOST TWO NEW SHOWS ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK DAYS & KNIGHTS WITH SIR NICK to Debut Monday, April 27 at 7:30 PM, ET; FALDO FORMULA – MIND. BODY. SWING. Premieres Immediately Following at 8:00 PM, ET CBS Sports announced two new shows, both hosted by CBS Sports lead golf analyst and six-time major champion Sir Nick Faldo, set to air on CBS Sports Network on Monday nights. The first, DAYS & KNIGHTS WITH SIR NICK, is a 30-minute, multi-episode series that debuts on Monday, April 27 (7:30 PM, ET) and chronicles the adventures of Faldo as he travels t...
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CBS SPORTS REACHES NINE-YEAR EXTENSION WITH PGA TOUR
CBS Sports Continues as Leading Broadcast Partner of PGA TOUR CBS Sports’ Expanded Schedule Includes All Three FedExCup Playoff Events in Alternate Years CBS Sports and the PGA TOUR today announced a new, nine-year extension through 2030 that continues the Network’s position as the leading broadcast partner of PGA TOUR events. CBS Sports will expand its already robust schedule and broadcast all three FedExCup Playoff events, creating powerful, three-week coverage of the conclusion of the race for the FedExCup, beginning in 2023 and generally alternating each year. Additionally, as part...
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GOLF ON CBS
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CBS SPORTS AND RENOWNED GOLF INSTRUCTOR AND COMMENTATOR MICHAEL BREED TEAM UP FOR NEW WEEKLY SHOW
“Course Record with Michael Breed” to Air Monday Mornings on CBS Sports Network; Discussing Latest Storylines in World of Golf CBS Sports announced a new, weekly one-hour golf show airing Monday mornings on CBS Sports Network, titled “Course Record with Michael Breed.” The show, hosted by renowned golf instructor and commentator Michael Breed, tees off on Monday, Jan. 27 (11:00 AM, ET) following CBS’ coverage of the Farmers Insurance Open that weekend. The show will run for 35 straight weeks airing Monday’s after PGA TOUR events, all four majors and The Ryder Cup. “Course Record with Mich...
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GOLF ON CBS
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CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ROSTER MOVES FOR 2020 GOLF SEASON
Frank Nobilo Expands Role to Full-Time Analyst Masters Champion Trevor Immelman Joins CBS Sports Golf Coverage Dottie Pepper Named Lead On-Course Reporter Mark Immelman and Andrew Catalon Duties Increase; Michelle Wie Joins CBS Sports CBS Sports announces additional roster moves for the 2020 golf season for the Network’s television coverage of the PGA TOUR, Masters and PGA Championship. Frank Nobilo, who has contributed to the Network’s golf coverage for the past five seasons, will expand his role and serve as an analyst for the full CBS Sports golf season. Nobilo, a veteran broadcaster...
