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Originally Posted by Arky
Here's Wikipedia's answer.
The way I understand it, each Sunday between CBS and FOX, one of them will get a "doubleheader" - an early and late game. When they don't have the doubleheader and it is a home game, is when the 1-game-for-each-station kicks in. It's a little confusing....
Edit: As for the Cowboys game, I usually just put the TV on mute and listen to the post-game Texans stuff on the radio.... |
Thanks Arky. I should have realized an explanation would be available on good ole Wiki since I use it all the time myself.
But below is more from the Wiki link you provided which explains how Fox and CBS decide who gets the doubleheader and singleheaer each weekend. Turns out there really is a method to their maddness in the process of determining who gets what each weekend.
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"During the first sixteen weeks of the schedule, both Fox and CBS are given eight doubleheaders apiece. The two networks alternate doubleheaders, but not necessarily week-in and week-out. For example, in early October, CBS typically airs two or three consecutive double-header weekends, while Fox opts for single-headers those weeks due to their concurrent coverage of the baseball playoffs. Due to CBS' annual coverage of the U.S. Open, Fox normally has had exclusive double-header coverage of opening weekend since 1998. This means that the three AFC West teams in the Mountain or Pacific time zones – Denver, Oakland and San Diego – cannot play at home during the opening weekend, unless they are hosting an NFC opponent (which would be aired by Fox) or scheduled in primetime (regardless of opponent).
Starting in 2006, both networks air a double-header in week 17."