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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...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD
CBS SPORTS DEBUTS NCAA PRE-GAME SHOW "COLLEGE BASKETBALL TODAY" ON SATURDAY, JAN. 29 CBS Sports debuts COLLEGE BASKETBALL TODAY live on Saturday, Jan. 29 (12:30-1:00 PM) as Gus Johnson, Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis get you ready for the drive to March Madness® with all the latest news, highlights and opinions on who is going to make the NCAA Tournament field. In addition, Davis sits down with Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski to talk about closing in on the All-Time wins record and much more. CBS Sports' Vin DeVito is the producer. Linda Malino and Andy Goldberg are the directors. CBS ...
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CBS SPORTS TEES OFF 2011 GOLF COVERAGE WITH MOST EXTENSIVE SCHEDULE IN NETWORK TELEVISION HISTORY
JIM NANTZ AND SIR NICK FALDO ANCHOR CBS SPORTS' GOLF COVERGE CBS SPORTS' 2011 PGA TOUR SCHEDULE BEGINS THIS WEEKEND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT "FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN" IN SAN DIEGO The Mastersâ Makes 56th Consecutive Appearance on CBS; Network Broadcasts 21st Consecutive PGA Championship CBS Sports begins its 2011 golf coverage and continues to offer viewers the most comprehensive lineup in the history of network television. CBS Sports will broadcast 23 golf tournaments this year, totaling more than 155 hours, including the Mastersâ, PGA Championship, 20 PGA TOUR events,...