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"THE NFL ON CBS" CONTINUES RATINGS ROLL THROUGH SIX WEEKS OF NFL ACTION WITH HIGHEST AFC VIEWERSHIP IN 23 YEARS
Through six weeks of the 2010 season, THE NFL ON CBS is averaging 18.42 million viewers (Persons 2+), an 11% increase over 2009's 16.607 million viewers. This year's 18.42 million viewers is the highest number of average viewers for the first six weeks of the season for the AFC television package in 23 years dating back to 1987. (As far back as CBS records go). Through six weeks of the 2010 NFL regular-season, THE NFL ON CBS has earned an average national household rating/share of 11.2/24, up 10% from last year's 10.2/21. This year's 11.2/24 is the highest average rating for the first...
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CBS SPORTS' 30th CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL FEATURES PRIMETIME MATCH-UP BETWEEN DUKE-NORTH CAROLINA
2010-11 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTED BY TOP TEAMS FROM 11 CONFERENCES AND FIVE CoNFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS CBS Sports' 30th consecutive season of college basketball tips off on Saturday, Dec. 4 with a national broadcast featuring Kentucky taking on North Carolina. CBS Sports' 2010-11 schedule is highlighted by a primetime match-up featuring Duke at North Carolina on Saturday, March 5, 2011 (8:00 PM, ET). This marks the first time that the Duke-North Carolina rivalry will air in prime time on network television. CBS Sports' lead announce team for college basketball will be Jim Nantz and Clark ...
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE "THE TONY BARNHART SHOW" ON CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK
USA Today's Christine Brennan, CBS Sports' Tim Brando and CollegeBCS.com's Jerry PalmCBS College Sports Network's THE TONY BARNHART SHOW PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS, a weekly one-hour primetime college football talk show, features USA Today columnist Christine Brennan, CBS Sports' Tim Brando and CollegeBCS.com's Jerry Palm on Tuesday, October 19 (9:00 PM, ET). "Mr. College Football," Tony Barnhart hosts the show along with analyst Brian Jones. The hard-hitting program debates and analyzes the hot topics and issues facing college football both on and off-the-field. The show airs Tuesday's...
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"THE NFL ON CBS" SCORES RATINGS TOUCHDOWN FOR SINGLEHEADER COVERAGE
Afternoon Singleheader Coverage Rates Higher Than Sunday Primetime Game THE NFL ON CBS's Singleheader coverage games on Sunday, Oct. 17 (1:00 PM, ET), highlighted by New England's overtime victory over Baltimore, earned an average household rating/share in the metered markets of 14.3/29, up 91% from last year's comparable Singleheader coverage in Week 7 (7.5/16). The 14.3/29 ties with Week 16 of the 2008 season as THE NFL ON CBS's highest-rated Singleheader regular-season coverage in 12 years dating back to 1998 when the Network re-acquired the NFL. Through six weeks of the 2...
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THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 6 (SUNDAY, OCT. 17) AUDIBLES WITH LEAD "NFL ON CBS" ANALYST PHIL SIMMS, DAN DIERDORF AND "NFL TODAY" ANALYST BILL COWHER
The CBS Television Network continues its 51st year broadcasting the NFL with coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Oct. 17 (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 Baltimore Ravens-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. Throughout the 2010 ...
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"THE SEC ON CBS" FEATURES NO. 12-RANKED ARKANSAS VISITING NO. 7-RANKED AUBURN ON SATURDAY, OCT. 16
AUDIBLES with CBS Sports' Lead College Football Analyst Gary Danielson CBS Sports' coverage of the "SEC Game of the Week" continues on Saturday, Oct. 16 (3:30 PM, ET), with national coverage of *No. 12-ranked Arkansas playing undefeated and *No. 7-ranked Auburn. The CBS Television Network's lead college football announce team of Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson call the action live from Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. Tracy Wolfson serves as lead reporter. Craig Silver, the Network's coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve Milton ...
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"THE NFL TODAY's" BILL COWHER INTERVIEWS PITTSBURGH STEELERS QUARTERBACK BEN ROETHLISBERGER FOR WEEK 6 OF "THE NFL TODAY" ON SUNDAY, OCT. 17
THE NFL ON CBS, broadcasting its 51st year of the NFL, continues its 2010 NFL season on Sunday, Oct. 17 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET). THE NFL TODAY analyst and former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher visits with his former starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to preview his return to action this week against Cleveland following a four-game suspension for his off-the-field behavior. Since entering the NFL in 2004, Roethlisberger has been a star on the field leading Pittsburgh to two Super Bowl titles. He also discusses how he has...
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CBS's Faldo First in Golf Mag Poll
THIS JUST IN... ...From CBS SPORTS CBS Sports' lead golf analyst Sir Nick Faldo ranked as the top television golf analyst in a National Golf Foundation Survey of 750 golfers. In the survey commissioned by Golf Magazine (10/10), Faldo was ranked No. 1 by 40% of respondents. Faldo, winner of six Majors including three Masters® Tournaments and three British Open titles, and more than 40 tournaments worldwide, took over the position of CBS Sports' lead golf analyst at the beginning of the 2007 golf season. He sits alongside CBS Sports' golf anchor Jim Nantz, the 2009 and 2008 ...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD -- NO BULL -- CBS SPORTS TO BROADCAST HISTORIC EVENT AT TIMES SQUARE ON SUNDAY, OCT. 17
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR features an historic, first-ever open-air event at Times Square on Broadway and 42nd/43rd Streets in New York City as it showcases the top 10 bull riders matched up against some of the most ornery bucking bulls in the BUILT FORD TOUGH ROAD TO VEGAS on Sunday, Oct. 17 (5:00-6:00 PM, ET; and 3:00-4:00 PM, ET in late NFL markets; taped 10/15). The 2010 Pro Bull Riding season was the sport's most competitive ever with the 30 BUILT FORD TOUGH Series events producing 21 different winners. Top-ranked Austin Meier of Kinta, Okla. finished with the most wins with five; while t...