A familiar face will be missing from CBS and Turner Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Tournament this year. Studio host Greg Gumbel will be out for the tournament due to “family health issues,” The Athletic reported on Monday night. Ernie Johnson is expected “to pick up more studio time” in Gumbel’s absence, per the report. … Read more
“Blue Bloods” bid a sad goodbye to Treat Williams, who played Lenny Ross on the CBS series. Lenny was the best pal and former partner of New York Police Commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) on the CBS procedural, now in its 14th and final season. Williams died last June in a motorcycle crash at the … Read more
Newly minted “Elsbeth” star Carrie Preston welcomes comparisons to “Columbo” — which helped inspire series creators Robert and Michelle King to transplant Elsbeth Tascioni from Chicago to New York City. “Robert and Michelle King told me that during the pandemic that they started watching ‘Columbo’ reruns and just loved them and found it comforting,” Preston, … Read more
Even with Tiger Woods out of the Genesis Invitational with an illness, golf fans were fixated on Amanda Balionis because of her wedding ring-less finger. After she was shown on screen as CBS’ 19th hole reporter, social media flooded with questions paired with engagement ring emojis about Balionis’ marriage to Bryn Renner. “No ring hmmmm?” … Read more
A sports broadcasting legend is stepping away for good. Verne Lundquist is fully retiring after his 40th Masters telecast this coming April, CBS announced on Wednesday. Lundquist, 83, has been hinting that this decision was coming for a couple of years. “Sean [McManus, outgoing CBS Sports Chairman] and I had a recent talk about my … Read more
Primetime’s top-rated sitcom, “Young Sheldon,” kicks off its seventh and final season Thursday, Feb. 15 (8 p.m.) on CBS — and series executive producer Steve Holland said these last 14 episodes will cover a lot of ground. “Obviously, going into this last season and knowing where we wanted to leave the family and also knowing … Read more
Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl 2024 minute wasn’t even that long. The songstress, who attended the game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, was shown for just 54 seconds on the CBS broadcast as she cheered on her boyfriend, Chiefs star Travis Kelce. According to analyst Jason Pauley, footage of Swift accounted for just 0.36 percent … Read more
Deaf actress Marlee Matlin slammed CBS Sunday night after the television network reportedly failed to show footage of the three deaf performers that were part of the Super Bowl 2024 pre-game show. “I am absolutely SHOCKED at CBS for introducing the deaf performers at today’s Super Bowl and then not showing even one second (or … Read more
There is zero discussion about Taylor Swift before CBS’ NFL broadcasts, according to lead play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz. CBS is broadcasting Super Bowl 2024 on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs will take on the San Francisco 49ers — and all eyes will be on the big … Read more
You probably think you’ve already seen all you need to see about Super Bowl I. That’s mostly because of NFL Films and how ubiquitous its highlight shows are this time of year. You’ve surely seen the one about the first Big Game, narrated by the Voice of God himself, John Facenda, featuring brief snippets of … Read more
On this week’s pod, 57 Emmy Awards worth of Super Bowl insight. First SBJ’s Austin Karp is joined by Ben Fischer from Las Vegas to talk about the upcoming Super Bowl. The duo discuss reaction to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s definitive answer on the Super Bowl’s streaming future and other things that have stood out … Read more
Justin Hartley is now starring as a lone-wolf survivalist in his new series, “Tracker” — his first starring TV role after six seasons on NBC’s tearjerker family drama “This Is Us” (2016-2022). “It’s a different kind of role for me, going back to my action roots. I haven’t done that in a long time. I … Read more
Kevin James says he’s ambivalent about reviving “The King of Queens“— for one reason in particular. “I would never say never,” James told The Post. “They were asking me about [reviving] ‘King of Queens’ and I don’t think that’s possible because a third of that big core cast is gone.” James was referring to Jerry … Read more
It was an eventful commute home for the “NFL Today” crew. Boomer Esiason explained how he, along with Bill Cowher and Nate Burleson, had to deal with an angry Ravens fan at the Baltimore Amtrak station on Sunday evening after the Chiefs’ 17-10 AFC Championship game victory. According to Esiason, who was relaying the story … Read more
Tom Selleck isn’t ready to say goodbye to his hit CBS series “Blue Bloods” — and neither are its fans. “CBS will find an awful lot of people aren’t ready to say goodbye to it,” Selleck told TVLine. “The show’s more popular than ever, and I think [viewership] will increase with the interest this year. … Read more
The first big game was almost lost to history. On Jan. 15, 1967, the NFL-AFL showdown later known as Super Bowl I kicked off at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Led by coach Vince Lombardi and MVP quarterback Bart Starr, the Green Bay Packers dominated the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, during a lopsided affair that … Read more
When CBS signed Tony Romo to a 10-year contract for a total value of $180 million in late February, 2020, it changed the NFL broadcasting industry forever. The business sense around the Romo deal for CBS were the forthcoming negotiations for new network TV contracts with the NFL. CBS was being challenged for Romo’s services. … Read more
It took one play in the Bills-Chiefs AFC Divisional-Round game for Chris Russo to lose his patience with Tony Romo. On the first play from scrimmage, Josh Allen threw a pass to Stefon Diggs that the receiver fumbled before tight end Dalton Kincaid swatted it out of bounds. Romo, CBS’ lead NFL analyst, referenced Franco … Read more
Charles Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for 22 years and hosted his longtime radio show “The Osgood File,” has died. He was 91. CBS News announced Osgood’s passing Tuesday. The former journalist died at his New Jersey home from dementia, kin said. “Charlie absolutely loved being part of the ‘Sunday Morning’ community,” his family … Read more
There’s a new face on late-night TV, but she’s not winning over audiences just yet. Since James Corden made his exit from “The Late Late Show” on CBS, he has been replaced by comedian Taylor Tomlinson, 30. Her new show, “After Midnight,” quietly premiered on CBS on Tuesday, Jan. 16 (technically Wednesday morning), at 12:37 … Read more