In the league’s quest to get more coverage of the league on nights other than Sunday, cause football already doesn’t dominate the sports landscape already, the NFL announced that CBS will air eight games on Thursday night.
“We are very pleased to build on our outstanding partnership with the NFL by expanding our coverage to Thursday nights,” CBS Corporation President and CEO Les Moonves said. “CBS is a premium content company and the NFL represents the best premium content there is. I look forward to all this new deal will do for us not only on Thursday nights, but across our entire schedule.”
Said CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus: “The NFL is the most powerful programming in television. To add a primetime NFL package to our successful Sunday AFC package further strengthens our position in the sports marketplace. We look forward to having Jim and Phil and our top production team showcased in prime time on Thursday nights.”
Thursday Night Football was originally reserved for the NFL Network, and the games will be simulcast on both channels.
If you want to see if your favorite team made it into the MNF line up check out the schedule below and let us know in the comments what you think of the lineup.
The Packers will play the Seahawks in Seattle on Thursday September 4th, on NBC.
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