The return of Game of Thrones for its final season was the big-ticket last night, but the comeback of Tiger Woods on Sunday morning at the Masters tournament was truly historic and a rating winner for CBS. Starting much earlier than usual due to weather concerns, the final round of the Augusta, Georgia-held snagged a…

CBS Sports and Big3, the professional 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz, have agreed to an exclusive deal for live broadcasts of Big3’s 2019 season. Games will be shown on CBS and CBS Sports Network, with more than 20 hours throughout the season on the former and more than 25 hours on the…

The Professional Bull Riders, a presence on CBS Sports platforms since 2012, may not have the mass appeal of the Final Four, NFL or the Masters. Still, its growth pattern and concentrated appeal to its core fan base will keep it in the CBS fold through 2028. An extended rights agreement between the parties will see…

A little more than a week after taking the reins at Turner Sports and adding it to his oversight of CNN and other news holdings at WarnerMedia, Jeff Zucker said his restructured mandate won’t change his approach to programming. “I actually think news and sports are very much the same,” the executive said during a…

Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and Michigan teammate of Tom Brady who is now an analyst for CBS Sports, has apologized for tweeting a photo of himself posing with a handgun and standing between his daughter and her prom date. “Wishing my beautiful daughter and her date a great time at prom,” the original tweet said…

Are you ready for some more football? As the NFL struggles with ratings and other issues on and off the field, a new pro football league is ready to suit up in just 11 months. And no, it’s not the XFL. The Alliance of American Football today announced a February 9 kickoff and a TV deal with CBS. Billed as “a shift in…

UPDATED with quotes, 12:12 PM: CBS Sports just confirmed the news that Tony Romo will joins the network’s NFL team in the fall, joining Jim Nantz as the lead announcing team for The NFL on CBS on Sundays and its Thursday Night Football games. CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus also said Phil Simms’ future with CBS is…

CBS Sports is pulling out all the stops for its live telecast of Super Bowl 50 on February 7, from having the sportscasters wear the original jackets from the first Big Game in 1967 to unveiling a new logo for the division. In addition to revealing details of the network’s celebration, CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus…

CBS hit the sweet spot with its Sunday coverage of The Masters from Augusta, GA. The final round of golf’s storied major tournament averaged 14 million viewers and an 8.7 rating in fast nationals, both up 26% from last year's 11.1 million and 6.9. Sunday’s numbers were goosed by a big-name leaderboard that offset a…

CBS Sports and Turner Sports' exclusive coverage of the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV scored the highest rating for the opening Thursday since the tourney expanded to four telecast windows for the entire day in 1991. Yesterday's games averaged a 6.0/14 overnight rating/share, up…

David Berson has been promoted to President of CBS Sports. He will continue to report to CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus and will be involved in all aspects of CBS Sports' day-to-day management and will also continue to lead CBS Sports Network. Berson joined CBS Sports in 2011 as EVP, CBS Sports and President, CBS…

CBS Sports and Turner Sports scored last night. Their first-round coverage of the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV averaged an overnight household rating/share of 5.8/14. That’s the highest first Thursday ratings of the tournament since 1991. It is also up 4% compared with the 5.6/13…