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CBS SPORTS MARKS 52nd YEAR OF NFL COVERAGE AS NETWORK ANNOUNCES 2011 "NFL ON CBS" BROADCAST SCHEDULE
AFC Champions Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts Appear Nine Times, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers to Appear 10 Times; Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs to Appear 11 Times; Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins Slated for 12 Appearances Traditional AFC Rivalries, Key AFC-NFC Match-Ups and Thanksgiving Day Game Highlight CBS Television Network's NFL Schedule The CBS Television Network, marking its 52nd year of coverage of the NFL, will broadcast a total of 106 games during its 17 weeks of regular-season...
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DEFENDING CHAMPION ADAM SCOTT HEADS FIELD AT "VALERO TEXAS OPEN" AS PGA TOUR TEES OFF IN LONE STAR STATE ON CBS SPORTS APRIL 16-17
CBS Sports' golf coverage swings into Texas this weekend at the VALERO TEXAS OPEN with third and final-round action at TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days), live on the CBS Television Network. Bill Macatee anchors CBS Sports' coverage of the Valero Texas Open along with Ian Baker- Finch in the 18th hole tower. Peter Oosterhuis calls the action at the 17th hole and Peter Kostis at the 16th hole. David Feherty serves as on-course reporter. Lance Barrow is Coordinating Producer and Steve Milton is Director of CBS Sports' ...
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CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2011 NFL PRESEASON GAMES
THE NFL ON CBS Preseason Schedule Kicks Off with Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts Live in Prime Time on Friday, August 26 New England Patriots Take On Detroit Lions for THE NFL ON CBS's Second Preseason Game Following Night on August 27 on CBS Television Network The CBS Television Network is scheduled to begin its 52nd year broadcasting the NFL with two preseason games during the 2011 season. The preseason schedule for THE NFL ON CBS begins on Friday, Aug. 26 (8:00 PM, ET) when the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers take on the Indianapolis Col...
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SECOND-MOST VIEWERS IN 10 YEARS WATCH CBS SPORTS' MASTERS(R) AS ESTIMATED 42.3 MILLION VIEW ALL-OR-PART OF WEEKEND COVERAGE
An estimated 42.3 million viewers (Persons 2+) watched CBS Sports' third- and final-round coverage of the 2011 Masters on Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10, making it the second largest number of viewers to watch all-or-part of the Network's weekend coverage of the Masters in 10 years. Sunday's final round was watched in all-or-part by 35.8 million viewers (Persons 2+) and Saturday's third round was watched in all-or-part by 21.2 million (Persons 2+). Both Saturday and Sunday was watched in all-or-part by the third largest number of viewers in 10 years. Sunday's final round co...
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CBS SPORTS' 2011 MASTERS FINAL-ROUND COVERAGE EARNS SECOND HIGHEST RATING IN 10 YEARS
CBS Sports' coverage of the 2011 Masters on Sunday, April 10, which saw South African Charl Schwartzel win the coveted Green Jacket by birdying the final four holes in a dramatic final round, scored the second-highest rating for the final round of the Masters in the metered markets in 10 years. Yesterday's final-round coverage earned an average overnight household rating/share of 10.4/22, second only to last year's 12.0/25. This year's 10.4/22 for the final round was up 18% from 2009 (8.8/21), up 17% from 2008 (8.9/18), as well as being up 1% from 2005 (10.3/21) when Tiger Woods won h...
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CBS Sports Spectacular Features Jack and Arnie; Supercross on Weekend
********************************************************************************************************************** CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD ********************************************************************************************************************** JACK, ARNIE, TOM AND JOHNNY HEADLINE CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR'S "CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE" GOLF CHALLENGE ON SATURDAY Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller compete in an 18-hole scramble skins format with rotating two-man teams as CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR joins the Golf Club at Harbor Shores, a Jack Nick...
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THE 2011 NCAA(R) DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ON CBS, TBS, TNT AND truTV DELIVERS HIGHEST RATING SINCE 2005
CBS Sports' and Turner Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV combined, delivered the best overall tournament average rating in the metered markets since 2005. The overall tournament average, including the FIRST FOUR®, in the metered markets is a 7.2/15, +9% from a 6.6/14 for CBS Sports' 2010 coverage according to Nielsen. Last night's national championship game on Monday, April 4, which saw Connecticut defeat Butler, earned an average overnight household rating/share of 13.3/21. Although down from la...
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THE 2011 NCAA(R) DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ON TBS, CBS, TNT AND truTV IS MOST-WATCHED SINCE 2005 WITH MORE THAN 10.0 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS
NCAA® TOURNAMENT DELIVERS HIGHEST OVERALL TOURNAMENT RATINGS SINCE 2005 CBS Sports' and Turner Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV is the most-watched tournament since 2005, averaging 10.2 million total viewers, +7% from 9.5 million total viewers for CBS Sports' 2010 coverage and is the highest viewer average for the NCAA Tournament since 10.6 million in 2005. The overall tournament average, including the FIRST FOUR®, is a 6.4/14 rating/share, +7% from a 6.0/13 for 2010, according to Nielsen Fast...
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CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR FEATURES "JIM NANTZ REMEMBERS AUGUSTA: THE 1975 MASTERS(R)" ON SUNDAY, APRIL 10
CBS Sports will broadcast a CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR special JIM NANTZ REMEMBERS AUGUSTA: THE 1975 MASTERS® on Sunday, April 10 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Jim Nantz, this year covering his 26th Masters for CBS Sports, and 24th as host, revisits one of the most memorable showdowns in golf history - the 1975 Masters - when Jack Nicklaus fended off Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller through the final holes to win the coveted green jacket. Nicklaus sank a 40-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole that proved to be the difference in his record fifth Masters victory. "Back in...