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CBS SPECTACULAR AND TBS LOOK AT MLB’S STRETCH DRIVE ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR presents an hour-long special, MLB 2011: DOWN THE STRETCH, on Saturday, Sept. 24 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET), featuring the “MLB on TBS” studio team analyzing baseball’s stretch run. TBS studio host Matt Winer is joined by Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley and Cal Ripken, along with two-time World Series champion David Wells, to break down the pennant races and look ahead at the Postseason’s participants. Turner Sports’ Tom Heitz is the producer. CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR TOUGHENS UP WITH PRO BULL R...
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CBS SPORTS KICKS OFF 11th SEASON OF NATIONAL COVERAGE OF “SEC ON CBS” WITH TENNESSEE TAKING ON NO. 16-RANKED FLORIDA ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
“COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY” WITH TIM BRANDO, SPENCER TILLMAN AND TONY BARNHART LEADS OFF THE DAY ON CBS SPORTS CBS Sports kicks off its 11th season of national coverage of SEC football with the “Game of the Week” on Saturday, Sept. 17 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) with Tennessee taking on *No. 16-ranked Florida. Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson, CBS Sports’ lead college football announce team call the action with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sidelines from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Craig Silver, the Network’s coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve...
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THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 2 (SUNDAY, SEPT. 18) AUDIBLES WITH “NFL ON CBS” LEAD ANALYST PHIL SIMMS AND DAN FOUTS
The CBS Television Network continues its 52nd year broadcasting the NFL with coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Sept. 18 (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 San Diego Chargers-New England Patriots game live from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. 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 NFL TODAY's" BILL COWHER PUTS TOGETHER "ULTIMATE GAME PLAN" TO STOP NEW ENGLAND QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY FOR WEEK 2 OF "THE NFL TODAY" ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 18
Kris Jenkins Debuts on THE NFL TODAY as Contributing Analyst in Week 2 THE NFL ON CBS, broadcasting its 52nd year of the NFL, continues its 2011 NFL season on Sunday, Sept. 18 (1:00-4:00 PM, ET) with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET). In Week 1 against Miami, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passed for a team-record 517 yards and threw for four touchdowns. His passing yardage was the fifth-highest total in NFL history. And he became only the 11th quarterback to exceed 500 yards in a game. How did he do it against the Dolphins? And what must San Diego do to stop him this...
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CBS SPORTS' U.S. OPEN COVERAGE WATCHED IN ALL-OR-PART BY 51.3 MILLION
CBS Sports' live coverage of the 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS was watched in all-or-part by 51.3 million viewers (Persons 2+), a 17% increase from last year's 44.0 million. (The 51.3 million viewership total is based upon Persons 2+ watching at-least six minutes of the Network's coverage of the 2011 U.S. Open Tennis Championships.) * * * * * CBS Sports Contacts: Jerry Caraccioli 212/975-7466 gwcaraccioli@cbs.com Dan Sabreen 212/975-5936 dsabreen@cbs.com ...
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CBS SPORTS' LEAD COLLEGE FOOTBALL ANALYST GARY DANIELSON RIDES INTO 2011 SEASON ABOARD "SEC ON CBS CRUISER"
DANIELSON TO PROVIDE CONTENT FOR CBS SPORTS, CBS SPORTS NETWORK AND CBSSPORTS.COM FROM NEW MOBILE MEDIA BUS ON-SITE AT "SEC GAME OF THE WEEK" CBSSports.com to Launch New, Interactive Post-Game Show "5th Quarter with Gary Danielson" CBS Sports' lead college football analyst Gary Danielson rides into the 2011 SEC football season aboard the SEC ON CBS CRUISER, a new mobile media bus that will be on-site at every CBS Sports "SEC game of the Week." The SEC ON CBS CRUISER will be parked outside SEC stadiums throughout the season providing various pre-game reports and interviews for ...
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THIS JUST IN... ...from CBS Sports
CBS Sports' live coverage of the 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS on Monday, Sept. 12, featuring the men's championship, an epic four-set rematch that saw No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeat No. 2 Rafael Nadal, 6-2, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, earned an average overnight household rating/share of 2.6/6, up 18% from last year's 2.2/6, which saw Nadal defeat Djokovic in four sets on Monday afternoon, Sept. 13 (CBS's 2010 coverage of the men's championship was halted due to rain and concluded on ESPN2). Overall, CBS Sports' coverage of the 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP earned an average overnight HH ra...
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CBS SPORTS NETWORK TO AIR DOCUMENTARY ABOUT FIRST HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME PLAYED IN NEW YORK CITY
"1st & Goal in the Bronx: Grambling vs. Morgan State 1968" Debuts Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 PM, ET CBS Sports Network presents 1ST & GOAL IN THE BRONX: GRAMBLING VS. MORGAN STATE 1968, a documentary about the monumental game played between Grambling and Morgan State, the first historically black college football game played in New York City. The one-hour documentary airs on Wednesday, Sept. 28 (7:00 PM, ET), exactly 43 years after the game was played at Yankee Stadium in front of more than 60,000 fans. Actor Keith David narrates the program. A clip from the documentary can...
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THIS JUST IN... ...from CBS Sports
CBS Sports' live coverage of the 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS on Sunday, Sept. 11, featuring the women's championship match, which saw Samantha Stosur defeat Serena Williams in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, earned an average overnight household rating/share of 4.2/8, up 100% from last year's 2.1/4, which consisted of rain-out coverage on Sunday afternoon, and up 121% from a 1.9/4 for last year's women's championship in prime time on Saturday night, Sept. 11 (Kim Clijsters def. Vera Zvonareva). * * * * * CBS Sports Contacts: Jerry Caraccioli 212/975-7466 ...