Over at The Athletic, Richard Deitsch interviewed Jim Nantz about The Masters not being held this weekend (I can't tell if it's behind the paywall or not):
https://theathletic.com/1735297/2020/04/09/jim-nantz-reflects-on-a-missed-masters-weekend/ Near the end, Deitsch notes that if the rescheduled dates hold (November 12-15), that drops the tournament smack dab into the middle of the NFL season. As CBS's number one play-by-play guy, where would Nantz be? “I don’t think there’s any doubt that I will be anywhere other than Augusta National.” While I don't doubt Nantz, here is the *MUCH* bigger broadcasting problem for CBS: Traditionally CBS goes on the air Masters Sunday at 2:30 PM ET. The NFL's regularly scheduled game windows on Sunday start at 1:00 PM ET and 4:05/4:25 PM ET. The NFL may be the biggest financial player in American sports, but The Masters is by a country mile the most prestigeous. CBS and Augusta National Golf Club have run on a year-to-year contract since 1956, allowing ANGC to have a level of control on the broadcast that the NFL *wishes* it has. If the world is at a point in November when both of these events can happen, what the hell is CBS gonna do? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BfT1f7R%3DZyBUAqKVmypJOBA3zJbOTfVY-KZKvB8x_mRxQ%40mail.gmail.com.
