FOX has same issue with US Open and Redskins/Cardinals as well. My guess: FS1 for final round, with FOX broadcast simulcasting after assigned game ends. But in Washington D.C. and Phoenix, the US Open would air on both to start, then switch exclusively to FS1 when Redskins/Cardinal;s begins.
On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 2:58:38 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass 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/8c1f2446-ca94-4745-8251-c2dbe5449c55%40googlegroups.com.
