Since there is now the ability to "crossflex" games from CBS to Fox, they wouldn't even need to configure the schedule obscenely to remove games from Fox.
One thing I don't think we have considered is that the 2:30 p.m. broadcast start is predicated on a finish at about 7, to lead into 60 Minutes. That works in April because the sun sets in Augusta at about 8. But in mid-November, sunset is going to be just before 5:30. So regardless of TV coverage, the Masters is going to have to shift its start times to at least 2 1/2 to 3 hours earlier in the day. What I could see happening is a shift to a schedule that would see the Masters scheduled to finish at 4, allowing CBS to run late games starting at 4:25. That would also give the tournament an hour to play with if need be for playoffs, etc. CBS would need to come up with a Plan B for NFL markets with late games, but I suspect secondary affiliates wouldn't be too hard to find in that situation. John On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 6:45 PM Joe Hass <hassgoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > These are all great ideas! Here's my completely blind guess: > > 1. CBS will air the Masters at 2:30 and no NFL. > 2. The NFL will configure the schedule to give six AFC teams bye weeks > that week, which take care of three games. They'll also make sure there's > no spectacularly obvious "must see" game that week (think > Cowboys/Washington or Patriots/Chiefs). > 3. The Thursday, Sunday, and Monday night games will all be games that > would normally air on CBS. > 4. That leaves 10 games, which you could split five and five in the two > slots on Fox. Call up a couple of the college broadcast teams, and you're > set. > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 1:58 PM Joe Hass <hassgoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BeGbbp8ddLmjyA56PCoiBUqJKbhD8Ws%2Bdfzrbd_i4Tjsw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BeGbbp8ddLmjyA56PCoiBUqJKbhD8Ws%2Bdfzrbd_i4Tjsw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- John Edwards "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell -- 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJLXtMJm85F2XiwX92a7jBE3Scn2g6YCjNyokxYYPcBmDiiVrg%40mail.gmail.com.
