The NFL on CBS
The NFL on CBS logo used since 2006. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United
Format	Sports
Created by	CBS Sports
Starring	The NFL Today crew The NFL on CBS game commentators
Opening theme	See NFL on CBS music
Country of origin	United States
No. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. See also The NFL Today Since 1998, See also NFL on CBS Current Steve Beuerlein: analyst (2004-present Craig Bolerjack: play-by-play (1998-present See also NFL on CBS 1960s In the '60s and early '70s CBS used a Marching band -like composition called "Confidence" (taken from Leon Carr The United States of America —commonly referred to as the  of episodes	N/A
Production
Running time	180 minutes or until game ends
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	1956-January 23, 1994 September 6, 1998 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League's American Football Conference games, produced by CBS Sports. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode The i, which is sometimes uppercase stands for Interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition The 1956 NFL season was the 37th Regular season of the National Football League. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The NFL playoffs following the 1993 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXVIII. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States.

Contents 1 Market coverage 2 History 2.1 1950s 2.2 1960s 2.2.1 Monday night games on CBS 2.3 1970s 2.3.1 The NFL Today debuts 2.4 1980s 2.5 1990s 2.5.1 CBS loses the NFL to FOX (1994-1997) 2.5.2 The NFL returns 2.6 2000s 2.6.1 HDTV coverage 3 Local preseason television coverage 4 Television policies 5 Contract history 6 Digital on-screen graphics 6.1 1998-2000 6.2 2001-2002 6.3 2003-2005 6.4 2006-present 7 Music 8 Important games 8.1 See also 9 Future commentator pairings (as of 2008) 9.1 Alphabetical list of past and present commentators 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

Market coverage

See also: List of CBS affiliates

As with FOX's coverage, the network's stations are divided into different groups based on the most popular or closest team to that market or, if that doesn't apply, based on the allure of a particular game. Lists of CBS television affiliates are available in the following formats List of CBS television affiliates (by U NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company 's coverage of the National Football League 's National Football Conference games Each football game is rated as an "A", "B", or "C" game, with "A" games likely being televised nationally and "C" games only in the two teams' home television markets. Significantly more behind-the-scenes resources are dedicated to "A" game coverage.

History

CBS' coverage began in the 1956 NFL season, before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger. The 1956 NFL season was the 37th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1970 NFL season was the 51st Regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger. The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues Prior to 1968, CBS had an assigned crew for each NFL team. The 1968 NFL season was the 49th Regular season of the National Football League. Thus, CBS became the first network to broadcast some NFL regular season games to selected television markets across the nation. From 1970 until the end of the 1993 season, when FOX won CBS' contract, CBS aired the NFL's National Football Conference games. The 1993 NFL season was the 74th Regular season of the National Football League. The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL Since 1975, game coverage has been preceded by pre-game show The NFL Today. The 1975 NFL season was the 56th Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show

1950s

CBS's first attempts to broadcast the NFL on television were notable for there being no broadcasting contract with the league as a whole. The television rights to broadcast National Football League (NFL games are the most lucrative and expensive rights of any sport Instead, CBS had to strike deals with individual teams to broadcast games into the teams' own markets. Often the games would be broadcast with "split audio" -- that is, a game between two clubs would have the same picture in both TV markets, but different announcers (usually hometown announcers) for each market.

From 1956-1959, the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles only allowed away-game telecasts on CBS. The 1956 NFL season was the 37th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1959 NFL season was the 40th Regular season of the National Football League. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When these three played at home, there was no need for the usage of split audio. Instead, the away teams telecasts were produced in a simple audio/video single feed.

The Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals only did home telecasts for their vast network. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. So if the Bears played the Colts in Baltimore or the Cardinals visited Forbes Field to play the Steelers in these years, it was likely that the games were not televised. Forbes Field was a Baseball park in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1909 to 1971

Meanwhile, the Cleveland Browns had their own network, part of SNI and Carling Beer. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Hughes Television Network (HTN was an American television network created by billionaire Howard Hughes. Carling is the name of a brand of Lager in Canada, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

1960s

In 1962, the NFL followed the American Football League's (AFL) suit with its own revenue sharing plan after CBS agreed to telecast all regular season games for an annual fee of $4. The 1962 NFL season was the 43rd Regular season of the National Football League. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 65 million. CBS also acquired the rights to the championship games for 1964 and 1965 for $1. The 1964 National Football League championship game was the 32nd annual championship game The 1965 National Football League Championship game was the 33rd championship game for the NFL 8 million per game, on April 17, 1964. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The year 1964 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1964. On September 17, 1961, CBS Sports broadcasted the first remote 15-minute pre-game show, the first of its kind on network sports television. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd Regular season of the National Football League. CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. Pro Football Kickoff originated from NFL stadiums around the country with a comprehensive look at all the day's games. The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show

In 1964, CBS experimented with a half & half format for their announcers. The 1964 NFL season was the 45th Regular season of the National Football League. The first half would be called by the home teams' commentators while the second half would be done by the visitors' commentators. Also in 1964, CBS ditched the concept of using pooled video and split audio feeds. In 1962 and 1963, CBS would provide separate audio for a telecast. The 1962 NFL season was the 43rd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1963 NFL season was the 44th Regular season of the National Football League. For instance, while a Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers telecast would have the same video, Chicago area viewers would hear Red Grange and George Connor call the action. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Harold Edward "Red" Grange ( June 13, 1903 &ndash January 28, 1991) was a professional and college American football George Connor may refer to George Connor (driver (1908&ndash2001 American racecar driver George Connor (American football (1925&ndash2003 Meanwhile, Green Bay/Milwaukee and environs would hear Ray Scott and Tony Canadeo describe the game. Green Bay is a city in and the County seat of Brown County in the U Ray Scott (born 1920 in Johnstown Pennsylvania; died March 23, 1998, in Minneapolis Minnesota) was an American Sportscaster Anthony Robert "Tony" Canadeo ( May 5, 1919 - November 29, 2003) was a professional football player a halfback Ray Scott was no fan of the separate audio concept and temporarily left CBS for a job calling a regional slate of college football games for NBC. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Ultimately, CBS dumped the four man crew and resumed the 1962-63 method for the great majority of games in 1965, 1966 and 1967. The 1965 NFL season was the 46th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1966 NFL season was the 47th Regular season of the National Football League, and the season after which was played Super Bowl I, though it was The 1967 NFL season was the 48th Regular season of the National Football League.

On November 25, 1965 (Thanksgiving Day), CBS featured the first-ever color broadcast of an NFL game. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the The 1965 NFL season was the 46th Regular season of the National Football League. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Only a select few NFL games for CBS were in color that year, namely, the aforementioned Thanksgiving Day game at Detroit, the NFL Western Conference Playoff, the NFL Championship Game, the Playoff Bowl and the Pro Bowl. The 1965 NFL playoffs determined the champion of the National Football League. The 1965 National Football League Championship game was the 33rd championship game for the NFL The Playoff Bowl (officially the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl) was a post-season game for third place in the NFL, played ten times following the 1960 By 1968, all network regular season telecasts were in color. The 1968 NFL season was the 49th Regular season of the National Football League.

On December 29, 1965, CBS acquired the rights to the NFL regular season games in 1966 and 1967, with an option for 1968, for $18. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II The year 1965 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1965. The 1966 NFL season was the 47th Regular season of the National Football League, and the season after which was played Super Bowl I, though it was The 1967 NFL season was the 48th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1968 NFL season was the 49th Regular season of the National Football League. 8 (in sharp contrast to the $14. 1 million per year in 1964) million per year. The 1964 NFL season was the 45th Regular season of the National Football League.

On February 14, 1966, the rights to the 1966 and 1967 NFL Championship Games (the Ice Bowl) were sold to CBS for $2 million per game. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The year 1966 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1966. The 1966 National Football League Championship Game determined the NFL's champion which would meet the AFL 's champion in Super Bowl I, then The 1967 National Football League Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys was the 35th championship game in NFL history 1967 also marked the last year that CBS had separate commentator crews for each team for about 90%-95% of their NFL games. The 1967 NFL season was the 48th Regular season of the National Football League.

The first ever AFL-NFL World Championship Game was played on January 15, 1967. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl I, was played on January 15, 1967 Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign The year 1967 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1967. Because CBS held the rights to nationally televise NFL games and NBC had the rights to broadcast AFL games, it was decided to have both of them cover that first game. Ray Scott, Jack Whitaker, Frank Gifford and Pat Summerall called the game for CBS. Ray Scott (born 1920 in Johnstown Pennsylvania; died March 23, 1998, in Minneapolis Minnesota) was an American Sportscaster Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford (born August 16 1930) is a former American football player and one of the better-known American George Allen "Pat" Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known 39. 9 million viewers would watch Bart Starr's MVP performance. Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery Alabama) is a former professional American football player and coach The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player or Super Bowl MVP, is an award given at the conclusion of the Super Bowl, the National Football League 's championship The next three AFL-NFL World Championship Games, later renamed the Super Bowl, were then divided by the two networks: CBS televised Super Bowls II and IV while NBC covered III. The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name " Super Bowl "

Monday night games on CBS

Main article: Monday Night Games Pre-1970

During the early 1960s, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle envisioned the possibility of playing at least one game weekly during prime time for a greater TV audience. Listed below are all professional American football regular season games played on Monday prior to the start of ABC 's weekly Monday Night Football series The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle ( March 1 1926 – December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL An early bid in 1964 to play on Friday nights was soundly defeated, with critics charging that such telecasts would damage the attendance at high school games. The 1964 NFL season was the 45th Regular season of the National Football League. Undaunted, Rozelle decided to experiment with the concept of playing on Monday night, scheduling the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions for a game on September 28, 1964. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. The 1964 NFL season was the 45th Regular season of the National Football League. While the game was not televised, it drew a sellout crowd of 59,203 to Tiger Stadium, the largest crowd ever to watch a professional football game in Detroit up to that point. Tiger Stadium (formerly Navin Field then Briggs Stadium is a Stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.

Two years later, Rozelle would build on this success as the NFL began a four-year experiment of playing on Monday night, scheduling one game in prime time on CBS during the 1966 and 1967 seasons, and two contests during each of the next two years. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The 1966 NFL season was the 47th Regular season of the National Football League, and the season after which was played Super Bowl I, though it was The 1967 NFL season was the 48th Regular season of the National Football League. NBC followed suit in 1968 and 1969 with games involving AFL teams. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The following is a list of American Football League (AFL seasons since the inception of the league in 1960 to 1969 the year before it merged with the National Football The following is a list of American Football League (AFL seasons since the inception of the league in 1960 to 1969 the year before it merged with the National Football Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941

During subsequent negotiations on a television contract that would begin in 1970, Rozelle concentrated on signing a weekly Monday night deal with one of the three major networks. The 1970 NFL season was the 51st Regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger. After sensing reluctance from both NBC and CBS in disturbing their regular programming schedules, Rozelle spoke with ABC. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.

Despite the network's status as the lowest-rated network, ABC was also reluctant to enter the risky venture. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television Only after Rozelle used the threat of signing with the independent Hughes Sports Network, an entity bankrolled by reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, did ABC sign a contract for the scheduled games. Hughes Television Network (HTN was an American television network created by billionaire Howard Hughes. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist Speculation was that had Rozelle signed with Hughes, many ABC affiliates would have pre-empted the network's Monday lineup in favor of the games, severely damaging potential ratings.

1970s

See also: AFL-NFL Merger

When the AFL and the NFL officially merged in 1970, the combined league divided its teams into the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues The 1970 NFL season was the 51st Regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL It was then decided (officially announced on January 26, 1970) that CBS would televise all NFC teams (including playoff games) while NBC all AFC teams. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. The year 1970 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1970. The NFL on NBC is the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998 when NBC lost the NFL American For interconference games, CBS would broadcast them if the visiting team was from the NFC and NBC would carry them when the visitors were from the AFC. The two networks also divided up the Super Bowl on a yearly rotation.

On January 16, 1972, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins 24-3 in Super Bowl VI in New Orleans. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. The year 1972 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1972. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. Super Bowl VI was an American football game played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans Louisiana to decide New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The CBS telecast was viewed in an estimated 27,450,000 homes, the top-rated one-day telecast ever at the time.

During the October 13, 1974, New Orleans Saints-Denver Broncos game, the broadcasting duo of play-by-play announcer Don Criqui and color commentator Irv Cross was supplemented by the contributions of the first woman ever on an NFL telecast, Jane Chastain. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees The 1974 NFL season was the 55th Regular season of the National Football League. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action Don Criqui is an American Sportscaster, currently employed as a Play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports and ESPN. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Irvin Acie "Irv" Cross (b July 27 1939, Hammond Indiana) is a former professional American football Cornerback and While providing limited commentary, Chastain was used on an irregular basis over the rest of the season.

CBS' 1976 telecast of Super Bowl X between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys was viewed by an estimated 80 million people, the largest television audience in history at the time. The year 1976 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1976 Super Bowl X was an American football game played on January 18, 1976 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National

On October 12, 1976, Commissioner Pete Rozelle negotiated contracts with the three television networks to televise all NFL regular-season and postseason games, plus selected preseason games, for four years beginning with the 1978 season. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. The year 1976 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1976 Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle ( March 1 1926 – December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL The 1978 NFL season was the 59th Regular season of the National Football League. ABC was awarded yearly rights to 16 Monday night games, four prime time games, the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, and the Hall of Fame Games. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is an annual National Football League pre-season exhibition game that is held the weekend of the Pro Football Hall of CBS received the rights to all NFC regular season and postseason games (except those in the ABC package) and to Super Bowls XIV and XVI. The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XIV was an American football game played on January 20 1980 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the National Football Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan (a NBC received the rights to all AFC regular season and postseason games (except those in the ABC package) and to Super Bowls XIII and XV. The NFL on NBC is the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998 when NBC lost the NFL American The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XIII was an American football game played on January 21, 1979 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the National Super Bowl XV was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to Industry sources considered it the largest single television package ever negotiated.

On January 15, 1978, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII in front of the largest audience ever to watch a sporting event. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign The year 1978 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1978. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. Super Bowl XII was an American football game played on January 15, 1978 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana CBS scored a 47. 2/67 national household rating/share, the highest-rated Super Bowl to date. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

The NFL Today debuts

Main article: The NFL Today

In 1975, The NFL Today debuted with journalist Brent Musburger and former NFL player Irv Cross, and with former Miss America Phyllis George as one of the reporters. The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show The 1975 NFL season was the 56th Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939, in Portland Oregon) is an American Sportscaster for the ABC and ESPN Irvin Acie "Irv" Cross (b July 27 1939, Hammond Indiana) is a former professional American football Cornerback and The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands Phyllis Ann George Brown (born 25 June 1949) is an American businesswoman Jimmy Snyder, nicknamed The Greek, joined in 1976. Jimmy Snyder ( September 9 1919 – April 21 1996) better known as " Jimmy the Greek The 1976 NFL season was the 57th Regular season of the National Football League. Snyder was dismissed by CBS Sports at the end of the 1987 season, one day after making comments about racial differences among NFL players on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 1988. CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. The 1987 NFL season was the 68th Regular season of the National Football League. Martin Luther King Jr Day is a United States Holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Phyllis George was replaced by Miss Ohio USA 1970 Jayne Kennedy from the 1978 to the 1979 NFL season. The Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant Jayne Kennedy (born Jane Harrison on October 27, 1951 in Washington D The 1978 NFL season was the 59th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1979 NFL season was the 60th Regular season of the National Football League. George would return in 1980 and stay on through the 1983 season. The 1980 NFL season was the 61st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1983 NFL season was the 64th Regular season of the National Football League. It should be noted that in 1983, Phyllis George went on maternity leave from The NFL Today. The 1983 NFL season was the 64th Regular season of the National Football League. She was replaced by Charlsie Cantey. 1979 was the first year the Sports Emmy Awards were awarded to sportscasts, among them was The NFL Today. The 1979 NFL season was the 60th Regular season of the National Football League. The Sports Emmy Awards are presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Sports television

1980s

In 1980, CBS, with a record bid of $12 million, won the national radio rights to 26 NFL regular season games, including Monday Night Football, and all 10 postseason games for the 1980-1983 seasons. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. The 1980 NFL season was the 61st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1983 NFL season was the 64th Regular season of the National Football League.

For more details on this topic, see NFL on Westwood One. The NFL on Westwood One is the tag line given to weekly American professional football games carried on the radio over the Westwood One network

Television ratings in 1980 were the second-best in NFL history, trailing only the combined ratings of the 1976 season. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television The year 1980 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1980. The 1976 NFL season was the 57th Regular season of the National Football League. All three networks posted gains, and NBC's 15. 0 rating was its best ever. CBS and ABC had their best ratings since 1977, with 15. The 1977 NFL season was the 58th Regular season of the National Football League. 3 and 20. 8 ratings, respectively. CBS Radio reported a record audience of 7 million for Monday night and special games. The CBS Radio Network provides news sports and other programming to more than 1000 radio stations throughout the United States

In 1981, ABC and CBS set all-time rating highs. The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd Regular season of the National Football League. ABC finished with a 21. 7 rating and CBS with a 17. 5 rating. NBC was down slightly to 13. 9. On October 18, 1981, Game 5 of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Montreal Expos was postponed due to snow. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of The cancellation of Game 5 of the 1981 NLCS, which was supposed to be televised on NBC that Sunday afternoon, allowed CBS to achieve record breaking, regular season ratings for television viewership of pro football. Major League Baseball on NBC is the De facto name for a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games televised on the National Broadcasting It was rated as the most watched afternoon of regular season pro football on a single network in television history.

Going into the 1981 NFL season, CBS Sports executives decided that John Madden was going to be their star NFL color commentator. The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd Regular season of the National Football League. CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play But they had trouble figuring out who was going to be his play-by-play partner. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action So in September (for the first four games of the season), they paired Vin Scully with Madden while Pat Summerall was busy covering the U.S. Open tournament for CBS. Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American Sportscaster, George Allen "Pat" Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 For the next four games of the season in October, they paired Summerall with Madden while Scully called Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series and World Series for CBS Radio. The National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series between the first-half Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the second-half Eastern The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years The CBS Radio Network provides news sports and other programming to more than 1000 radio stations throughout the United States After the eighth week of the NFL season, CBS Sports executives decided that the laconic, baritone-voiced Summerall's style was more in tuned with the lively, verbose Madden than the elegant, poetic Scully. As a consolation prize, CBS Sports gave Scully the "B" team assignment and the right to call the NFC Championship Game on CBS Television with Hank Stram. The NFC Championship Game is one of the two Semi-final matches of the National Football League the largest professional American football league in the United Henry Louis Stram ( January 3, 1923 – July 4, 2005) was an American Football coach. Meanwhile, Pat Summerall called that game on CBS Radio with Jack Buck while John Madden prepared to do the Super Bowl with Summerall in Pontiac, Michigan. John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan (a Pontiac is a city in the US state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. Vin Scully, reportedly wasn't happy about the demotion as well as in his eyes, having his intelligence be insulted (at least, according to CBS Sports producer Terry O'Neil in the book The Game Behind the Game). As a result, Scully bolted to NBC (where he started a memorable seven year run as their lead Major League Baseball announcer) as soon as his contract with CBS was up. NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network Major League Baseball on NBC is the De facto name for a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games televised on the National Broadcasting

On January 24, 1982, CBS Sports broadcasted the highest rated (49. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled The year 1982 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1982. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television 1/73) Super Bowl of all time as the San Francisco 49ers, led by quarterback Joe Montana, defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21. Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan (a The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team For the actor with a similarly pronounced name see Joe Mantegna. The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Summerall and Madden called their first Super Bowl together as they go on to be one of the most popular NFL announce teams ever. During the Super Bowl XVI telecast, the telestrator made its major network debut. A telestrator is a device that allows its operator to draw a freehand sketch over a motion picture image CBS introduced it as the "CBS Chalkboard" during their sports coverage. Madden utilized the device effectively to diagram football plays on the viewers' television screens. A play from scrimmage is the activity of the games of Canadian football and American football during which one team tries to advance the ball or to score and the The telestrator is generally credited with popularizing the use of telestration during sports commentary.

In 1982, the NFL signed a five year contract with the three television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) to televise all NFL regular season and postseason games starting with the 1982 season. The year 1982 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1982. The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd Regular season of the National Football League. During the 1982 season, the NFL allowed CBS to rebroadcast Super Bowl XVI during the first Sunday of strike. The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd Regular season of the National Football League. Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan (a Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. CBS also rebroadcast their most recent Super Bowl (XXI) telecast for the 1987 strike. Super Bowl XXI was an American football game played on January 25, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to The 1987 NFL season was the 68th Regular season of the National Football League.

In May 1985, shortly after calling after working the 17th hole at the Masters, play-by-play announcer Frank Glieber died of a heart attack. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Frank John Glieber (April 5 1934 in Milwaukee Wisconsin – May 1 1985 in Dallas Texas) was an American Sportscaster. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Tom Brookshier, who previously served as Summerall's color commentator prior to Madden, replaced Glieber in the NFL on CBS broadcast booth. Thomas Jefferson Brookshier (born December 16, 1931) is a former professional American football player coach and Sportscaster. For the 1985 season, the NFL showed a ratings increase on all three networks for the season, gaining 4 percent on NBC, 10 on CBS, and 16 on ABC. The 1985 NFL season was the 66th Regular season of the National Football League.

At the NFL's annual meeting in Maui, Hawaii on March 15, 1987, Commissioner Pete Rozelle and Broadcast Committee Chairman Art Modell announced new three year TV contracts with ABC, CBS, and NBC for the 1987-1989 seasons. The Island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle ( March 1 1926 – December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL Arthur B Modell (born June 23, 1925, Brooklyn, New York) is a former National Football League team owner The 1987 NFL season was the 68th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1989 NFL season was the 70th Regular season of the National Football League.

Beginning in 1987, CBS started broadcasting NFL games in stereo. The 1987 NFL season was the 68th Regular season of the National Football League. Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical On December 8, 1987, Cathy Barreto became the first woman to direct an NFL game at the network television level. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. The 1987 NFL season was the 68th Regular season of the National Football League. (Minnesota Vikings vs. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Detroit Lions)

On April 18, 1989, the NFL and CBS Radio jointly announced agreement extending CBS' radio rights to an annual 40 game package through the 1994 season. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The CBS Radio Network provides news sports and other programming to more than 1000 radio stations throughout the United States The 1994 NFL season was the 75th Regular season of the National Football League.

On Thanksgiving 1989, John Madden awarded the first "Turkey Leg Award," for the game's most valuable player. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The 1989 NFL season was the 70th Regular season of the National Football League. John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football Reggie White of the Philadelphia Eagles was the first recipient. Reginald Howard "Reggie" White ( December 19, 1961 &ndash December 26, 2004) was a professional American football player The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The gesture was seen mostly as a humorous gimmick relating to Madden's famous multi-legged turkeys served on Thanksgiving. Since then, however, the award has gained subtle notoriety, and currently, each year an MVP has been chosen for both the CBS and FOX games. NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company 's coverage of the National Football League 's National Football Conference games When CBS returned to the NFL in 1998, they introduced their own award, the "All-Iron Award. The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. "

For more details on this topic, see Thanksgiving Classic. The Canadian Football League also holds a Thanksgiving Day Classic on Canadian Thanksgiving.

1990s

On March 12, 1990, at the NFL's annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, new four year TV agreements were ratified for the 1990-1993 seasons. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The year 1990 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1990. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The 1990 NFL season was the 71st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1993 NFL season was the 74th Regular season of the National Football League. The networks involved were ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and TNT. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. The NFL on NBC is the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998 when NBC lost the NFL American ESPN Sunday Night Football was the ESPN cable network 's weekly Television broadcasts of Sunday evening National Football League (NFL games The NFL on TNT was the weekly United States Television broadcast by Turner Network Television (TNT of Sunday evening National Football League The contracts totaled $3. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 6 billion, the largest in TV history.

On September 9, 1990, The NFL Today kicked off with an all-new talent lineup consisting of Greg Gumbel, Terry Bradshaw, Pat O'Brien and Lesley Visser. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian The 1990 NFL season was the 71st Regular season of the National Football League. Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an American Television Sportscaster. Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2 1948 is a former American football Quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League Pat O'Brien (born February 14, 1948 in Sioux Falls South Dakota) is the former host of The Insider, a spin-off of Entertainment Lesley Visser (born September 11, 1953 in Quincy Massachusetts) is an American Sportscaster Gumbel and Bradshaw replaced Brent Musburger, who was fired by CBS on April Fools Day 1990, and Irv Cross, who was demoted to the position of game analyst. Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939, in Portland Oregon) is an American Sportscaster for the ABC and ESPN This article is about the informal holiday For other uses see April Fool. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Irvin Acie "Irv" Cross (b July 27 1939, Hammond Indiana) is a former professional American football Cornerback and

During the 1990 season, Pat Summerall was hospitalised after vomiting on a plane during a flight after a Bears-Redskins game, and was out for a considerable amount of time. The 1990 NFL season was the 71st Regular season of the National Football League. George Allen "Pat" Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D While Verne Lundquist replaced Summerall on games with Madden, Jack Buck (who was at CBS during the time as the network's lead Major League Baseball announcer) was added as a regular NFL broadcaster to fill-in. Verne Lundquist (born July 17, 1940) is an American Sportscaster, currently employed by CBS Sports television John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known Major League Baseball on CBS is the name of the former TV show that televised Major League Baseball games on the American Television

At Super Bowl XXVI (January 26, 1992), Lesley Visser became the first female sportscaster to preside over the Vince Lombardi Trophy presentation ceremony. Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. The year 1992 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1992. The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the Trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League 's annual championship game the Super Bowl CBS' telecast of Super Bowl XXVI by the way, was seen by more than 123 million people nationally, second only to the 127 million who viewed Super Bowl XX. Super Bowl XX was an American football game played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to The 1990 television contract (which was in effect) gave CBS Super Bowl XXVI instead of Super Bowl XXVII, which was in their rotation. The year 1990 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1990. Super Bowl XXVII was an American football game played on January 31 1993 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the National Football The NFL swapped the CBS and NBC years in an effort to give CBS enough lead-in programming for the upcoming 1992 Winter Olympics two weeks later. The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was staged in 1992

In September 1993, The NFL Today celebrated its 19th season as a 30-minute pre-game show. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The 1993 NFL season was the 74th Regular season of the National Football League. It and held the distinction of being the highest-rated program in its time slot for 18 years, longer than any other program on television. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

CBS loses the NFL to FOX (1994-1997)

See also: NFL on FOX

CBS did not broadcast any NFL games during the seasons from 1994 to 1997, but won AFC rights, taking over from NBC, in the 1998 season. NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company 's coverage of the National Football League 's National Football Conference games The 1994 NFL season was the 75th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1997 NFL season was the 78th Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL on NBC is the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998 when NBC lost the NFL American The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League.

On December 18, 1993, CBS (which had been home to NFL games for 38 years) lost their rights to the then fledging Fox Network. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) FOX offered a then-record $1. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 58 billion to the NFL over four years for the rights, significantly more than the $290 million per year CBS was willing to pay. FOX was only seven years old and had no sports division, but it began building its own coverage by hiring many former CBS personalities such as Pat Summerall, John Madden, James Brown, Terry Bradshaw, Dick Stockton, and Matt Millen. George Allen "Pat" Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football James Brown (born February 25, 1951) commonly called " JB Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2 1948 is a former American football Quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League Dick Stockton (born in 1942 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Sportscaster. Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958, in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania) is a former professional football player and executive in

FOX's NFL rights ownership made the network a major player in American television by giving it many new viewers (and affiliates) and a platform to advertise its other shows. In the meantime, CBS lost several affiliates, and ratings for its other programming languished. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

CBS apparently underestimated the value of its rights with respect to its advertising revenues and to its promotionial opportunities for other network programming. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Promotion involves disseminating information about a product, Product line, Brand, or company The vast resources of FOX founder Rupert Murdoch allowed that network to grow quickly, primarily to the detriment of CBS. is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American Also, CBS Sports suffered from the fact that in light of their money bleeding, $1 billion deal with Major League Baseball (1990-1993), they suddenly entered a cost cutting mode. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor,

For more details on this topic, see Major League Baseball on CBS#1990-1993 version. Major League Baseball on CBS is the name of the former TV show that televised Major League Baseball games on the American Television

In spring 1994, FOX's parent News Corporation struck an alliance with New World Communications, by now a key ownership group with several VHF CBS affiliates in NFC markets, and wary of a CBS without football. The year 1994 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1994. News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation New World Communications was an independent motion picture and television production company and later Television station owner in the United States from the Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Nearly all of New World's stations converted en masse to FOX beginning that fall. To this day, CBS admits that they have never recovered from the loss of affiliates, having never recovered from damage in Atlanta, Detroit and Milwaukee, where they were dropped to lower-powered affiliates unable to be received in some markets. (Because of satellite television, the NFL Sunday Ticket in local markets, and rules of the time, satellite subscribers were required to use antennas to pick up local affiliates. NFL Sunday Ticket is an Out-of-Market Sports Package that broadcasts National Football League regular season games unavailable on local affiliates )

For more details on this topic, see Fox affiliate switches of 1994. The Fox affiliate switches of 1994 was a series of events resulting from a multi-million dollar deal between Fox Broadcasting Company, known commonly as Fox, and

CBS televised its last game as the rights holder of the National Football Conference (formerly NFL) package on January 23, 1994 when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, 38-21. The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The year 1994 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1994. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The NFL playoffs following the 1993 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXVIII.

See also: 1994 NFL season, 1995 NFL season, 1996 NFL season, and 1997 NFL season

The NFL returns

In November 1996, Sean McManus was named President of CBS Sports. The 1994 NFL season was the 75th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1995 NFL season was the 76th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1996 NFL season was the 77th Regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end The 1997 NFL season was the 78th Regular season of the National Football League. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Sean McManus may refer to Sean McManus (television executive Seán McManus (Irish priest See also McManus would then lead CBS' efforts in reacquiring broadcast rights to the NFL. On January 12, 1998, CBS agreed to air American Football Conference games (taking over for NBC), paying $4 billion over eight years ($500 million per season). Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The NFL on NBC is the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998 when NBC lost the NFL American The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been

After acquiring the new package, CBS Sports then named former NFL Today host Greg Gumbel (who after CBS lost the NFL to FOX, worked at NBC Sports from 1994 to 1998), as their lead play-by-play announcer. Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an American Television Sportscaster. NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network Phil Simms (who at the time, was at NBC forming the lead announcing team with himself, Dick Enberg and Paul Maguire) was hired as the lead color commentator. Phillip Martin Simms (born November 3 1955 in Lebanon Kentucky) is a former American football Quarterback, and currently a Television Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg (born January 9, 1935) is an American Sportscaster. Paul Leo Maguire (born August 22, 1938 in Youngstown Ohio) is a former American football player and current Television Sportscaster On September 6, 1998, after 1,687 days since the last broadcast of The NFL Today, host Jim Nantz welcomed back viewers to CBS for its coverage of the National Football League. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959 in Charlotte North Carolina) is an American Sportscaster, known primarily for his

Given the challenge of making its coverage of the American Football Conference different from that of NBC, CBS passed over longtime NBC veterans Charlie Jones and Bob Trumpy in favor of newcomers such as Ian Eagle and Steve Tasker. Charlie Jones ( November 9 1930 - June 12 2008) was an American Emmy Award -winning sportscaster for NBC and Bob Trumpy (born March 6, 1945 in Springfield Illinois) is a former professional American Football Tight end who played for Ian Eagle (ˈaɪən born February 9, 1969) is an American Sports announcer calling National Football League (NFL games on CBS, Steven Jay Tasker (born April 10, 1962 in Leoti, Kansas) is a broadcaster for CBS Sports, who previously was a Wide receiver According to CBS Sports executive producer Terry Ewert,

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We wanted to forge our own way and go in a different direction. We wanted to make decisions on a new way of looking at things.

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In one stark difference from NBC, CBS used a constant score and clock for its NFL games, a la the FoxBox. The NFL on NBC is the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998 when NBC lost the NFL American A digital on-screen graphic (known in the UK and New Zealand by the acronym DOG; in the US and Canada as a bug; and in Fox Box was Fox Sports 's term for the graphic used during its broadcasts of baseball and the National Football League, among others which displayed in CBS' contribution was dubbed the EyeBox. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference

On November 8, 1998, the first NFL game to be broadcast in HDTV was televised on CBS. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition That game took place at Giants Stadium between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. Giants Stadium, is the home Stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams of the NFL, and the Red Bull New The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb It was also the first time two Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks started against each other in the NFL (Vinny Testaverde for the Jets and Doug Flutie for the Bills). Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn New York) is a former American football Quarterback who last played Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback.

2000s

On January 28, 2001, CBS Sports, Core Digital, and Princeton Video Image introduce state-of-the-art, three dimensional replay technology called "EyeVision" for its coverage of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The year 2001 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2001. Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide In CBS Sports' first Super Bowl broadcast since 1992, it drew 131. Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H 2 million viewers for the Baltimore Ravens win over the New York Giants. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Super Bowl XXXV was thus the most watched television program of the year. The year 2001 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2001. Play-by-play announcer Greg Gumbel became the first African-American announcer to call a major sports championship. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an American Television Sportscaster. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa He was joined in the broadcast booth with color commentator Phil Simms. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Phillip Martin Simms (born November 3 1955 in Lebanon Kentucky) is a former American football Quarterback, and currently a Television

The NFL playoffs, 2001-02 marked the first time that the league scheduled prime time playoff games for the first two rounds in an attempt to attract more television viewers. The NFL playoffs following the 2001 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXVI. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland Saturday wild card and divisional playoff games were moved from 12:30 p. m. and 4:00 p. m. North American Eastern Standard Time (EST) to 4:30 p. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America m. and 8:00 p. m. , respectively. Thus, the league abandoned its practice of scheduling colder, northern playoff games for daylight hours only; any stadium, regardless of evening January temperatures, could host prime time playoff games.

CBS' February 1, 2004 telecast of Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers was witnessed by 144. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen The year 2004 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2004. Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the 4 million viewers, making it the most watched program in U. S. television history.

In 2004, Jim Nantz and Greg Gumbel swapped roles. The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 85th season for the major professional American football league in the United States James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959 in Charlotte North Carolina) is an American Sportscaster, known primarily for his Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an American Television Sportscaster. Nantz took Gumbel's place as the lead play-by-play announcer while Gumbel took Nantz's spot as the host of The NFL Today.

The next group of broadcast contracts, which began with the 2006-2007 season, resulted in a sizeable increase in total rights fees. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United The 2007 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 88th season played by the major professional American football league in the United Both FOX and CBS have renewed their Sunday afternoon broadcast packages through 2011, in both cases with modest increases.

On February 6, 2006, CBS Sports announced the hiring of James Brown, who moved from studio host of FOX NFL Sunday to the host of the The NFL Today. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio The year 2006 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2006. CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. James Brown (born February 25, 1951) commonly called " JB Ford Drive One FOX NFL Sunday is the pregame show for the TV show The NFL on FOX. Greg Gumbel moved back to play-by-play, teaming with Dan Dierdorf. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action Daniel Lee "Longshanks" Dierdorf (born June 29, 1949) is a Hall of Fame former American football player and current

CBS decided to not use sideline reports for the 2006 season. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United CBS did state that they would use Lesley Visser, Sam Ryan, Solomon Wilcots and Steve Tasker to report from the sidelines and around the stadium for Super Bowl XLI. Lesley Visser (born September 11, 1953 in Quincy Massachusetts) is an American Sportscaster Samantha "Sam" Ryan is an American sports anchor and reporter for CBS Sports Solomon Wilcots (born October 9, 1964 in Los Angeles California) is a former American football Defensive back in the NFL Steven Jay Tasker (born April 10, 1962 in Leoti, Kansas) is a broadcaster for CBS Sports, who previously was a Wide receiver Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of

In 2006, CBS' coverage of the AFC Championship Game earned a 28. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United No original research and Verifiability. All content regarding the officiating or controversial calls that is unsourced 1 rating, which topped the debut of American Idol on FOX. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition It's Super Bowl XLI broadcast drew the third largest television audience in history, finishing behind only it's broadcast of the M*A*S*H finale in 1983 and NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XXX (Dallas and Pittsburgh) from 1996. " Goodbye Farewell and Amen " is a Television movie that served as the 251st and final episode of the ''M*A*S*H'' television series. The year 1983 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1983. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Super Bowl XXX was an American football game played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona to decide the The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The year 1996 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1996. Super Bowl XLI was second most watched Super Bowl of all-time, averaging 93. 1 million viewers. ^[1]

For more details on this topic, see List of most-watched television episodes. The following is a list of most-watched television broadcasts, organized by country and based on various criteria

For the 2007 season, CBS announced the advent of CBS Eye-lert^[2], a program that allows viewers to be notified via e-mail and text message when the start time of a program will be delayed. The 2007 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 88th season played by the major professional American football league in the United Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving Text messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of "short" (160 characters or fewer including spaces text messages from Mobile phones

The Sunday afternoon, October 14, 2007 game between the New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys on CBS, was viewed by 29. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The 2007 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 88th season played by the major professional American football league in the United The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National 1 million people^[3], making it the most-watched NFL Sunday game since the Dallas Cowboys-San Francisco 49ers game on November 10, 1996 on FOX (29. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw The 1996 NFL season was the 77th Regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company 's coverage of the National Football League 's National Football Conference games 7 million viewers), according to Nielsen Media Research data. The game was also the most watched show on television for the week of October 8-14, drawing 9 million viewers more than CBS’ drama CSI (19. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas 8 million viewers), and the most watched program of the season.

The November 7, 2007 broadcast of a game between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts drew a 20. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The 2007 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 88th season played by the major professional American football league in the United The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. 1 rating^[4] and 33. 8 million viewers for CBS.

HDTV coverage

Beginning with the 2007 season, CBS will air five of Sunday's games in high-definition when it has the doubleheader, and six when it has the singleheader. The 2007 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 88th season played by the major professional American football league in the United ^[5][6]

As late as 2006, CBS aired only three of its NFL games in high-definition each week, the same number of games it had aired for the past few seasons. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United The other networks with rights to broadcast NFL games, NBC, and ESPN, broadcast all of their games in high definition, and FOX broadcasts up to six in HD. NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly Television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company 's coverage of the National Football League 's National Football Conference games Because of this, some fans have accused CBS of being "cheap. "^[7]

CBS Sports Executive Vice President Tony Petitti claims the network will probably air all of its NFL games in high definition by 2008 or 2009. Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President CBS Sports and is largely responsible for the network's NFL coverage When asked about the move, Petitti commented that CBS was focused on building a new studio for The NFL Today pre-game show. The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show However, another CBS executive had previously indicated^[8] that, because CBS was an "early adopter" with its first HD game in 1998, it is already "at capacity" and would have to replace newly-bought equipment in its network center with even more expensive equipment. The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League.

Local preseason television coverage

Since the NFL returned to the network in 1998, a number of CBS stations have been televising preseason football games, mostly including the network's graphics and production that viewers would normally see during regular season broadcasts. The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League.

A number of NFL teams and their broadcasting departments have teamed up with CBS Sports to produce games, and those teams include (as of 2007) the San Diego Chargers (originating stations KCBS-TV Los Angeles and KFMB-TV San Diego), New York Jets (WCBS-TV New York), and Green Bay Packers (WFRV-TV Green Bay and co-flagship WTMJ-TV Milwaukee, a NBC affiliate). CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. KCBS-TV, channel 2 is an owned-and-operated station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles California. KFMB-TV is the local CBS television affiliate of San Diego Its transmitter is located atop Mount Soledad above La Jolla California. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. WCBS-TV, channel 2 is the flagship station of the CBS television network located in New York City. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. WJMN-TV redirects here For other uses see WJMN. WFRV-TV, channel 5 is a CBS affiliate based in Green Bay Wisconsin For the related radio station with the same call letters see WTMJ (AM WTMJ-TV is a television station located in Milwaukee Wisconsin

However, there are some that used a few, but not all, elements of the NFL on CBS production presentations, and they are mostly in-house productions between the teams and their individual flagship station. Those include the Pittsburgh Steelers (KDKA-TV), Miami Dolphins (WFOR-TV), San Francisco 49ers (KPIX), Dallas Cowboys (KTVT), Cincinnati Bengals (WKRC-TV), Denver Broncos (KCNC), Kansas City Chiefs (KCTV), Washington Redskins (WUSA-TV) and Jacksonville Jaguars (WTEV). KDKA-TV is the CBS owned and operated (O&O Television station in Pittsburgh. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. WFOR-TV, channel 4 is the CBS Owned-and-operated station in Miami Florida. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team KPIX-TV (Channel 5 is the CBS Owned and operated Television station in San Francisco California. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National KTVT, channel 11 is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Fort Worth Texas, and serving the Dallas -Fort Worth Designated The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. WKRC-TV channel 12 is the CBS affiliate serving Cincinnati Ohio. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. KCNC-TV, channel 4 is the CBS owned-and-operated Television station in Denver Colorado. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. For the North Korean TV channel see Korean Central Television. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D For the former Minneapolis TV station see KARE. WUSA is a television station broadcasting on channel 9 in Washington D WTEV-TV is the CBS -affiliated Television station for the First Coast of Florida.

WCBS, KCBS, KDKA, WFOR, KTVT, KPIX, and KCNC are all owned by CBS Corporation. CBS Corporation () is an American Media conglomerate focused on Broadcasting, Publishing, Billboards, and Television

Television policies

For more details on this topic, see NFL_on_television#Sunday_regional_coverage. The television rights to broadcast National Football League (NFL games are the most lucrative and expensive rights of any sport

For the past few decades, the NFL has always let CBS be the "singleheader" network during the week it televises the Men's U.S. Open Tennis final at 4:05 p. The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 m. ET around the country (CBS has said that it cannot justify putting the Men's U. S. Open Final on Sunday night in terms of ratings; the women's final, broadcast on a Saturday night, often outrates the men's final by a considerable margin, except when at least one American plays in the men's final). Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

Contract history

Since 1982

Period	AFC Package	NFC Package	Monday Night Football	Sunday Night Football	Total Amount
1982-86	NBC	CBS	ABC	None	$420 million/yr
1987-89	NBC	CBS	ABC	ESPN (2nd half)	$473 million/yr
1990-93	NBC	CBS	ABC	TNT (1st half) ESPN (2nd half)	$900 million/yr
1994-97	NBC	FOX ($395 million/yr)	ABC	TNT (1st half) ESPN (2nd half)	$1. 1 billion/yr
1998-2005	CBS ($500 million/yr)	FOX ($550 million/yr)	ABC ($550 million/yr)	ESPN ($600 million/yr)	$2. 2 billion/yr
2006-2011*	CBS ($622. 5 million/yr)	FOX ($712. 5 million/yr)	ESPN ($1. 1 billion/yr)	NBC ($650 million/yr)	$3. 1 billion/yr

• NBC's contract runs through 2012, and ESPN's contract runs through 2014.

Digital on-screen graphics

Since its relaunch in 1998, CBS' coverage of games has featured a scoring bug similar to the one first used by The NFL on FOX in 1994. The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. A digital on-screen graphic (known in the UK and New Zealand by the acronym DOG; in the US and Canada as a bug; and in NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company 's coverage of the National Football League 's National Football Conference games The 1994 NFL season was the 75th Regular season of the National Football League.

1998-2000

From 1998 to 2000, the scoring bug had a half-capsule shape where the score was displayed in white text on a blue background (that contained the CBS eye), below the quarter and time in black text on a white background. The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The down and distance would pop out from the bottom of the bug in a white box when necessary.

2001-2002

Starting in Super Bowl XXXV, the bug took on a more rectangular shape, with the score and quarter/time positions flipped. Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide The scores were now displayed in white text against an orange background, and the quarter and time beneath them in a white text on a blue background. The down and distance and ball location popped out in two separate boxes underneath the main bug.

2003-2005

In 2003, a new bug with more of a horizontal orientation was introduced. The 2003 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 84th one played by the major professional American football league in the United The CBS Sports logo that previously adorned the top of the bug was replaced with the CBS "eye" logo in blue and white. The bug was divided into two rectangles, the left one housing the time and quarter and the right the teams and scores, all in white text on blue. As in years past, the down and distance were contained in a pop-out box, also in the blue and white scheme.

2006-present

The 2006 season brought a completely new graphics theme for The NFL on CBS, including a new logo (which also formed the base of SEC college football and NCAA college basketball logos) and new NFL Today studio set, as part of a network-wide overhaul of the graphics package. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United The digital on-screen graphics were also changed, with red and a light shade of blue introduced from the new logo. A more complex scoring bug included the new NFL on CBS logo and six circle segments stacked in columns of two emanating from the logo. The first two featured the quarter and time, the next two the team abbreviations (all in white text on the darker blue) and the last two each team's respective scores in black text on a white background. The entire bug was trimmed in the red and lighter blue. The down and distance pop-out changed to a half-ellipse shape.

Finally, when a team scores a touchdown, the columns that emanating from the logo collapse into the logo. The logo then quickly spins around to show the scoring team's logo, a full bar the shape of the combined boxes quickly protruding showing the word "TOUCHDOWN", with the bug sparkling. After about three or four seconds of this graphic showing, the aforementioned animation takes place once more, this time the bug returning to normal. In all instances of points scored, the changed score flashes a few times to indicate a change in score, with a touchdown score changing after the "TOUCHDOWN" graphic is shown.

Music

Main article: NFL on CBS music

Important games

Recent important games covered by CBS include Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004, and Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007. See also NFL on CBS 1960s In the '60s and early '70s CBS used a Marching band -like composition called "Confidence" (taken from Leon Carr Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

For more details on this topic, see Notable NFL games to air on CBS. See also NFL on CBS Note: From 1956 - 1993, CBS televised the games from the National Football Conference.

See also

• List of AFC Championship Game broadcasters
• List of NFC Championship Game broadcasters
• List of NFL Championship Game broadcasters
• List of Super Bowl broadcasters

Future commentator pairings (as of 2008)

See also: NFL on CBS commentator pairings

Listed in descending order of prominence, in the format play-by-play/color commentary:

1. Jim Nantz/Phil Simms
2. Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf
3. Carter Blackburn/Randy Cross
4. Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon
5. Ian Eagle/Solomon Wilcots
6. Gus Johnson/Sean Landeta
7. Don Criqui/Steve Tasker
8. Dick Enberg/Steve Beuerlein
9. Bill Macatee/Archie Manning

Alphabetical list of past and present commentators

Main article: List of NFL on CBS announcers

See also

• Monday Night Football
• The NFL on FOX
• The NFL on NBC
• Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy

References

External links

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