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(UPDATED WITH MORE NFL NUMBERS) The much-nominated and tremendous Slave Play came up empty-handed and Jagged Little Pill's Lauren Patten showed exactly what an acceptance speech should be Sunday night as CBS took the Tony Awards to a whole new stage of sorts. Fall Premiere Dates For New & Returning TV Series On Broadca…

UPDATED with YouTube TV response. As a carriage dispute with NBCUniversal broke into public view, the Google-owned streaming platform announced an unusual plan if the parties are unable to reach a deal by Thursday’s deadline. In a blog post, YouTube TV said if it is prepared to lower the monthly price for its service…

(UPDATED WITH NFL NUMBERS) With a predictable night of winners at the low-drama 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS and a high-stakes battle between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs over on NBC's Sunday Night Football, we all thought we knew how this was going to end. 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadlin…

As we discover far too often, history loves to repeat itself – in the NFL and otherwise. That was the case for Sunday Night Football's season kickoff between the hometown Los Angeles Rams and the Chicago Bears on NBC on September 12. Sure, even with the Covid-19 Delta variant seemingly everywhere, there were actual…

It was a good night to be Tom Brady, NBC and the NFL. In one of the better primetime NFL kickoff games we've seen in recent seasons, Brady and reigning Super Bowl champs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended any change of an early unbeaten streak for the Dallas Cowboys with a 31-29 victory at home. Absent a blowout and with…

After a successful debut last season, Nickelodeon and CBS Sports are re-teaming with the NFL for another alternate broadcast of a playoff game. The wild-card game will be Sunday, January 16, at 4:30PM ET. A graphics- and kid-commentary-filled telecast will accompany the regular broadcast on CBS. Last year’s edition…

With its regular season set to start tonight, the NFL has announced two business partnerships: a 10-year renewal with Verizon and an agreement with airport network provider ReachTV. The Verizon deal will expand on previous efforts to widen the deployment of 5G technology. The telco’s 5G Ultra Wideband will be featured…

All but a handful of ads on NBC’s Super Bowl next February have been sold, fetching as much as $6.5 million for 30 seconds, according to the latest report from NBCUniversal ad execs. In a conference call with the press today, Dan Lovinger, EVP of ad sales at NBC Sports Group, said fewer than five spots remain…

National Football League fans who merely want to watch a football game this year will again have social justice messages as part of the package prominently displayed on the field. While some leagues, notably the National Basketball Association, plan to dial back on politics for their coming season (NBA Commissioner…

Tunch Ilkin, a two-time Pro Bowl tackle, team captain, and longtime broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers, died today at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital at 63. He had ALS and passed on Saturday morning, according to former teammate, Craig Wolfley. "He hit heaven's gate at full sprint with a lot of high-fives and…

UPDATE: The Jacksonville Jaguars have walked back a controversial statement by head coach Urban Meyer, who said that vaccine status was a “decision-maker” in the makeup of his team’s final roster. Meyer cited the risks associated with unvaccinated players under the NFL's Covid-19 protocols. “Everyone was considered,&#8221…

The Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons might have had the field Sunday during NBC’s NFL preseason game, but the evening belonged to CBS. With new episodes of 60 Minutes and Big Brother, the network had the most-watched and highest-rated programs in primetime, per Nielsen Live+7 fast affiliates. Before delving too…