The NFL is a little different than CFB though- I doubt the NFL would ever let FOX or CBS switch a local teams start to cable for a exciting game- maybe do it for the national game, but the regional game? Nope.
On Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 10:28:24 PM UTC-4, Ben Scripps wrote: > > > > On Oct 16, 2016, at 9:44 PM, daniel anderson <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > > Watching the Panthers/Saints game i noted that FOX warned viewers in the > home markets of the late games that they owuld be cutting away from the > Panthers/Saints game soon(didn't happen here as we are in the Panthers home > market). I've never heard the in-game announcers metion that- NBC used to > do that on site a lot back in the 80s- but i don't remember CBS doing that. > > CBS and Fox both do it when necessary. The agreements between the NFL and > the networks require local games to be aired in their local markets in > their entirety, even if it means cutting away from a “Heidi” game to do so. > It’s also why if a local game is a blowout in the third quarter, most of > the country gets switched to a better game while the local markets still > have to watch the Lions—er, stay with the bad game. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
