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re: CBS only doing one night game question
Posted on 9/15/19 at 6:00 pm to MrAUTigers
Posted on 9/15/19 at 6:00 pm to MrAUTigers
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It has to be contractual. I would guess ESPN owns the right to most of the primetime games. That's why you see most of their marquee games at night while CBS has the 2:30 slot for theirs.
That's my guess they are protecting the ABC time slot.
I am assuming night game is best rating time slot
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Posted on 9/15/19 at 6:07 pm to thelawnwranglers
I’m glad CBS passed on the LSU/Alabama game. LSU was not doing its part to keep it competitive and exciting. Time to move on
Posted on 9/15/19 at 6:18 pm to thelawnwranglers
The 9-6 game in 2011 wasn’t originally scheduled for a night game. CBS worked a deal with ABC/ESPN to move some games around.
That boring defensive struggle blew out the ratings. When A&M and Mizzou joined the conference the following year, CBS added a single SEC night game as part of reworking the TV contract because of the new markets.
ABC doesn’t want Prime time competition from CBS multiple times a season, and CBS doesn’t want ABC airing SEC games.
So, CBS gets first choice, but only one night game. Disney gets to spread the rest of the games across it’s networks, except for ABC.
That boring defensive struggle blew out the ratings. When A&M and Mizzou joined the conference the following year, CBS added a single SEC night game as part of reworking the TV contract because of the new markets.
ABC doesn’t want Prime time competition from CBS multiple times a season, and CBS doesn’t want ABC airing SEC games.
So, CBS gets first choice, but only one night game. Disney gets to spread the rest of the games across it’s networks, except for ABC.
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