The NFL revealed its schedule for the 2019 season, for its affiliated networks. Hitting season 60 on CBS, the channel’s regular season coverage will kick off on Sept. 8 with games that include Chiefs/Patriots in Week 14 and Patriots/Eagles on Week 11. This year’s annual Thanksgiving Day broadcast for the NFL on CBS will see […]
Tokyo’s Olympic Plans a boost for Primetime
The IOC revealed event plans for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, running from July 24-Aug. 9 in 2020, with a slate of key events slated to run in primetime in the US. Rowing and archery get underway on the day of the Opening Ceremony, while gold medal activity will begin on Day 1 with the […]
MLB feels the Brotherly Love
MLB is bringing the 2026 All-Star Game to Philadelphia, which will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. “It’s been an exciting spring here in Philadelphia,” said Manfred. “I’m here to make official one of the worst-kept secrets in America: The 2026 All-Star Game has been awarded to the […]
Tiger Woods scores for CBS.
The numbers are in, and Tiger Woods wasn’t the only winner at The Masters. CBS Sports’ final-round coverage, which aired live Sunday morning due to weather-adjusted tee times (9:00 AM-3:00 PM, ET) and its encore presentation of the final-round (3:00-7:00 PM, ET), dominated the day’s sports landscape as the top two rated sports broadcasts of […]
The NHL ramps up Playoff sponsorship.
The National Hockey League and Imperial Oil announced a multiyear agreement naming Imperial the Official Retail Fuel of the NHL in Canada. The partnership, including a national campaign featuring Imperial’s Esso brand – in which Imperial collaborated with Hockey Canada – launched today across Canada in conjunction with the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Imperial’s television […]
Tiger Woods has sports world a-Twitter
Tiger Woods’ Masters run took drove home Twitter buzz this weekend. There were more than 1.4 million Tweets about Tiger Woods Sunday and more than 1.8 million about The Masters. The most Tweeted about moments of the tournament Sunday were: Tiger Woods sinks putt on18th hole to win his 5th Masters. Tiger Woods nearly gets […]
Stanley Cup Playoffs open up
Opening night of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs proved fruitful for NBC Sports as the company’s’ four-game coverage on Wednesday delivered the best overnight rating for an Opening Night in three years, according to Nielsen, with contests across NBCSN, USA Network, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app combining for a 0.39 overnight rating, the best […]
NBA Postseason programming
Networks and contests for the NBA postseason are locked in with play beginning Saturday on ESPN with matches featuring the 76ers/Nets at 2:30p, Magic/Raptors at 5p, and Spurs/Nuggets at 10:30p, while ABC offers Clippers/Warriors at 8p. Sunday’s action includes TNT’s coverage of Pacers/Celtics at 1p, Pistons/Bucks at 7p and Rockets/Jazz at 9:30p, with ABC offering […]
ESPN expands Big 12 territory
ESPN and the Big 12 Conference tied up an expansion of the current rights agreement, which runs through the 2024-25 season. The tweaked deal now adds the Big 12 Football Championship exclusively on ABC or ESPN every year through 2024 – adding three additional championship games (2019, 2021 and 2023) overall. In addition, the del […]
NBC Sports lines up Breeders run
The Breeders’ Cup and NBC Sports unveiled the 2019 “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, TV slate this year, lining up 11 live programs featuring more than 20 automatic qualifying races, and other major stakes on the road to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The 2019 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita […]
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