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With fewer ads in Super Bowl LIII, CBS had to air more promos
With fewer ads running during the Big Game, CBS aired more promos for its primetime lineup and CBS All Access shows.
Super Bowl LIII draws lowest overnight rating for a Super Bowl since 2009
There's a chance total viewership could fall below 100 million.
Marvin Lewis, Terrell Davis and Andrew Siciliano among new names revealed for AAF broadcasts
Alex Flanagan will host pregame, halftime and postgame shows.
Despite your enthusiasm, Tony Romo isn’t going to be a head coach anytime soon
Tony Romo is a great analyst, will that translate to a potential coaching career?
Verizon and Disney strike carriage agreement, keeping ESPN and ABC stations on Fios, but there’s a Cox-Nexstar blackout looming (UPDATED)
While the Verizon-Disney dispute has been resolved, the Cox-Nexstar one is still ongoing, and has a midnight deadline.
CBS announces Alabama-LSU is highest rated college football game so far this season
Despite the blowout, CBS still got a strong rating for Alabama-LSU.
NFL Week 8 ratings roundup: CBS, Fox, and NBC all draw strong numbers
NBC was quick to point out the difference in World Series games in its ratings
ESPN wins cable rights to PGA Championship from 2020 through 2030, will cover it both on TV and on ESPN+
A big part of this deal was about getting more top content for ESPN+. Including coverage of featured holes and groups even while CBS is on the air.
ABC and CBS broke into NCAA games with reports on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, and many viewers were ticked off
ABC and CBS both went away from college football coverage for reports on the Kavanaugh vote ranging from a minute and a half to two minutes. NBC also broke into their rugby coverage.
Bruce Arians accurately reports Jesse James was “wide-ass open” on Steelers-Browns broadcast
"Saw the tight end, backside, wide-ass open and got it to him."
Les Moonves reportedly tried to end Janet Jackson’s career over Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction
Moonves reportedly banned Jackson from MTV and VH1 in the aftermath of the halftime show.
Former NFL Today analyst Irv Cross has been diagnosed with mild cognitive dementia
Cross was part of the iconic The NFL Today cast, along with Brent Musburger, Phyllis George and Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder.
Your guide to streaming the 2018 NFL season, with or without a cable subscription
There are multiple ways to watch the NFL online
‘Tiger Effect’ boosts PGA Championship final round viewership by 69 percent over last year
Tiger Woods had a nice weekend and as a result, so did CBS.
CBS is already seeing the benefits of sports gambling ads
One CBS-owned station has begun to air gambling ads, and the company is reaping the benefits.
CBS chairman Leslie Moonves accused by six women of sexual misconduct across three decades in explosive New Yorker piece
Moonves is one of the media world's most powerful people, and these detailed, on-the-record accusations could have a big impact.
Turner Sports hires Allie LaForce as NBA, March Madness sideline reporter
LaForce will join Turner after being with CBS.
The 2018 Postseason Media Coverage Power Rankings
Former Cardinals coach Bruce Arians will reportedly join CBS as a game analyst
Arians will reportedly call games alongside Greg Gumbel and Trent Green.
Ranking all 54 nationally televised games on the 2018 NFL schedule
Of the 256 NFL games each season, 54 will be nationally televised across the country.
The NFL desperately needs a reality check when it comes to draft coverage
The NFL Draft needs to be covered like the presidential election? No.
Ratings were up double-digits for all four rounds of Masters coverage
Even as Tiger Woods faded from contention, Masters ratings remained strong.
Dan Patrick had Jim Nantz read promos for fake CBS shows such as ‘The Odorless Smell’
After Nantz spent the weekend hyping CBS' Stormy Daniels interview, it was amusing to hear him promote, "The Bigger Bang Theory: The Stormy Daniels Story."
Big four network groups are most-desired for skinny bundles, but ESPN is not
A study shows people want the NBC, Disney, Fox and CBS network groups, but ESPN? Not so much ...
