Glenn Geller, recently appointed president of CBS Entertainment, opened his presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour this month with a bold proclamation. “When you factor in all forms of playback, more people are watching CBS shows than they did 15 years ago,” he said. Is he telling the truth? Who knows? But […]
The National Football League announced its postseason television schedule on Sunday, January 3. Let the games begin… #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/DWB9yjQw21 — NFL (@NFL) January 4, 2016 [socialpoll id=”2157963″ type=”set”] Wild Card weekend marks the kickoff to the NFL postseason on Jan. 9-10. ESPN and ABC will simulcast the first game of these playoffs: Kansas City Chiefs […]
Of the most meaningful games in this, the final week of the regular season: if the New York Jets defeat the Buffalo Bills and their ex-coach Rex Ryan, they automatically clinch a playoff spot; the Pittsburgh Steelers will be rooting for the Bills to win and they hope to defeat the Browns in Cleveland to […]
Based on the 16 games of the 2015 schedule, “Thursday Night Football” on CBS and NFL Network (and over-the air stations) averaged 13.0 million viewers, which was a six percent increase from last year’s 12.3 million. Results in target adults 18-49 were a 7.9 rating/14 share, which was a rise of five percent from 2014. The scoop: […]
Of the games with the most playoff implications: Washington and Philadelphia battle for first place in the NFC Least, er… East on NFL Network in a Saturday night matchup on Dec. 26; AFC East leader New England Patriots go to the Meadowlands to face playoff contender and division rival New York Jets on CBS in […]
The matchups for the 2015-16 college football bowl season are set. ESPN will deliver the second year of the College Football Playoff Semifinals on New Year’s Eve Thursday, Dec. 31. At 4pm eastern, the ACC champion Clemson Tigers face Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl in Miami. Then, in the night cap, […]
The Chicago Bears earned one of the NFL’s most surprising wins of the season so far, defeating the Green Bay Packers 17-14 at Lambeau Field on the night the Packers retired the jersey number of their legendary quarterback Brett Favre. Not surprising, of course, was NBC’s overwhelming prime time victory on this Thanksgiving Thursday night. […]
