Double_Oh_7

It will air 8 games starting in the fall. Could have a huge impact on its already successful lineup...




http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/02/05/cb...otball-rights/

DJariya

The Big Bang Theory will move to Mondays most likely. They can't afford to delay it 8 weeks. If CBS cans The Mentalist, I can see Elementary moving to Sundays.

Cardsfan111

As far as watching football, I like this news. I don't get the NFL Network.

PhantomStranger

This will end up re-writing their entire weekly schedule. The NFL is like a poisonous weed, infesting every network on television. Expect ABC to go even harder now after women.

DJariya

NBC is screwed if they stick with the weak comedy lineup.

If they think nobody is watching now, zero will be watching when football is on CBS for 8 weeks.

dvd-4-life

Here is my predicted schedule for CBS Thursday night games
Game # 1 Houston @ Jacksonville
Game #2 Buffalo @ NY Jets
Game# 3 Detroit @ Tampa Bay
Game #4 Buffalo @ Miami
Game #5 Detroit @ Minnesota
Game #6 Buffalo @ Cleveland
Game #7 Miami @ Buffalo
Game #8 Oakland @ Cleveland

Count Dooku

Are those real match-ups or are you just trying to imagine the worst piece-of-shit games possible?

Count Dooku

I personally hate Thursday football. I think it messes too much with the player's physical rhythms. I can't recall ever hearing people on a Friday talking about the great game that was played the night before.

Count Dooku

The solution is obvious!

Raul3

Second part.

how good are the ratings right now? In the NFL channel?

It would be more useful if we knew the details. I'm sure the contract is not as good as the one for NBC Sunday Football.

Still funny reading the comments in EW:

Obi-Wanma

It's obviously the latter. You can't put a team on Thursday night 3 or 4 times. The players hate the Thursday games, and the union wouldn't stand for it.

madcougar

YES! I'd love to see the Texans on national television to start the year!

TheKing

It wouldn't be an 8 week delay, it'd be closer to 6 weeks. The Networks don't normally start their new seasons until late September, early October. That's week 3 or 4 of the NFL season.

They might move The Big Bang Theory anyway, since Monday has been bleeding viewers and really needs a solid anchor.

JeffTheAlpaca

That schedule is saturated with Bills games lol

Would Nantz and Simms still do the games once the 8 week window on CBS ends?

TNT should have picked up this package instead and what is the point of CBS having Sunday afternoon games and a primetime game?

I miss the days when NBC carried the AFC and Dick Enberg was the #1 announcer.

boogieman03

Same here. The games are typically not very entertaining.
To be honest, I typically forget that there is a Thursday NFL game on.

DJariya

Nantz and Simms are doing all 16 Thursday games in addition to their Sunday games. CBS according to the press release is producing the games now.

PhantomStranger

The other broadcast networks will have to start scheduling a lot of counter-programming against CBS on Thursdays.

DJariya

CBS just announced the Thursday lineup including TBBT will be delayed until November to accommodate football.

Dr. DVD

So...seems like their plan is to have football for September and October, then bring back their noted Thursday night line-up for Fall sweeps.

Count Dooku

The NFL wanted to create a larger audience for its Thursday night games by putting them on one of the networks, not a cable channel. And considering what Sunday night football has meant to NBC, all the networks would jump at the opportunity to get a prime-time game. Even though these Thursday games won't generate the audiences that the Sunday night games do, the NFL wants to create a Thursday night football habit that people will carry over to the NFL Network for the second half of the season.

Red Dog

Good, hopefully that means a short pregame at 8 and 815-ish KO time. I thought them doubling down with BBT/TNF was a long shot (compared to a move or delaying it til November), but good to hear nonetheless.

GoldenJCJ

You're not missing much. Thursday Night Football is usually crap games. About the only thing it's good for is background noise while you're making dinner or having a conversation.

Double_Oh_7

This could backfire. It was a disaster for FOX when they carried all the MLB playoffs and World Series. By November, viewers have already picked their shows and established viewing habits. Getting them to change is difficult.

B5Erik

I have to wonder what the NFL network will use to bring in viewers without actual games for 8 weeks.

dvd-4-life

I'm imagining the worst possible match-ups.

I guess the NFL has no concern over player's safety or they would have pulled the plug on Thursday night football(only 3 days rest unless coming off a bye week).