BLACKOUT

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

So do you end up with only one game the entire afternoon?

Another policy to ensure a filled-up stadium is that no other NFL games can air on local TV at the same time as a team's home game in the club's primary market. This is to prevent ticket-holders from opting to watch the other locally televised NFL game instead of showing up at the stadium. Thus when a team's home game is on the network showing a single game, the network televising the doubleheader can only broadcast one game into that club's primary market; instead of showing a second game in the same time slot as the home game, the doubleheader network's local station must broadcast alternative programming (often movies or infomercials). When the doubleheader network has a team's home game, the other station might program the time themselves or air some other network programming scheduled for the non-NFL time-slot. However, in special occasions, this rule may be relaxed. One example of this is the week when CBS carries the U.S. Open. Since CBS only carries 1:00 games on that Sunday, it may show those games opposite a team which has a home game on FOX at the same time.

Each TV market, including one hosting a non-sold-out game, is assured of at least one televised game in the early and late time slots, one game on each network, but no "network doubleheader" in a market originating a non-sold-out game.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Guru

Another policy to ensure a filled-up stadium is that no other NFL games can air on local TV at the same time as a team's home game in the club's primary market. This is to prevent ticket-holders from opting to watch the other locally televised NFL game instead of showing up at the stadium. Thus when a team's home game is on the network showing a single game, the network televising the doubleheader can only broadcast one game into that club's primary market; instead of showing a second game in the same time slot as the home game, the doubleheader network's local station must broadcast alternative programming (often movies or infomercials). When the doubleheader network has a team's home game, the other station might program the time themselves or air some other network programming scheduled for the non-NFL time-slot. However, in special occasions, this rule may be relaxed. One example of this is the week when CBS carries the U.S. Open. Since CBS only carries 1:00 games on that Sunday, it may show those games opposite a team which has a home game on FOX at the same time.

Each TV market, including one hosting a non-sold-out game, is assured of at least one televised game in the early and late time slots, one game on each network, but no "network doubleheader" in a market originating a non-sold-out game.

I thought primary markets don't get doubleheaders anyway. Hell I'm confused. Not that it matters to me, I wonder how long it's going to be before the local affiliate here starts showing games other than the Chiefs. I'm already hearing a lot of bitching about it.

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

I thought primary markets don't get doubleheaders anyway. Hell I'm confused. Not that it matters to me, I wonder how long it's going to be before the local affiliate here starts showing games other than the Chiefs. I'm already hearing a lot of bitching about it.

Whats really going to suck is when FOX and CBS decide to stick us with a game in the same time slot which is what I think is going to happen. You will get two games but you will have to choose which one to watch. So instead of 6 solid hours of football with 3 games total to choose from we will get 3 hours at the same time with only 2 to choose from and 3 hours with no football at all. Great Sunday afternoon.

I have no problem with the blackout itself. Just the rules in how they affect the fans.

[boogblaster]

Not me, Ill get the game from Wichita CBS .. Im still hoping for something from this wreck ...

[boogblaster]

Yea that game looked like it had lots of empty seats ...

[Nzoner]

Meh,I don't give a crap,Sunday is one of my 4 annual FF parties and I'd much rather have Vikes/Titans or 49er's/Saints on the big screen.