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THE 2011 NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ON CBS, TBS, TNT AND truTV SCORES HIGHEST OVERNIGHT RATINGS IN 20 YEARS FOR FIRST THURSDAY
CBS Sports' and Turner Sports' exclusive second-round coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV on Thursday, March 17 combined to deliver an overnight household rating/share of 5.7/13 up 24% from a 4.6/11 for CBS Sports' 2010 coverage, according to Nielsen. The 5.7/13 was the highest rating for the first Thursday of the NCAA Tournament in the metered markets since 1991, when the tournament expanded to four telecast windows for the entire day. The first telecast window of the day (12:00 NOON-4:15 PM, ET) combined to earn a 4.4/...
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CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS NO. 4 DUKE AT NO. 13 NORTH CAROLINA LIVE IN PRIME TIME ON SATURDAY, MARCH 5 AT 8:00 PM, ET
CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK BRACKETS GAME COVERAGE WITH SPECIAL PRE- AND POST-GAME SHOWS LIVE FROM CHAPEL HILL, N.C. CBS Sports broadcasts *No. 4-ranked Duke at No. 13-ranked North Carolina in prime time on Saturday, March 5 (8:00 PM, ET). This marks the first time the Duke-North Carolina rivalry airs in prime time on network television. CBS College Sports Network brackets CBS Sports' broadcast of Duke-North Carolina with special pre- and post-game coverage live on-site from Chapel Hill, N.C. CBS Sports' lead college basketball broadcast team of Jim Nantz and analyst Clark Kello...
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CBS SPORTS' "WEST COAST SWING" ENDS IN LOS ANGELES WITH COVERAGE OF PGA TOUR'S NORTHERN TRUST OPEN ON FEB. 19-20
CBS Sports' early-season coverage of the PGA TOUR's "West Coast Swing" concludes this weekend with a return to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. for live third and final-round coverage of the NORTHERN TRUST OPEN on Saturday, Feb. 19 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Feb. 20 (3:00-6:30 PM, ET), on the CBS Television Network. Jim Nantz, now in his 26th year overall covering golf for CBS Sports, serves as anchor for the Network's golf coverage. Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six majors and more than 40 tournaments worldwide, is in his third year as lead analyst alongside Nantz...
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CBS SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE THIRD AND FINAL-ROUND COVERAGE OF AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM ON FEBRUARY 12-13
Dustin Johnson Aims For Third Straight Title in Field Highlighted by Former Champions Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Davis Love III CBS Sports travels to the picturesque Monterey Peninsula to cover the AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM, contested at the world renowned Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Club and Monterey Peninsula Country Club in Pebble Beach, Calif. CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final-rounds live on Saturday, Feb. 12 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Feb. 13 (3:00-6:30 PM, ET). Jim Nantz, now in his 26th year covering golf at CBS, serves as anchor of C...
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SEAN MCMANUS PROMOTED TO CHAIRMAN OF CBS SPORTS, WITH OVERSIGHT OF ALL CBS SPORTS OPERATIONS
Sean McManus, who has served as president of CBS News and Sports since 2005, has been promoted to the position of Chairman, CBS Sports. In this role, he will focus on the expanding portfolio of sports properties across all CBS Sports operations. The announcement was made today by Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of CBS Corporation. In assuming this new position, McManus will step down from his role as President of CBS News. In a separate announcement, CBS promoted Jeff Fager, Executive Producer of 60 MINUTES, to the position of Chairman of CBS News; and David Rhodes, former head of U...
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CBS SPORTS NAMED FAVORITE GOLF NETWORK IN GOLFWEEK.COM POLL
Jim Nantz, David Feherty, Gary McCord and CBS's Golf Technology Rank No. 1 CBS Sports was named as the viewer's favorite golf network in a recent Golfweek.com TV poll. In addition, Jim Nantz ranked as the top television golf anchor and David Feherty and Gary McCord were named as top on-course reporter or tower reporter, respectively. In the survey conducted for Golfweek's TV Issue*, CBS Sports was ranked No. 1 with 38.5% of the 1,459 votes in the survey. CBS Sports' golf anchor Jim Nantz, the 2009 and 2008 Emmy Award-winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" a...
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RATINGS INCREASE 59% FOR CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF PGA TOUR'S "FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN" FINAL ROUND
CBS Sports' final-round coverage of the PGA TOUR's FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN on Sunday, January 30 (3:29-6:33 PM, ET), which saw Bubba Watson beat Phil Mickelson by one stroke and Jhonattan Vegas and Dustin Johnson by three strokes, scored an preliminary national household rating/share of 3.5/7, up +59% from last year's 2.2/4. Sunday's final-round rating peaked at a 4.4/8 (6:00-6:33 PM, ET). In addition, Sunday's 3.5/7 was the highest rating for the final round of the FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN since 2008 (4.2/9). * * * * * CBS Sports Contact: Robin Brendle (212) 975-1533 ...
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RATINGS RISE FOR CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF PGA TOUR'S "FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN" FINAL ROUND WITH 54% INCREASE
CBS Sports' final-round coverage of the PGA TOUR's FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN on Sunday, January 30 (3:30-6:30 PM, ET), which saw Bubba Watson beat Phil Mickelson by one stroke and Jhonattan Vegas and Dustin Johnson by three strokes, scored an average overnight household rating/share of 3.7/7, up +54% from last year's 2.4/5 in the metered markets. Sunday's final-round rating peaked at a 4.8/9 (6:00-6:30 PM, ET). In addition, Sunday's 3.7/7 was the highest overnight rating for the final round of the FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN since 2008 (4.6/9). CBS Sports' third-round coverage of the FARME...
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"THE NFL ON CBS" AFC PLAYOFFS COVERAGE SCORES HIGHEST VIEWER AVERAGE IN 23 YEARS
CBS Sports' Coverage of 2011 AFC Playoffs Averages 40.291 Million Viewers CBS Sports' coverage of the AFC PLAYOFFS for the 2010-11 season averaged 40.291 million viewers (Persons 2+), which is the highest viewer average for the AFC Playoffs in 23 years dating back to the 1987-88 season (as far back as existing CBS records). The 40.291 million viewers scored an increase of 14% over last season's average of 35.207 million viewers. The four games of this season's AFC PLAYOFFS on THE NFL ON CBS earned an average national household rating/share of 22.3/40, the highest average rating...