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The NFL on CBS is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that are produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States. The network has aired NFL game telecasts since 1956 (with the exception of a break from 1994 to 1997).
May 16, 2024 · The NFL on CBS enters its 65th season broadcasting the league with plenty of exciting matchups. CBS Sports will have 10 national Sunday doubleheader windows in 2024, starting in Week 2 with...
NBC was the first major television network to cover an NFL game, when on October 22, 1939, it broadcast a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Brooklyn Dodgers; the network was still only in its infancy, with only two affiliates, the modern day WRGB (now a CBS affiliate) in Schenectady and W2XBS in New York City.
- Josh Katzowitz
- I'd never heard of the Dumont Television Network, which competed against CBS, NBC and ABC from 1946-56. And the DTN took over broadcasting NFL games from ABC in 1951, but by 1956, with the network about to fold, CBS took over to broadcast 11 of the 12 teams' games.
- That same year, CBS was the first to air a pregame show. It was called "Football Preview," and it was hosted by Chris Schenkel, who would go on to broadcast Giants games until 1968.
- From 1956-67, each team had its own set of announcers that would cover every game. In 1968, though, CBS went to more of a merit system, which is still in use today.
- In 1968, the network's No. 1 team included Jack Buck as the play-by-play man and Pat Summerall as the analyst. Not too shabby.
Thursday Night Football. Thursday Night Football (often abbreviated as TNF) is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that broadcast primarily on Thursday nights. Most of the games kick off at 8:15 Eastern Time (8:20 prior to 2022 and 8:25 prior to 2018).
Dec 20, 2023 · On NFL Sundays, the NFL on CBS begins with NFL Today at noon ET and early kickoffs at 1 p.m. ET. Individual games are subject to local broadcast rights and availability may change based on...
To check out the latest NFL schedule on CBS, just go to cbs.com/shows/nfl-on-cbs. If you're signed in with your TV provider, as long as the game is broadcast on your local CBS station, it will be available to stream via live TV on CBS. On game day, just visit cbs.com or the CBS app and select "Live TV" from the menu.
