I'd kind of wish that the NFL and its broadcasting partners could figure out a way to not cut away to a local game instead of a great game. ABC did it right, staying with Texas-Oklahoma everywhere while the second game aired on ESPNNEWS.
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The Sports Overruns and Pre-emptions Thread
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Once again, money talks. 100 percent of the local spots on the local game have to air to 100 percent of the local viewers or else the advertisers aren't getting what they paid for. There is no way to not cut away, not as long as the relationship between television, professional sports and Corporate America is the way it is.
The network can't win for losing. If they show the end of the Bengals game, then they upset Niners fans who wanted to see the opening minutes of that game. For, you know, their hometown team.
I also wouldn't consider that thing the Bengals did on Sunday a "great game"!
I also wouldn't consider that thing the Bengals did on Sunday a "great game"!
to be fair, Texas/Oklahoma has been a huge rivalry game and rivalry games are more important that a random match up between 2 teams in conference.
Giants/Dallas was the big Fox game of the week. Not a small local game. Fox waited as long as they could. They went right to the 2:00 warning hoping the game ended before pulling the plug.
I just saw a list of this weeks games on CBS. As i expected, WSPA and WBTV are not mandatory pullouts for Kansas City @ Washington this week with the London game being first up. KCBS i see is a pullout for the Chargers, all of Indiana for the Colts(expect for South Bend and Evansville) and i only see a few markets for the Texans.
I was suprised that my local CBS affiliate (KGWN 5) had the Miami vs Jacksonville in London game this week (while my Denver Broncos will play the raiders at 2:25 today), and yet last week (when Denver was on FOX), they didn't have the London game on CBS. What gives?
Last week's London game was on NFL Network, not CBS.
It was produced by CBS for NFL Network.
NFL Network contract states they get 7-8 exclusive games a year. Last weeks London game was part of that exclusive contract. This weeks isnt
(NFL Net's games were Thursdays games on week 2,3 and 4, Week 5 London game, 2 Saturday games week 15, Week 16 Saturday game)
The NFL slate yesterday was awful only Falcons-Do9lphins saved the day.
The Tennessee/Georgia game on CBS yesterday ran until 7:30 ET, which is the longest overrun I've seen for CBS so far this year, and the postgame show ran until 7:45. WREG 3 in Memphis ran a shortened newscast and WBBJ 7.3 in Jackson, TN joined Jeopardy in progress until 8:00.
The Iron Bowl (Alabama/Auburn) on CBS ran into 4 overtimes until about 7:45 ET and the postgame show ran until 8, so they went directly into prime time.
The SEC Championship game on CBS ran until 7:55 ET and the postgame show ran until 8:10. Prime time started at 8:13. I'd guess that other championship games today ran late as well.
the F1 night race in Saudi Arabia ran too long on ESPN 2 this afternoon, thus forcing the scheduled college basketball game to air the first half on ESPN's streaming app/sites. the race had 2 red flags in between lap 10 to lap 20 of the 50 lap race.
Covid-19 has begun to run wild in both Pro and College Sports once more. 3 NFL Games are off the Weekend schedule. The Cleveland Browns/Las Vegas Raiders matchup is being moved to Monday at 5pm eastern on NFL Network. The Washington Football Team vs. Eagles and Rams vs. Seahawks are postponed. It will be interesting to see just how and when those games are made up this late in the season. 11 College Basketball teams have cancelled games, and most will NOT be made up. Both UCLA and Ohio State are included in this list. Both were set to be part of a double header in Las Vegas, and now their opponents will play each other! Today's revised line-up on CBS looks like this:
Noon ET: Jerry Colangelo Classic: No. 5 Gonzaga vs. Texas Tech (in Phoenix)
3 p.m. ET: Louisville at Western Kentucky (Simulcast with CBSSN)
5:30 p.m. ET: CBS Sports Classic: No. 21 Kentucky vs. North Carolina (in Las Vegas)
In the NFL and NBA, the Calgary Flames and Chicago Bulls have postponed games for at least this week. Montreal and Boston won't play today, and for now, Montreal's home game on Thursday against Philadelphia will be played without fans
And this may only be the beginning.......
Noon ET: Jerry Colangelo Classic: No. 5 Gonzaga vs. Texas Tech (in Phoenix)
3 p.m. ET: Louisville at Western Kentucky (Simulcast with CBSSN)
5:30 p.m. ET: CBS Sports Classic: No. 21 Kentucky vs. North Carolina (in Las Vegas)
In the NFL and NBA, the Calgary Flames and Chicago Bulls have postponed games for at least this week. Montreal and Boston won't play today, and for now, Montreal's home game on Thursday against Philadelphia will be played without fans
And this may only be the beginning.......
Both games are on Tuesday 6pm CST regional coverage on FOX
Whatever game you get locally the other is on NFL Sunday ticket
Surprised both games don't have 7pm local time start. A 4pm West Coast start on a Tuesday causes stressful ticket holders, freeway commuters, and less viewers IMO
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