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UPDATE, 5:11 PM: Well, that was quick, kind of. Nielsen still doesn’t have any Super Bowl LV ratings to report today. Yet, they do now have something to say about the unprecedented delay – though it ain’t much. “Super Bowl numbers are still being processed and verified,” a spokesperson for the blushing company finally…

(Updated with video of The Weeknd’s Super Bowl halftime performance) Roaring out of a Super Bowl LV first half today that saw the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Tom Brady battering favorites the Kansas City Chiefs 21-6, The Weeknd's halftime show had a lot riding on it for the NFL, CBS and an America trampled…

Super Bowl LV pitting the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers is Sunday, with the kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on CBS. CBS Sports, broadcasting its 21st Super Bowl, will have Jim Nantz and Tony Romo calling the game from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL, along with sideline…

The most honest and fumbled play of tomorrow's Super Bowl LV on CBS might have just happened on NBC's Saturday Night Live, maybe. "Hello and welcome to the Super Bowl, four hours of television for 11 minutes of action," declared SNL's Kenan Thompson as sports broadcaster "James, no, not that one, Brown" in the opening…

Just over 48 hours before Super Bowl LV literally kicks off, the NFL have made Joe Biden an offer he is very unlikely to refuse. “The NFL and our 32 member clubs are committed to doing our part to ensure that vaccines are as widely accessible in our communities as possible,” league commissioner Roger Goodell said to…

UPDATE, 5:47 AM PT: Good Morning America‘s George Stephanopoulos told viewers that Michael Strahan, who recently tested positive for Covid-19, is “feeling well and looking forward to being back here shortly.” Stephanopoulos said that he and others on GMA had been cleared to work at the studio after contact tracing and…

Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who became an instant sensation with her recitation of “The Hill We Climb” at the Biden-Harris inauguration, will reach another mega-audience next month when she reads a new poem during the Super Bowl pre-game show. Her new work will honor heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic. NFL…

It was a huge Sunday night for the NFL, and for CBS. The AFC Championship Game conquered the TV ratings delivering a 9.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 33.01 million viewers in early Nielsen Live+Same Day data as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 38-24 to punch their return ticket to the Super…

The time-honored tradition of players moving from the gridiron to the broadcast booth was active once again today, as Fox NFL Sunday saw three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen indicate his next step. Olsen announced his retirement from the NFL and shared that he will join the Fox NFL broadcast team. The decision was…

The entertainment lineup for Super Bowl LV is shaping up, with Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan to perform the national anthem and H.E.R. to sing “America the Beautiful” ahead of the NFL’s championship game, the league said Tuesday. Deaf rapper and recording artist Warren “Wawa” Snipe will perform both songs in…

Fox dominated Sunday ratings with the NFC Divisional Playoff game between Tampa Bay and New Orleans, which earned an 8.0 in the adults 18-49 demographic while a staggering 28.8 million viewers tuned in to watch the Buccaneers defeat the Saints 30-20 to advance to the NFC Championship. The possibly final matchup…

National Football League fans were left in the dark for about a half-hour on Sunday, as what were described as technical issues at CBS took the game off the air. The outage happened around 3 PM East Coast time and affected viewers using Verizon FioS, DirecTV, Altice/Optimum, Xfinity and Spectrum in New York, New…