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CBS Sports
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CBS SPORTS TEES OFF 65th CONSECUTIVE SEASON OF PGA TOUR COVERAGE FEATURING 20 PGA TOUR EVENTS ORIGINATING FROM FOUR COUNTRIES
CBS Sports’ 2022 PGA TOUR Season Begins with Farmers Insurance Open on Friday, Jan. 28 and Features a Special Saturday Finish Increased Drone Usage, More Tracer Coverage than Ever Before, Graphic Enhancements and Virtual Interview Area Highlight 2022 Coverage Advancements CBS Sports begins its 65th consecutive year of PGA TOUR coverage, as once again the network features the most comprehensive lineup in network television, with 20 total PGA TOUR events originating from four countries. CBS Sports tees off its 2022 PGA TOUR season at the Farmers Insurance Open from Torrey Pines Golf Cou...
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GOLF ON CBS
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GOLF PERSONALITY CHARLIE RYMER TO HOST NEW SHOW AS PART OF CBS SPORTS NETWORKS’ MONDAY NIGHT BLOCK OF GOLF PROGRAMMING
“CHARLIE RYMER GOLF SHOW” Premieres Monday, April 19 at 8:30 PM, ET “COURSE RECORD WITH MICHAEL BREED” Airs Weekly at 7:00 PM, ET; “FALDO FORMULA” with CBS Sports Lead Golf Analyst Sir Nick Faldo Makes Season Debut at 8:00 PM, ET Charlie Rymer, former professional golfer and now popular television personality, will debut his new show, the CHARLIE RYMER GOLF SHOW, on Monday, April 19 at 8:30 PM, ET as part of CBS Sports Network’s new Monday night block of golf programming. The show features Rymer as he interacts with celebrities and hometown neighbors, both on and off the course, with his...
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CBS Sports
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CBS SPORTS CONTINUES LEGACY AS LEADER IN GOLF COVERAGE AS NETWORK TEES OFF 64TH CONSECUTIVE PGA TOUR GOLF SEASON
Most Comprehensive Lineup in Network Television Featuring 20 PGA TOUR Events; Season Begins with Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Jan. 31 Sellers Shy Assumes Role as Lead Producer for GOLF ON CBS Network to Debut New Elements for Broadcast Including a Constant Mini-Leaderboard, New Theme Music, Rules Official, and More CBS Sports continues its legacy as the leader in golf production as it tees off its 64th consecutive year of PGA TOUR coverage, as once again the network features the most comprehensive lineup in network television with 20 PGA TOUR events...
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GOLF ON CBS
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CBS SPORTS DELIVERS ITS BEST VIEWERSHIP AVERAGE AND HIGHEST-RATED PGA TOUR SEASON IN FIVE YEARS
Overall PGA TOUR Season on CBS Averaged 2.495 Million Viewers, Best Viewership Average in Five Years and Up +17% vs. 2019 Since Return to Golf in June, Viewership Up + 22% vs. Last Year’s Comparable Events, Averaging 2.381 Million Viewers CBS Sports’ coverage of the 2020 PGA TOUR season scored big with viewers, as the Network delivered its best viewership average and highest-rated PGA TOUR season since 2015. Overall, CBS Sports’ coverage of the PGA TOUR season was up +17% in viewership and +21% in national household rating/share versus last year, averaging 2.495 million viewers and...
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GOLF ON CBS
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CBS SPORTS DELIVERS ITS BEST VIEWERSHIP AVERAGE AND HIGHEST-RATED PGA TOUR SEASON IN 5 YEARS
Overall PGA TOUR Season on CBS Averaged 2.495 Million Viewers, Best Viewership Average in 5 Years and Up +17% vs. 2019 Since Return to Golf in June, Viewership Up + 22% vs. Last Year’s Comparable Events, Averaging 2.381 Million Viewers CBS Sports’ coverage of the 2020 PGA TOUR season scored big with viewers, as the network delivered its best viewership average and highest-rated PGA TOUR season since 2015. Overall, CBS Sports’ coverage of the PGA TOUR season was up +17% in viewership and +21% in national household rating/share vs. last year, averaging 2.495 million viewers and a 1.7/5 ...
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CBS Sports
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CBS SPORTS WINS BIG AT SPORTS EMMY AWARDS IN FIVE OF NIGHT’S BIGGEST CATEGORIES
CBS SPORTS WINS FOR OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL FOR MASTERS; OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES FOR “THE NFL ON CBS”; OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT AND TWO BIGGEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Network’s Coverage of 2019 Masters Wins Three Emmy Awards CBS Sports won Sports Emmy Awards in five of the night’s biggest event production categories including OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL for the Masters, OUTSTANDING LIVE SPORTS SERIES for THE NFL ON CBS and OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE for NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship at the 41st Annual Sports Emm...
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CBS Sports
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CBS SPORTS TO BROADCAST 2020 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IN PRIMETIME LIVE FROM TPC HARDING PARK ON AUGUST 8-9
CBS SPORTS BRINGS COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE ACROSS ALL CBS SPORTS PLATFORMS TO THE YEAR’S FIRST MAJOR UTILIZING INNOVATIVE REMOTE AND ON-COURSE TECHNOLOGY CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports HQ and CBSSports.com to Provide Week-Long Coverage Complementing CBS’ Live Broadcasts; CBS All Access to Stream Broadcast Coverage CBS Sports is set to broadcast the PGA Championship for the 30th consecutive year, live from TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, Calif., as the network will showcase the 102nd PGA Championship in primetime on Saturday, Aug. 8 (4:00-10:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Aug. 9 (3:00-9:00 PM, ET...
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CBS Sports
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CBS SPORTS DELIVERS MOST-WATCHED FINAL ROUND OF CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE IN 16 YEARS
Final Round Averaged 3.091 Million Viewers, Up +50% from Last Year CBS Sports’ return to live PGA TOUR golf scored with viewers as Sunday’s coverage of the Charles Schwab Challenge was the tournament’s most-watched final round in 16 years. The final round averaged 3.091 million viewers, an increase of +50% from last year. The national average household rating/share also was up +50% with a 2.1/6. The audience for the final round peaked at 3.88 million viewers and a 2.6/7 household rating/share from 5:45-6:00 PM, ET. * * * CBS Sports Contact: Harrison Raboy harrison.raboy@...
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CBS Sports
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THE PGA TOUR RETURNS WITH THE CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11-SUNDAY, JUNE 14 WITH 59 HOURS OF LIVE COVERAGE ACROSS CBS, GOLF CHANNEL AND PGA TOUR LIVE
The 2019-2020 PGA TOUR season returns with the Charles Schwab Challenge, beginning on Thursday, June 11 and concluding with final-round coverage on Sunday, June 14, with 59 hours of live coverage across CBS, GOLF Channel and PGA TOUR LIVE. With live coverage returning, the health and safety of all involved at CBS Sports, NBC Sports Group and PGA TOUR Entertainment is paramount. With that as the top priority, a plan was developed to resume production of live golf, implementing health screenings and safety protocols, utilizing more technology, minimizing travel and reducing the on-site foo...