CBS CEO: Thursday Night Football the best product on network TV
By Mike Dyce
The NFL has expanded their Thursday Night Football line up and will be bringing the games to CBS next season. A move that CBS is thrilled about calling it the best product on network television.
From NFL.com:
"Commissioner Roger Goodell, Patriots owner Robert Kraft and CBS CEO Leslie Moonves gathered Thursday at The Beverly Hilton Hotel to share what a bigger, brighter version of TNF will look like come September.Moonves called prime-time football a “sure thing” and hailed the Thursday package as the “single-best product on network television and anywhere.”"
So confident is Moonves that he is guaranteeing more Thursday Night Football after this season.
“We knew this was a one-year deal,” said Moonves. “We’re confident that after this year the NFL will sit down and give us a longer deal.”
Before that happens they might need to alleviate some of the concerns of the players.
“There are a lot of players out there who feel like there’s not enough days in the week for us to be playing on Thursdays,” Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s something that the NFL is going to have to address to keep players safe while also trying to maximize revenue.”