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LSU-ALABAMA IS MOST-WATCHED REGULAR-SEASON GAME ON CBS SPORTS IN 22 YEARS WITH AVERAGE OF 20.0 MILLION VIEWERS
Game Scores in Ratings with 161% Increase Over Last Year’s Match-Up CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC ON CBS on Saturday, Nov. 5 (8:00-11:39 PM, ET), which saw *No. 1-LSU beat No. 2-Alabama, averaged 20.011 million viewers (Persons 2+). Saturday night’s game was the most-watched regular-season game on CBS Sports in 22 years (22.495 million; Notre Dame-Miami; 11/25/1989). The game earned an average fast-national household rating/share of 11.5/20, up 161% from last year’s 4.4/10 (No. 5-Alabama vs. No.12-LSU; 3:30-7:09 PM, ET; 11/6/10). The game also was up 150% from CBS Sports’...
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CBS SPORTS NETWORK BEGINS COLLEGE BASKETBALL COVERAGE WITH “COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS”
CBS Sports Network begins its college basketball coverage today, Monday, November 7 (9:00 PM, ET) as COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS returns to the Network. The show previews the top teams, players and storylines for the 2011-12 season. Hosted by college basketball insider Seth Davis, COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS is a one-hour, fast-paced program focusing on the latest developments, the most intriguing storylines and the inside scoop from the world of college basketball. Throughout the season, the show will feature a variety of high-profile guests from the college basketball community including ...
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MLL SIGNS MAJOR TELEVISION AGREEMENT WITH CBS SPORTS NETWORK
CBS Sports Network to air 14 Live Major League Lacrosse Games and 18 Episodes of ‘Inside the MLL’ in 2012 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced Monday a major television agreement with CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) that will provide fans with 14 nationally televised games in 2012. Each game will be shown live on CBS Sports Network. “We are extremely excited to add CBS Sports Network as a television partner. Having 14 live nationally telecast games on the network is a tremendous step forward for the growth of MLL and for lacrosse in general,” said David Gross, MLL Commissioner. “Our ho...
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CBS SPORTS NETWORK BEGINS COLLEGE BASKETBALL COVERAGE WITH “COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS”
CBS Sports Network begins its college basketball coverage today, Monday, November 7 (9:00 PM, ET) as COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS returns to the Network. The show previews the top teams, players and storylines for the 2011-12 season. Hosted by college basketball insider Seth Davis, COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS is a one-hour, fast-paced program focusing on the latest developments, the most intriguing storylines and the inside scoop from the world of college basketball. Throughout the season, the show will feature a variety of high-profile guests from the college basketball communi...
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“SEC ON CBS” RATINGS SCORE WITH LSU-ALABAMA SECOND HIGHEST-RATED REGULAR-SEASON GAME IN 24 YEARS
THIS JUST IN… …from CBS Sports CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC ON CBS on Saturday, Nov. 5 (8:00-11:45 PM, ET) which saw *#1-seeded LSU beat #2 Alabama earned an average overnight rating/share of 11.9/21, up 170% from last year’s 4.4/10 in the metered markets (#5 Alabama-#12-ranked LSU; 3:30-7:15 PM, ET). The game also was up 153% from CBS Sports’ SEC primetime game on Oct. 1, 2011 featuring Alabama at Florida, which earned a 4.7/9. Last night’s LSU-Alabama game earned the second-highest rating for a regular season college football game (excluding bowl games) on CBS in the metered marke...
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NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 9 ON NOVEMB ER 6
► SHANNON SHARPE CLEARS AIR WITH OAKLAND’S CARSON PALMER THE NFL TODAY’s Shannon Sharpe sat down with Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer to discuss his departure from Cincinnati, as well as his preparation for his first start for Oakland since joining the team. SHARPE: I've been very outspoken, Carson, and I'm not going to sit here and try to sugar coat it. I said you quit on your teammates. You quit on the city of Cincinnati. What do you say? PALMER: It was a selfish decision. I knew what I was doing. I knew the ramifications. I knew that it was what was best for me and what wa...
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THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 9 (SUNDAY, NOV. 6) AUDIBLES WITH “THE NFL ON CBS” LEAD ANALYST PHIL SIMMS AND DAN DIERDORF
The CBS Television Network continues its 52nd year broadcasting the NFL with coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Nov. 6 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s one-hour studio show (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET), live from THE NFL TODAY studio in New York City. THE NFL ON CBS lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action from the New York Jets-Buffalo Bills game live from Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director. Sean McManus is Chairm...
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THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 9 (SUNDAY, NOV. 6) AUDIBLES WITH “THE NFL ON CBS” LEAD ANALYST PHIL SIMMS AND DAN DIERDORF
The CBS Television Network continues its 52nd year broadcasting the NFL with coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Nov. 6 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s one-hour studio show (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET), live from THE NFL TODAY studio in New York City. THE NFL ON CBS lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action from the New York Jets-Buffalo Bills game live from Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director. Sean McManus ...
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“THE SEC ON CBS” FEATURES NO. 1-RANKED LSU TAKING ON NO. 2-RANKED ALABAMA ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 IN PRIME TIME
Army Battles Air Force at 3:30 PM, ET Audibles with CBS Sports’ Lead College Football Analyst Gary Danielson CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC ON CBS continues on Saturday, Nov. 5 (8:00 PM, ET) with a national broadcast of *No. 1-ranked LSU taking on *No. 2-ranked Alabama. The CBS Television Network’s lead college football announce team of Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson call the action live from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tracy Wolfson serves as lead reporter. Craig Silver, the Network’s coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve ...