On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:37 PM, JW <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Going back to my original question: I don't think the networks know
> > which time slots they're going to get in the first weekend (IIRC, the
> > divisional late game goes to the Super Bowl broadcaster if it's CBS or
> > FOX, and it's predetermined if it's NBC because the other network gets
> > the late game for conference final Sunday).
>
> God forbid the playoff schedule should be designed for ticketholders'
> convenience, rather than the networks'.
>

That's just crazy talk. The playoff schedule was designed for a network's
convenience.

This time, it happened to be NBC. They took the Dallas-Philly game for
Saturday night, leaving Arizona-Green Bay for Fox. Since it was in Arizona,
it had to be the late game.

John

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