Vol. 16, #809, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014
Dick Wien, Editor 212-975-5607 [email protected]
CBS CORPORATION KEY NEWS:
SEPTEMBER — NOVEMBER 2014
SPECIAL EDITION
CBS has given full season orders to all four of its new dramas, including the #1 and #2 new series of the
season, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (top left), SCORPION (top right) and Sunday's #1 scripted broadcast, MADAM
SECRETARY (bottom right), all owned by CBS. Also picked up is the time period-winning suspense thriller
STALKER (bottom left). These pick-ups include three of the top four new shows launched on television this
season, and three series that rank among the top 15 of all primetime programs. The four freshman dramas,
along with the Network's returning hit series and NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, have helped CBS win the
first six weeks of the season, with growth of 6% over the comparable period a year ago. (Source: NTI)
EYE ON: AFFILATE AND SUBSCRIPTION FEES
On August 11, CBS Corporation and Tribune Broadcasting announced a comprehensive, long-term
agreement that renews their existing affiliation agreements and gives the Eye a new home in the
Indianapolis market on Tribune’s WTTV. With the CBS affiliation, WTTV becomes the new home of the
NFL’s Indianapolis Colts beginning in 2015. The station will also broadcast other live sports, including NCAA football and basketball games. The agreement also includes early renewals for four Tribune Media-owned CBS affiliates: WREG-TV in Memphis,
TN; WHNT-TV in Huntsville, AL; KFSM-TV in Ft. Smith, AR, as well as a renewal for WTVR-TV in Richmond, VA. In addition,
CBS has renewed its affiliation agreement with Dreamcatcher Broadcasting’s WTKR in Norfolk, VA, to which Tribune
Broadcasting provides operational support under a shared services agreement. For more information, go to http://bit.ly/1ui8mDP
On August 25, CBS Corporation and Gray Television announced a comprehensive, long-term agreement that renews all 26 of
Gray’s existing station affiliation agreements which includes 22 markets nationwide. The agreement includes renewals for
WVLT-TV Knoxville, TN; WKYT-TV and WYMT-TV Lexington, KY; KWTX-TV and KBTX-TV Waco, TX; KKTV Colorado Springs,
CO; KOLN and KGIN Lincoln, NE.; WCTV Tallahassee, FL; WRDW-TV Augusta, GA; KVLY-TV Fargo, ND; WIBW-TV Topeka,
KS; WSAW-TV Wausau, WI; WIFR Rockford, IL; KNOE-TV Monroe, LA; WSWG Albany, GA; WECP Panama City, FL; KXII
Sherman, TX; WTVY Dothan, AL; WSVF Harrisonburg, VA; KALB-TV Alexandria, LA; WCAV Charlottesville, VA; WIYE
Parkersburg, WV; KGWN-TV and KSTF Cheyenne, WY; and KNPL North Platte, NE.
On August 28, CBS announced a comprehensive deal with LIN Media to renew existing station affiliation agreements for 12 LIN
stations in ten markets nationwide (a total of more than 4 million households). The agreement includes renewals for KRQE
Albuquerque, NM; KBIM-TV Roswell, NM; KREZ-TV Durango, CO; WIAT Birmingham, AL; WIVB-TV Buffalo, NY; WANE Fort
Wayne, IN; WLFI-TV Lafayette, IN; KIMT Mason City, IA; KOIN Portland, OR; WPRI Providence, RI; WTHI-TV Terre Haute, IN;
and WKBN-TV Youngstown, OH. Nearly all of LIN’s CBS stations rank #1 in their markets.
On Sept. 15, CBS Corporation and Media General, Inc. announced a comprehensive deal that renews all of Media General’s
existing station affiliation agreements covering 12 markets nationwide. The agreement includes renewals for the following Media
General affiliates: WRBL Columbus, GA; WBTW Florence, SC; WNCT Greenville, NC; WHLT Hattiesburg, MS; WJTV Jackson,
MS; WJHL-TV Johnson City, TN; KLFY Lafayette, LA; WLNS-TV Lansing, MI; WKRG-TV Mobile, AL; KELO Sioux Falls, SD
(including its satellites KDLO Florence, SD, and KPLO in Reliance, SD); KCLO Rapid City, SD; and WSPA-TV Spartanburg,
SC.
On Sept. 30, CBS signed a renewal agreement for Weigel Broadcasting’s Milwaukee affiliate, WDJT.
In total, renewals were signed for 59 television stations spanning five station groups during the third quarter.
For more information go to www.cbscorporation.com
ENTERTAINMENT
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On Monday, Sept 1, as part of its strategy to make information about its new
shows easy to find amid the increasingly
complex programming environment, CBS
aired a primetime broadcast preview for THURSDAY
NIGHT FOOTBALL and its five new fall series. The
broadcast, hosted by CBS Sports’ and Lead NFL PlayBy-Play Announcer Jim Nantz, was available through
Sept. 21 On Demand on CBS.com, the CBS App and
select CBS Audience Network partner sites. It was
also available On Demand on TV to customers of
AT&T U-verse TV, Cablevision’s Optimum TV,
Charter Communications, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Cox
Communications, DIRECTV, Time Warner Cable and
Verizon FiOS TV, and others. CBS television stations
had the opportunity to present the special in encore
showings on their primary and digital channels, as well
as stream it on their websites.
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CBS ANNOUNCES NEW LIVE +7-DAY (L7)
RATING REPORTING SYSTEM
“CBS ALL ACCESS” LAUNCHED
To more accurately account
“As new technologies
continue to improve
audience measurement across all platforms, these more
precise metrics are
becoming the industry
standard, benefitting
advertisers and content providers alike.”
-- Leslie Moonves,
President and Chief
Executive Officer, CBS
Corporation.
In a move that allows fans to
watch more CBS
programming online and on
mobile devices, while
introducing yet another
“CBS All Access is another
key step in the Company’s
long-standing strategy of
monetizing our local and
national content in the
ways that viewers want it.
This new subscription service will deliver the most of
CBS to our biggest fans
while being additive to the
overall ecosystem. Across
the board, we continue to
capitalize on technological
advances that help consumers engage with our
world-class programming,
and we look forward to
serving our viewers in this
new and exciting way.”-Leslie Moonves, President
and CEO, CBS Corporation.
“To report audience
results for programs
the day after they air
live is comparable to
reporting the results
of a baseball game
after the fifth inning.”
-- David Poltrack,
Chief Research
Officer, CBS
Corporation and
President, CBS VISION
monetization window
for the Company’s
industry-leading content, on Oct. 16, CBS
announced the launch
of CBS All Access, a
new digital subscription
video on demand and
Nielsen-measured live
for how viewers watch
primetime shows and how the
Company increasingly gets
paid for the value of its programming, CBS announced
on Sept. 18 that effective with
the start of the 2014-2015
television season (Sept. 22),
the Network will supplement
its daily Nielsen preliminary
fast affiliate ratings with Live +
7-Day rating projections. CBS
will release daily L7 projections in viewers, A18-49 and
A25-54 that will include percentage increases over each
program’s live plus same day
For more information, go to http://bit.ly/1maV3Tt.
streaming service for
the CBS Television
Lift is defined as live +7 audience over live + same day
Network. CBS All
audience.
Access will offer subscribers thousands of
episodes from the current season, previous seasons and
Based on Live +7, in the first three weeks of the new season (9/22/14 – 10/12/14).
classic shows on demand. Live streaming is also available
in CBS’s 14 owned and operated markets, including New
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York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas,
54 (+0.9) and is #1 in A18-49 (+0.7)
CBS is #1 in viewer lift (+2.28m), is tied for #1 in A25-
San Francisco, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, Miami,
Denver, Sacramento, Pittsburgh and Baltimore, with
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more to be added.
viewer lift: #3 -- THE BIG BANG THEORY (+5.3 Million); #5
CBS All Access is available at CBS.com and on mobile
EST (+4.3 Million), #9 -- CRIMINAL MINDS (+4.3 Million)
devices through the CBS App for iOS and Android. Going
and #10 -- NCIS (+4.0 Million).
CBS has five of the top 10 programs with the most
-- SCORPION (+4.8 Million); #8 -- PERSON OF INTER-
forward, it will be available on other major connected
devices.
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The ability to live stream local CBS stations through CBS
top 20 (more than any other network); 12 of the top 30
All Access was built in close collaboration with CBS’s
(more than any other network). … In A18-49, CBS has
In A25-54, CBS has five of the top 10 programs with
the most lift (tied for the most of any network); nine of the
owned and operated stations. Syncbak, in which CBS has
three of the 10 programs with most lift; seven of the top 20
a minority investment, powers the delivery and geo-target-
(tied for most of any network): NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
ing of the live feeds to in-market subscribers.
(18.51m, +3.10m, +20% from 15.41m) also surpassed
“Sunday Night Football.”
(Source: NTI)
To view a video introduction to CBS All Access, visit
http://www.cbs.com/
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In October,
CBS announced
that the hit
series UNDER
THE DOME and
Stephen King
Halle Berry
EXTANT will
return for broadcast in summer 2015. Both from Steven Spielberg’s
Amblin Television, UNDER THE DOME returns for its
third season, and EXTANT for its sophomore season.
The second season of UNDER THE DOME was the
summer’s top scripted series, with 11 million viewers,
2.7/8 in A18-49 and 3.6/10 in A25-54. EXTANT, starring
Academy Award winner Halle Berry, won its time period
with 8.64 million viewers, 1.7/6 in A18-49 and 2.3/07 in
A25-54. In addition to their broadcast on the Network,
UNDER THE DOME and EXTANT had additional viewing on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video, which provided
exclusive online subscription streaming four days after
the airing on CBS. … For summer 2015, UNDER THE
DOME and EXTANT will join the new drama ZOO,
based on James Patterson's bestselling novel, and the
next edition of the summer reality hit BIG BROTHER,
which has been renewed for 2015 and 2016.
l On Sept. 8, CBS announced that
James Corden, the multi-talented and
critically acclaimed star of Broadway,
UK television, film and comedy, will be
the new host of THE LATE LATE SHOW
debuting Monday, March 9, 2015.
Corden comes to American late night
television with a growing list of awardwinning and critically acclaimed credits as performer,
host, writer and producer. THE LATE LATE SHOW with
JAMES CORDEN will be produced by CBS. Multitalented producer, director and writer Ben Winston will
serve as the show’s executive producer.
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CBS has renewed the summer
reality hit BIG BROTHER, hosted by
Julie Chen, for its 17th and 18th editions for broadcast in summer 2015
and 2016. Since premiering on CBS in the summer of
2000, BIG BROTHER has consistently finished among
the summer’s top-rated series in young adult demographics. BIG BROTHER was also the #1 social
broadcast reality show of the summer (Source: NTI,
Nielsen’s SocialGuide). ... “Big Brother After Dark,”
the ultimate fan after-show, has also been renewed
for next summer to air exclusively on POP, a cable
network (currently known as TVGN) launching in
2015.
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CBS stars from all 21 primetime entertainment
series took fans behind the scenes of their favorite
television shows during the week-long
#CBSInstagramTakeover on Monday, Oct. 27 Sunday, Nov. 2. The #CBSInstagramTakeover event
marked the first time a broadcast network has
launched such a week-long event. This was CBS’s
eighth week-long social media event; the first was
#CBSTweetWeek, held in April 2011.
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CBS Daytime ended the 2013-2014 broadcast
year #1 for the 28th consecutive year with LET'S
MAKE A DEAL and THE TALK both finishing with their
largest audiences ever, and THE PRICE IS RIGHT,
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and THE YOUNG
AND THE RESTLESS delivering their largest audiences in years. (Source: NTI)
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CBS won five Primetime Emmy Awards at ceremonies held in August in Los Angeles, including
honors going to Jim Parsons (Best Actor in a
Comedy Series, his fourth statuette), THE GOOD
WIFE’s Julianna Margulies (Best Actress in a Drama
Series, her second statuette), and MOM’s Allison
Janney (Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Comedy Series). Winners also included THE AMAZING RACE (Reality-Competition Program, for the 10th
time, and the 67th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS for
Directing, Variety Special. (For more information, go
to www.cbs.com)
NEWS
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For the 2013-2014 television year,
the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH
SCOTT PELLEY was +5% in viewers,
the Network’s largest viewer delivery in
the time period in eight years (since 2005-2006). ...
CBS THIS MORNING posted the Network's
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best morning news broadcast year delivery in viewers
(3.03m) in two decades (since the 1993-1994 broadcast
year). The broadcast added more than a quarter of a
million viewers (+260,000) compared to the previous
television year. ... CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY
was up 8% in viewers, its best audience delivery since
2005-2006.... CBS News’ FACE THE NATION was first
in viewers, and tied for first in A25-54, posting its best
delivery in viewers since the 1992-1993 television year.
... CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES
OSGOOD posted a year-to-year gain in viewers and
finished the 2013-2014 television year as the #1 Sunday
morning news program with viewers and A25-54. The
broadcast posted its best delivery in viewers for the
second consecutive season since the advent of people
meters (1987-1988 season) and matched last year's
A25-54 rating, which was the best delivery since 20092010. (Source: NTI).
And... For the second straight year, CBS News broadcasts earned double-digit honors, taking 10 statuettes at
the 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards –
the most for a broadcast network. ... Five CBS News
stories have been honored with National Association of
Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Awards.
Recognized were 48 HOURS (two awards);
60 MINUTES; and CBS Newspath.
For more information, go to www.cbsnews.com
regular season NFL telecast on CBS since the CBS
National game on 12/18/11 (New England @ Denver.
l The multi-platform CBS Eye-lert system, which
helps Network viewers navigate Sunday primetime series
time changes on NFL doubleheader weekends, now
enables iOS users to receive push notifications via the
CBS App. The move expands the system’s reach by
millions of viewers. For more information, go to
http://bit.ly/1nISeEn.
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As the exclusive national over-the-air broadcaster of
Southeastern Conference home football games, CBS
Sports is streaming its entire 2014 SEC ON CBS schedule exclusively on (CBSSports.com/SECLive) and on the
CBS Sports mobile app for iOS and Android.
And... In August-September CBS Sports presented for
the 47th consecutive year US OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis’ final major tournament of the year and
the only one played in the United States.
For more information, go to www.cbssports.com
CBS TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION
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The Division’s new
court show HOT
BENCH, created by
“Judge Judy” Sheindlin, was the highest-rated freshman syndicated show for the first three weeks of the new
season. (Source: NTI)
SPORTS
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Through seven games of the
CBS/NFL Network schedule,
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
is averaging a HH rating/share
of 10.3/18, +94% compared to
last year’s 5.3/9; and 16.7 million viewers,
+96% compared to last year’s 8.5 million –
on pace to be the highest-rated and mostwatched THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
season ever. ... This past weekend’s CBS National
Game on 11/2/14, highlighted by New England’s 43-21
win over Denver, earned a preliminary national household rating/share of 16.8/29, making it the highest rated
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ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT and THE INSIDER
introduced new hosting teams with the start of the new
season in September. Veteran entertainment journalist
Kevin Frazier joined Nancy O’Dell as co-host of ET on
a brand-new set, and Louis Aguirre, formerly co-anchor
of Miami’s #1 entertainment show “Deco Drive,” paired
up with Thea Andrews as co-host of THE INSIDER.
And... Joe Ferullo has been promoted to EVP
President, Current Programming, overseeing the division’s current first-run series. ... Veteran producer Becky
Brooks joined CTD as VP, Current Programming.
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CBS TELEVISION STUDIOS
AND
CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL
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Through the first four weeks
of the new season, CBS
Television Studios produces
three of the top four new series:
#1 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS; #2 SCORPION and #4
MADAM SECRETARY. In addition, the most critically
acclaimed new series, JANE THE VIRGIN, was pickup by The CW for a full season, after it was the mostwatched and highest-rated show in its time period in
two years on the Network. (Source: NTI)
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CBS Studios International has
announced agreements with prominent broadcasters from around the
world for the broadcast rights to the
latest additions of CBS’s worldwide popular television
franchises, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and CSI: CYBER.
They have been licensed by M6 (France),
Prosiebensat.1 Group (Germany), Channel 5 (UK),
RAI (Italy), Shaw (Canada), Network Ten (Australia),
plus Fox International Channels (Asia), and Prime
TV (New Zealand) …. CSI: CYBER licensees include
Channel 5 (UK), Media Group RTL (Germany), Bell
(Canada), Network Ten (Australia), AXN (Latin
America and Asia), and Prime TV (New Zealand). The
new spinoffs will be licensed in more than 200 international markets.
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Recent licensing deals for CBS Studios
International include: French broadcaster TF1 for the
exclusive first-window, free-to-air broadcast rights to
CSI: CYBER. ... The exclusive UK broadcast rights to
MADAM SECRETARY on Sky Living, already the
home to CBS drama ELEMENTARY, which has been
one of the top-rated shows on Sky Living since its
debut in 2012. ... A multi-territory licensing deal for
CBS and SHOWTIME series in Netflix’s six new
European markets (Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
France, Belgium and Luxembourg) and the
Netherlands. The agreement provides Netflix exclusive first-window rights to the SHOWTIME series
PENNY DREADFUL, the early seasons of current
series ELEMENTARY, UNDER THE DOME and RAY
DONOVAN, as well as fan-favorites such as DEXTER,
CALIFORNICATION, DEADWOOD and JERICHO.
Plus ... Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks,
Latin America has acquired the rights for the new U.S.
dramas SCORPION and CSI: CYBER. Both series will
join AXN’s established programming lineup in early
2015. … UK’s ITV2 has signed a deal for the exclusive,
first-window broadcast and VOD rights to the CBS freshman drama SCORPION. The show will launch on the
free-to-air channel later this autumn. … Germany's
ProSiebenSat.1 Group has signed a multi-year extension of their content licensing agreement with CBS
Studios International that brings CBS’s programming to
channels throughout German-speaking Europe. …
Leading Norwegian broadcaster TV 2 has renewed its
long-standing multi-year volume deal with CBS Studios
International to broadcast current and future network
series. The new deal expands the licensing agreement
to include CBS programming the subscription video-ondemand service, Sumo. … An agreement with UK
broadcaster Channel 4 for exclusive first window, freeto-air broadcast of The CW’s JANE THE VIRGIN to
premiere in 2015.
For more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/qbe8ed4
CABLE
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In October, SHOWTIME made the first
season of the
critically acclaimed hit SHOWTIME
drama series PENNY DREADFUL
available for purchase on iTunes,
Amazon Instant Video, Google
Play, Vudu and Sony’s Video
Unlimited, as well as PlayStation
Store, Target Ticket and Verizon
FiOS. The series is also available on Blu-ray disc and
DVD from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount
Home Media Distribution. ... SHOWTIME also gave
viewers an early opportunity to sample the new series,
THE AFFAIR, across multiple platforms before the series
Oct. 12 premiere. Viewers could sample the TV-14 version of THE AFFAIR pilot for free on YouTube or
www.SHO.com.
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THE CW
The CW's new
series JANE
THE VIRGIN
and THE
FLASH were
among the most
critically
acclaimed new
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on Oct. 6 that the critically
acclaimed Golden Globe and
Peabody Award-winning
series TWIN PEAKS will
return as a new limited
series.TWIN PEAKS will go
into production in 2015 to air
on the network in 2016, marking the 25th anniversary of
when the program last aired.
shows of the season, with JANE THE
VIRGIN being called the best new show
of the season by USA Today, TV Guide, Entertainment
Weekly and others, and lead actress Gina Rodriguez hailed
as the breakout star of the season. The series debut of THE
FLASH was The CW's most-watched series premiere ever,
and JANE THE VIRGIN helped give The CW its mostwatched Monday night in nearly three years. Both JANE THE
VIRGIN and THE FLASH have received full season orders.
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The CW's digital studio CW Seed premiered two new
series, the VERONICA MARS spin-off series PLAY IT AGAIN,
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On Oct. 20, SHOWTIME announced the creation of a
new destination for the “Music Makers Collection” of
documentaries on SHOWTIME 2. The collection, which
includes titles from some of the greatest musicians of all
time, will give a unique insider’s perspective on superstar artists and bands including Billy Joel, The Rolling
Stones, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Genesis,
The Eagles, Green Day and Bob Dylan. After the documentaries make their original debut on SHOWTIME on
Friday nights, they will air on SHOWTIME 2 on
Tuesdays at 10:00 PM, ET/PT.
DICK, written and executive produced by Rob Thomas, and
THE KELLY CUTRONE PROJECT, hosted by PR maven and
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL judge Kelly Cutrone.
The CW is a joint venture between CBS and Warner Bros.
Entertainment.
For more information: http://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/
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And... SHOWTIME won Primetime Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series (tie) for
YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY and for Outstanding
Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Allison Janney for her
role in the freshman drama series MASTERS OF SEX).
... HOUSE OF LIES won for Outstanding Art Direction
For A Contemporary Program-Half Hour or Less. ...
NURSE JACKIE was recognized for Outstanding Sound
Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series/Half Hour, and
Animation.
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In October, SHOWTIME gave
fans the opportunity to engage
with the fourth season of the
Emmy and Golden Globe winner
HOMELAND via SHOWTIME
Sync, the network’s companion
viewing experience for iPad, iPhone and LG Smart
TVs. This marked the first time an application has made
immediate clip sharing available from Smart TVs. In
addition, viewers will have access to exclusive episodic
commentary from executive producer and showrunner
Alex Gansa, observations and analysis from a former
CIA field operations officer, and the ability to predict
future plotlines for subsequent episodes, among other
fun options.
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owned by Showtime
Networks Inc. and the
Smithsonian Institution,
began presenting encore telecasts of CBS SUNDAY
MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD starting Sunday,
Sept. 28, 2014. The rebroadcasts will air after the program has cleared broadcast on CBS affiliates.
Smithsonian Channel will also rebroadcast CBS SUNDAY MORNING up to four times later in the week. For
more information, go to
http://www.cbspressexpress.com/showtime/
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ECOMEDIA
CBS EcoMedia's mission is to harness the power of advertising to improve the quality of people’s
lives. Its model leverages ad buys to not only help its clients more efficiently achieve multiple business objectives, but to also provide the funding needed by the nation’s premier non-profits to
accomplish positive social change in the communities CBS serves. Advertisers who funded projects
between August 2014 and November 2014 include Chevy New York Tri-State Dealers, New York Life,
Bob Evans, EmblemHealth, UnitedHealthcare, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Humana, Papa Murphy's,
Baltimore Chevrolet Dealers, Charlotte Hornets and Lahey Health. CBS EcoMedia non-profit fulfillment partners
which received funding include Children's Health Fund, Kids in Need Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Houston,
Forgotten Harvest, Volunteers of America, Harlem RBI, First Book, Little Kids Rock, Indo Jax Surf Charities,
Chicago Park District and ACTrees. On Oct. 23, 2014 EcoMedia was awarded Starlight Children’s Foundation’s
“General Norman H. Schwarzkopf Leadership Award,” which honors individual and organizational leaders who are
doing extraordinary work to advance the common good and strengthen their communities through innovative and
inspirational leadership. For more information, go to http://ecomedia.cbs.com/
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CBS TELEVISION STATIONS
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AMONG THE “WE NEED TO TALK” PANELISTS: (l-r)
Tracy Wolfson, Lesley Visser, Dana Jacobson and
Allie LaForce.
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On Sept. 30, CBS Sports
launched WE NEED TO
TALK on CBS Sports
Network, the first-ever all-female national weekly sports
show, airing in primetime. The show features a rotating
group of female panelists from within CBS, as well as
other prominent women from the sports world discussing
all the hot topics and the latest news from across the
sports landscape, including the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL,
as well as college football and basketball, golf, tennis,
auto racing and more. For more information, go to
http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-sports-network/
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In September, TVGN (TV Guide
Network), the entertainment channel
owned by CBS Corporation and
Lionsgate that is seen in more than 80
million homes and is delivering its highest primetime
audiences in more than five years, announced that it will
rebrand as POP, a multi-platform destination dedicated
to celebrating the fun of being a fan. Launching in early
2015, POP will provide viewers with a multi-platform
destination that creates content around the things popping in fan culture. For more information, go to:
http://press.tvgn.tv/
On Oct. 21, the
CBS Television
Stations group and
Weigel Broadcasting announced plans to launch
DECADES, a new national entertainment programming
service for distribution across local television stations’
digital subchannels – broadcast channels that utilize a
local station’s available spectrum to provide a companion to that station’s primary channel. In addition to being
available as an over-the-air broadcast channel,
DECADES will appear on numerous local cable systems
and other multichannel video programming distribution
services along with the stations’ primary channels. As
the ultimate TV time machine, DECADES will differentiate itself from other subchannel programming services
by varying the classic series and movies that appear on
the network every day. For more information, go to
http://bit.ly/1CQfAPo
RADIO
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In a move that reinforces CBS RADIO’s
strategy to concentrate on
large market properties, CBS announced on Oct. 2 that
it had signed a definitive agreement with Beasley
Broadcast Group, Inc. to swap 13 radio stations in
Tampa and Charlotte, as well as one AM station in
Philadelphia, for two FM stations in Philadelphia and
three stations in Miami. As a result of the swap, CBS
RADIO will for the first time have a presence in Miami
(the nation’s 11th-largest radio market), where CBS
already owns two television stations: WFOR-TV
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VILADE NAMED VP, NATL. DIGITAL SALES
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Broadcast and digital veteran John Vilade
and WBFS-TV. Upon completion of the transaction, in
Miami CBS RADIO will operate WKIS-FM (Country),
WPOW-FM (Top 40) and WQAM-AM (Sports).
Furthermore, the division will increase its presence in
Philadelphia (the nation’s eighth-ranked radio market) to
six stations with the addition of WRDW-FM (Top 40) and
WXTU-FM (Country). For more information
http://www.cbsradio.com/single-press/2526?filter=2014
has been named Vice President, National
Digital Sales, for CBS Local Media. In this
new role, Vilade will work directly with the
executives in charge of sales for CBS
Television Stations, CBS RADIO), as well
John Vilade
as CBS Local Digital Media President
Ezra Kucharz to create and maximize
opportunities for advertisers and drive revenue growth.
Vilade joins CBS Local Media from News Distribution
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On Sept. 2, CBS RADIO and
Townsquare Media launched the
Michigan News Network, which
will provide nearly 20 affiliated stations across the state with news, sports and other local
content. The programming will be produced by CBS
RADIO stations WWJ Newsradio 950 (WWJ-AM) and
97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM), with Townsquare Media
licensing the content and serving as the exclusive syndication partner and manager of affiliate relationships.
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Based on Nielsen Audio ratings
for August, WCBS-FM 101.1 New
York (greatest hits from the ‘70s and
‘80s) is #1 with A25-54 for the first
time in nearly 20 years. Additionally, the station posted
another #1 finish with Persons 6+, and earned its fourth
top performance with Persons 12+ over the past five
months. Scott Shannon earned the best ratings for any
FM station in morning drive among Persons 6+ and 12+;
Dan Taylor at midday and Broadway Bill Lee in afternoons were the market’s top-rated programs with listeners 6+ and 12+ in their respective time periods; Joe
Causi dominated the 7:00 PM-12:00 Midnight time period
in key demographics.
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On Sept. 11, CBS RADIO stations won
five NAB Marconi Awards, including the most
prestigious honor, “Legendary Station of the
Year,” which went to WFAN-AM/FM New
York for the first time in its 27-year history as
the nation’s first all-sports station. WBZ-FM
Boston won a Marconi for “Sports Station of
the Year” (four of the five nominees in this
category were CBS RADIO stations KDKA-FM
Pittsburgh, WIP-FM Philadelphia and WXYT-FM Detroit).
Network, where he was Executive Vice President, National
Advertising Sales and led sales for the largest online video
syndication platform in the U.S., reaching an audience of
nearly 50 million unique viewers and generating video
streams in excess of 500 million.
In addition to being recognized as “Rock Station of the
Year,” KROQ-FM Los Angeles on air duo Kevin and Bean
were cited for Major Market Personality of the Year, and ,
WOGL-FM Philadelphia was awarded “Oldies Station of
the Year.”
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CBS RADIO’s All News 99.1 WNEW (Washington,
D.C.) has been named the Washington Wizards’ flagship
radio broadcaster beginning with the 2014-15 season. ...
CBS RADIO and the Texas Rangers have entered into a
multi-year agreement for the team’s radio play-by-play
broadcasts to air exclusively on Dallas-Fort Worth’s 105.3
The FAN beginning with the 2015 season.
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On August 25, CBS Sports Network premiered its
television simulcast of THE DOUG GOTTLIEB SHOW,
CBS Sports Radio’s popular afternoon show. The show
airs live Monday-Friday (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) from the CBS
Sports Radio studios in New York City.
People... CBS RADIO has expanded its senior leadership team in charge of sports programming with the promotion of Mike Thomas to Vice President, Sports
Programming. He joins Mark Chernoff in overseeing
CBS RADIO’s nearly 30 sports formatted stations, as well
as CBS Sports Radio, with more than 300 affiliates
nationwide. He continues to serve as CBS RADIO’s head
of programming in Boston while also guiding the on-air
presentation and strategic planning for 98.5 The Sports
Hub (WBZ-FM) and 100.7 Classic Rock (WZLX-FM).
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(RADIO, continued from Page 9)
Charese Fruge has been named Vice President,
Programming for CBS RADIO’s six-station cluster in Las
Vegas. Fruge takes on the added role in addition to her
responsibility as Program Director for KMXB-FM, KXTEFM, and their respective HD Radio digital channels,
Rewind 94.1-HD2 and Sin 107.5-HD2.
For more information, go to http://www.cbsradio.com/
PUBLISHING
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In October, Simon & Schuster
entered into a multi-year agreement with
Amazon for the sale of digital and print
books in the U.S. The agreement
assures that S&S books will be
continuously available for sale at this major retailer, and
gives S&S the ability, with limited exceptions, to set the
price for its ebooks in the marketplace.
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In August Simon & Schuster launched a new video
series “Behind The Book from Simon & Schuster,”
featuring S&S editors and publishers sharing information on new and upcoming titles. The videos are available on Simon & Schuster’s YouTube channel and at
www.simonandschuster.com
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In September, S&S debuted
“Transcending Type,” a new
newsletter that features books for
readers interested in black culture
and the black experience. ... Also
in September, S&S launched a
collaboration with the fast growing
Scandinavian e-book subscription
service Mofibo, which brings S&S’s backlist to e-book
reading consumers in Denmark and Sweden, traditionally strong international markets for English language
books.
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In October, S&S partnered with the social media
site Milq on the launch of “Books” as a new content
category for Milq’s culture sharing app and site. S&S is
the the exclusive book publisher partner for the launch.
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On Oct. 28, Simpon & Schuster
published a special, 3000-copy limited
edition of THE LYRICS: SINCE 1962,
the first comprehensive, rigorously
annotated, and definitive collection of
lyrics by Bob Dylan. ... S&S has
acquired world rights and has set
a Nov. 4 publication date for OUTLAW PETE by Bruce
Springsteen and Frank Caruso,
a picture book based on the
legendary musician’s celebrated
song about a bank-robbing baby…. Other notable
acquisitions include books by Mary Louise Parker
(Scribner) and Wm. Paul Young (Howard), author of
the 20-million-copy bestseller “The Shack.”
And... Simon & Schuster has two finalists for 2014
National Book Awards: ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT
SEE by Anthony Doerr/Scribner (Fiction category)
and NOGGIN by John Corey Whaley/
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Young Adult
Literature category). Winners will be announced on
Nov. 19.
For more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/mzx4ksu
CBS FILMS
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PRIDE, the
critically
acclaimed
comedic drama
-- starring Bill
Nighy, Imelda
Staunton,
Dominic West,
Paddy
Considine, Andrew
Scott, Joseph Gilgun,
George MacKay and Ben Schnetzer -- opened in
NY/LA/SF on Sept. 26, and immediately became one
of the better performing limited releases this year.
View the trailer at: http://tinyurl.com/ktf38js.
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CONSUMER PRODUCTS/HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Following PENNY DREADFUL’s
breakout success on SHOWTIME, CBS Consumer
Products has unveiled a lineup of new
licensing partners for apparel, accessories, collectibles, publishing and more
inspired by the psychological thriller.
Deals have been made with Titan
Books to publish THE ART AND MAKING OF PENNY DREADFUL; with Aquarius to debut a line of
posters and magnets later this year, followed by glassware,
playing cards, and tins in early 2015; with Rizzoli/Universe to
provide 2016 wall calendars and assorted PENNY DREAD-
(CBS FILMS, continued from Page 10)
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On August 12, CBS Films announced the stage
musical “13” will be adapted for the big screen.
Laurence Mark (LAST VEGAS) is producing the adaptation which is being written by Bert V. Royal (EASY A).
Bob Boyett, who produced “13” onstage, is also producing. Jason Robert Brown (THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY), who wrote the music and lyrics for “13”
will tackle the same duties in the film. The play centers
on a 13-year old boy who moves from New York City,
where he is on top of the social pyramid, to small-town
Indiana, where he concocts a plan to become popular,
which promptly backfires and he’s forced to do some
growing up.
FUL posters, prints, mugs, coasters and accessories from
Pyramid International, which will be sold in the UK; with
USAopoly to launch CLUE based on characters from the
series; with Cryptozoic to bring fans PENNY DREADFUL
trading cards with imagery based on the series; and with
RockLove to make available show-inspired T-shirts that can
be accessorized with PENNY DREADFUL jewelry. ... In addition, throughout 2015 more PENNY DREADFUL collectibles
will hit store shelves, including scene statuettes from
USAopoly and high-end fashion dolls from Tonner Doll
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Pamela Gray (CONVICTION) is set to adapt Liane
Moriarty’s best-selling novel THE HUSBAND’S
SECRET with Chris and Paul Weitz and Andrew
Miano producing. THE HUSBAND’S SECRET has been
on the New York Times combined (print and ebook)
bestseller list for 51 straight weeks. The novel follows
three women whose lives are plunged into crises after
one of them opens a Pandora’s box that ties all three
together in ways no one could have suspected.
Company.
For more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/o3mewde
And... CBS Consumer Products and Mitchell Gold + Bob
Williams are extending THE GOOD WIFE furniture collection
#####
inspired by the critically acclaimed television drama. Four
brand-new pieces showcased throughout the upcoming season of THE GOOD WIFE will be sold at Mitchell Gold + Bob
Williams stores and online. ... CBS Consumer Products will
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
now represent the merchandising rights for the iconic television series MACGYVER on behalf of series creator Lee
David Zlotoff.
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The first season of PENNY
DREADFUL was released on
Blu-Ray and DVD on Oct. 7…
“NCIS: The Eleventh Season” and “THE
GOOD WIFE: The Fifth Season” were
released on DVD on August 19, and “CSI:
The Fourteenth Season” was released on
Sept.16.
For more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/nz2m2sr
This newsletter may include "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual factual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements, including,
without limitation, capital market risks and the impact of general economic or industry conditions. CBS Corporation's news
releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including but not limited to its most recent Form
10-K and Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks, contain a description of factors that could affect future results.
The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date
of this document and we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. For more information about CBS Corporation,
see the Company's news releases and filings with the SEC,
which can be found at www.cbscorporation.com, in the
"News" and "Investors” sections, respectively.
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Third Quarter 2014
Select sample information for descriptive purposes only, as of the applicable dates referenced below
CBS Network Time-Period-Winning Programs
The Big Bang Theory
Blue Bloods
CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Football
Criminal Minds
Crimetime Saturday
Hawaii Five-0
Mom
(1)
NCIS
NCIS: New Orleans
Person of Interest
Stalker
Survivor
Two And A Half Men
(1) Source: NTI, Nielsen Media Research. Average audience,
"Live+Same Day" ratings. Mon-Sat 8-11p, Sun 7-11p, Persons 2+.
Time-period-winning programs defined as programs with a plurality of
weekly wins in their respective time periods. Most current time period
only. Excludes canceled, moved or limited run (i.e., six weeks or less)
programs. 2014/2015 season to date, 9/22/14-11/2/14.
TV Production (Network and First-Run) (2)
CBS Radio Revenue Ranking in Top 10 Markets
Market
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Dallas
Houston
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Washington, D.C.
Boston
Simon & Schuster's New York Times Best Sellers (5)
NCIS (CBS)
Young and Hungry (ABC Family)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
The Game (BET)
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Odd Couple (CBS)
Battle Creek (CBS)
Scorpion (CBS)
Big Brother (CBS)
Survivor (CBS)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
The Talk (CBS)
Criminal Minds(CBS)
Under the Dome (CBS)
CSI (CBS)
Unforgettable (CBS)
CSI: Cyber (CBS)
The 100 (CW)
Dovekeepers (CBS)
America’s Next Top Model (CW)
Rocks
Elementary (CBS)
Beauty and the Beast (CW)
Rebel Yell
Extant (CBS)
Hart of Dixie (CW)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Jane the Virgin (CW)
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
The Messengers (CW)
Rise of Isis
Madam Secretary (CBS)
The Originals (CW)
The McCarthys (CBS)
Reign (CW)
The Millers (CBS)
The Vampire Diaries (CW)
Author
Hardcover Fiction:
All the Light We Cannot See
Nora Webster
Anthony Doerr
Colm Toibin
7
14
24
2
Cary Elwes with Joe
Layden
Walter Isaacson
Joe Perry with David
Ritz
S.C. Gwynne
3
1
5
10
2
2
16
3
Jay Sekulow with
Jordan Sekulow , etc.
1
1
Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous:
10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse
JJ Smith
2
11
Children’s Series:
Dork Diaries
Unwind Dystology
Rachel Renee Russell
Neal Shusterman
5
9
108
2
2
4
Rush Revere and the First Patriots
Out of My Mind
Derek Jeter with Paul
Mantell
Rush Limbaugh
Sharon M. Draper
8
9
24
51
E-Book Fiction:
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
8
13
Walter Isaacson
Cary Elwes with Joe
Layden
5
8
2
1
Anthony Doerr
9
5
Cary Elwes with Joe
Layden
Walter Isaacson
Jay Sekulow with
Jordan Sekulow, etc
3
1
4
8
2
1
As You Wish
The Innovators
Paperback Nonfiction:
(2) Represents current shows CBS Corporation or its subsidiaries
produce, own an equity stake in, and/or distribute as of 9/30/14.
New shows are in bold.
Children’s Middle Grade:
The Contract
First-Run Syndication Programs
The Insider Weekend
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! Weekend
Judge Judy
Mr. Food
Rachael Ray
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune Weekend
E-Book Nonfiction:
The Innovators
As You Wish
(In Millions)
Showtime Networks
(3)
3Q ‘14
75.3
Rank
Weeks
on List
Title
Hardcover Nonfiction:
Power (Starz)
Showtime Networks Subscriptions
Rank
No. 1
No. 2
No. 1
No. 1
No. 3
No. 2
No. 1
No. 3
No. 3
No. 1
(4) Source: "Year-To-Date Market Total Revenue Performance Summary" for
year-to-date September 2014, per Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP.
Members Only (ABC)
Dr. Phil
The Doctors
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Weekend
Hot Bench
Inside Edition
Inside Edition Weekend
The Insider
(4)
Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See
3Q ‘13
76.6
Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction:
As You Wish
(3) Source: Company data. Showtime Networks includes Showtime,
The Movie Channel and FLIX. Data as of 9/30/14.
The Innovators
Rise of Isis
(5) Source: The New York Times. Data as of 11/2/14.
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Third Quarter 2014 – Continued
CBS Corporation Major-Market Media Presence in the
Top 25 U.S. Radio Markets as of September 30, 2014
Radio
Market and
Market Rank(1)
New York, NY
#1—Radio
#1—Television
Los Angeles, CA(2)
#2—Radio
#2—Television
Chicago, IL
#3—Radio
#3—Television
San Francisco, CA
#4—Radio
#6—Television
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
#5—Radio
#5—Television
Houston, TX
#6—Radio
Washington, D.C.
#7—Radio
Philadelphia, PA
#8—Radio
#4—Television
Atlanta, GA
#9—Radio
#9—Television
Stations
WCBS
WCBS
WFAN
WFAN
WINS
WBMP
WWFS
KAMP
KCBS
KNX
KROQ
KRTH
KTWV
WBBM
WBBM
WCFS
WJMK
WSCR
WUSN
WXRT
KCBS
KFRC
KITS
KLLC
KMVQ
KZDG(3)
KJKK
KLUV
KMVK
KRLD
KRLD
KVIL
KHMX
KIKK
KILT
KILT
KKHH
KLOL
WIAD
WJFK
WJFK
WLZL
WNEW
WPGC
AM/FM
AM
FM
AM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
AM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
KYW
WIP
WIP
WOGL
WPHT
WAOK
WVEE
WZGC
AM
AM
FM
FM
AM
AM
FM
FM
Television
Format
News
Classic Hits
Sports
Sports
News
Contemporary Hit Radio
Hot Adult Contemporary
Contemporary Hit Radio
Adult Hits
News
Alternative Rock
Classic Hits
Smooth Adult Contemporary
News
Contemporary Hit Radio
News
Classic Hits
Sports
Country
Adult Alternative
News
News
Alternative Rock
Hot Adult Contemporary
Contemporary Hit Radio
Indian Talk/Music
Adult Hits
Classic Hits
Spanish
News
Sports
Adult Contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary
Sports
Sports
Country
Contemporary Hit Radio
Spanish
Hot Adult Contemporary
Sports
Sports
Spanish
News
Rhythmic Contemporary Hit
Radio
News
Sports
Sports
Classic Hits
News/Talk
News/Talk
Urban
Sports
Stations
WCBS-TV
WLNY-TV
Type
UHF
UHF
Network
Affiliation
CBS
Independent
KCAL-TV
KCBS-TV
VHF
UHF
Independent
CBS
WBBM-TV
VHF
CBS
KPIX-TV
KBCW-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
The CW
KTVT-TV
KTXA-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
Independent
KYW-TV
WPSG-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
The CW
WUPA-TV
UHF
The CW
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Third Quarter 2014 – Continued
Radio
Market and
Market Rank(1)
Boston, MA
#10—Radio
#7—Television
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
#11—Radio
#16—Television
Detroit, MI
#12—Radio
#12—Television
Stations
WBMX
WBZ
WBZ
WODS
WZLX
AM/FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
Format
Hot Adult Contemporary
News
Sports
Contemporary Hit Radio
Classic Rock
Television
Stations
WBZ-TV
WSBK-TV
Type
UHF
UHF
Network
Affiliation
CBS
MyNetworkTV
WFOR-TV
WBFS-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
MyNetworkTV
WDZH
WOMC
WWJ
WXYT
WXYT
WYCD
KJAQ
KMPS
KFNQ
KZOK
KMLE
KOOL
KZON
FM
FM
AM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
Contemporary Hit Radio
Classic Hits
News
Sports
Sports
Country
Adult Hits
Country
Sports
Classic Rock
Country
Classic Hits
Contemporary Hit Radio
WKBD-TV
WWJ-TV
UHF
UHF
The CW
CBS
KSTW-TV
VHF
The CW
Minneapolis, MN
#16—Radio
#15—Television
KMNB
KZJK
WCCO
FM
FM
AM
Country
Adult Hits
News/Talk
WCCO-TV
KCCO-TV
KCCW-TV
UHF
VHF
VHF
CBS
CBS
CBS
San Diego, CA
#17—Radio
KEGY
KYXY
FM
FM
Contemporary Hit Radio
Adult Contemporary
KCNC-TV
UHF
CBS
WTOG-TV
UHF
The CW
WJZ-TV
VHF
CBS
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
#13—Radio
#14—Television
Phoenix, AZ
#14—Radio
Denver, CO
#18—Radio
#17—Television
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
#19—Radio
#13—Television
WLLD
FM
WHFS
WQYK
WRBQ
WHFS
WYUU
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
Rhythmic Contemporary Hit
Radio
Sports
Country
Classic Hits
Sports
Spanish
Baltimore, MD
#21—Radio
#26—Television
WJZ
WJZ
WLIF
WWMX
AM
FM
FM
FM
Sports
Sports
Adult Contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary
St. Louis, MO
#22—Radio
KEZK
KMOX
KYKY
FM
AM
FM
Adult Contemporary
News/Talk
Hot Adult Contemporary
Nassau-Suffolk, NY(4)
#20—Radio
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Third Quarter 2014 – Continued
Radio
Market and
Market Rank(1)
Charlotte, NC
#24—Radio
Riverside, CA
#25—Radio
(1)
Stations
WBAV
WBCN
WFNZ
WKQC
WNKS
WPEG
WSOC
KFRG
KRAK
KVFG
KXFG
AM/FM
FM
AM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
Format
Urban Adult Contemporary
Sports
Sports
Adult Contemporary
Contemporary Hit Radio
Urban
Country
Country
Sports
Classic Hits
Country
Television
Stations
Type
Network
Affiliation
Radio market rank based on Fall 2014 Radio Market Ranking as provided by The Nielsen Company. Television market rank based on Nielsen Media Research
Local Market Universe Estimate, September, 2014.
(2) As required by the FCC, the Company assigned KFWB-AM to a divestiture trust. The Company is a beneficiary of the trust. The trustee is operating the radio
station and is responsible for selling the radio station to a third party.
(3) KZDG-AM in San Francisco, California, is programmed by a third party through a time brokerage agreement.
(4) Submarket of New York City. The Company's New York City radio and television stations serve Nassau-Suffolk.
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Third Quarter 2014 – Continued
Select sample information for descriptive purposes only, as of the applicable dates referenced below
CBS Television Distribution: Off-Network Syndicated Product*
48 Hours
60 Minutes
The 4400
The Andy Griffith Show
The Amazing Race
America's Next Top Model
Any Day Now
Barnaby Jones
Becker
The Beverly Hillbillies
Beverly Hills 90210
Blue Bloods
Bonanza
Brady Bunch
Brotherhood
Caroline in the City
Charmed
Cheers
Clueless
Combat!
Criminal Minds
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Miami
CSI: New York
Dexter
Diagnosis Murder
The Division
Elementary
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Hates Chris
Family Ties
Frasier
The Game
Get Smart
Ghost Whisperer
Girlfriends
Gomer Pyle, USMC
The Good Wife
The Guardian
Gunsmoke
Half & Half
Happy Days
Hawaii Five-O
Highlander
Hogan’s Heroes
The Honeymooners
Hot in Cleveland
I Love Lucy
JAG
The L Word
Laverne & Shirley
Little House on the Prairie
The Love Boat
MacGyver
Matlock
Medium
Melrose Place
Mission Impossible
Moesha
Mork & Mindy
My Three Sons
Nash Bridges
NCIS
NCIS Los Angeles
Numb3rs
The Odd Couple
One On One
The Parkers
Penn & Teller
Perry Mason
Queer as Folk
Rawhide
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Seven Days
Seventh Heaven
Showtime Championship Boxing
Sister Sister
Sleeper Cell
Soul Food
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Next Generation
Star Trek: Original
Star Trek: Voyager
Survivor
Taxi
This American Life
Touched by an Angel
The Tudors
The Twilight Zone
The Wild Wild West
Wings
Undercover Boss
* This is a partial list of CBS Television Distribution product library, which includes more than 70,000 hours of programming.
CBS Interactive
CBS Interactive Web Sites
Global Unique Monthly Visitors
293 Million
(1)
Global Reach
16%
(2)
Global Rank
#13
(3)
(1) Source: comScore Media Metrix. Monthly average of global unique visitors for the third quarter of 2014.
(2) Source: comScore Media Metrix. Monthly average of global reach for the third quarter of 2014.
(3) Ranking based on the comScore Media Metrix worldwide figure for CBS Interactive web sites’ unique monthly visitors of 299.6 million
for September 2014.
CBS Interactive Web Sites
CBS.com
CBSNews.com
CBSSports.com
CBS College Sports Network
CHOW
CNET
ComicVine
Download
GameFAQs
GameSpot
Giant Bomb
Last.fm
MaxPreps
CBS Audience Network Distribution Partners
Metacritic
mySimon
onGamers
OnlyLady
SmartPlanet
Tech Republic
TV.com
TVGuide.com
UrbanBaby
XCar
Zol.com
MSN
Bing
Comcast Xfinity
AT&T
Dish
YouTube
DirecTV
Yahoo
TV Guide
Roku
Mefeedia
Dailymotion
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Third Quarter 2014 – Continued
Select sample information for descriptive purposes only, as of the applicable dates referenced below
CBS SPORTS NETWORK Online Partners as of October 10, 2014
Colleges/Universities
Air Force • goairforcefalcons.com
UAB • uabsports.com
Alabama • rolltide.com
Army • goarmysports.com
Auburn • auburntigers.com
Ballup • ballup.com
Baylor • baylorbears.com
Boise State • broncosports.com
Boston College • bceagles.com
Boston University • goterriers.com
UC Davis • ucdavisaggies.com
UCF • ucfathletics.com
Central Michigan • cmuchippewas.com
Cincinnati • gobearcats.com
Coastal Carolina • goccusports.com
Colorado State • csurams.com
Connecticut • uconnhuskies.com
DePaul • depaulbluedemons.com
Denver • denverpioneers.com
Duquesne • goduquesne.com
East Carolina • ecupirates.com
Elizabeth City • ecsuvikings.com
Fayetteville State • fsubroncos.com
Florida Atlantic • fausports.com
Fresno State • gobulldogs.com
George Washington • gwsports.com
Georgetown • guhoyas.com
Georgia • georgiadogs.com
Georgia Gwinnett • ggc.edu
Georgia Tech • ramblinwreck.com
Houston • uhcougars.com
Illinois • fightingillini.com
UIC • uicflames.com
Indiana • iuhoosiers.com
Iowa • hawkeyesports.com
Johns Hopkins • hopkinssports.com
Kansas State • kstatesports.com
Kentucky • ukathletics.com
Lafayette • goleopards.com
Lamar • lamarcardinals.com
Long Beach State • longbeachstate.com
Louisiana Tech • latechsports.com
Louisville • gocards.com
Loyola (MD) • loyolagreyhounds.com
Loyola Marymount • lmulions.com
Loyola Chicago • loyolaramblers.com
Marquette • gomarquette.com
Marshall • herdzone.com
Maryland-Eastern Shore • umeshawks.com
Massachusetts • umassathletics.com
Memphis • gotigersgo.com
Michigan State • msuspartans.com
Michigan • mgoblue.com
Minnesota • gophersports.com
Mississippi • olemisssports.com
Missouri • mutigers.com
Conferences/Associations
Missouri State • missouristatebears.com
Montana • gogriz.com
Navy • navysports.com
UNLV • unlvrebels.com
Nevada • nevadawolfpack.com
North Carolina State• gopack.com
Northern Illinois • niuhuskies.com
Northwestern • nusports.com
North Texas • meangreensports.com
Notre Dame • und.com
Oakland (MI) • ougrizzlies.com
Ohio • ohiobobcats.com
Ohio State • ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Oklahoma State • okstate.com
Penn State • gopsusports.com
Pepperdine • pepperdinesports.com
Pittsburgh • pittsburghpanthers.com
Providence • friars.com
Purdue • purduesports.com
Rice • riceowls.com
Rutgers • scarletknights.com
St. John’s • redstormsports.com
San Diego • usdtoreros.com
San Diego State • goaztecs.com
San Jose State • sjsuspartans.com
Seton Hall • shupirates.com
Siena • sienasaints.com
South Carolina • gamecocksonline.com
South Dakota • goyotes.com
Southern California • usctrojans.com
Southern Illinois • siusalukis.com
SMU • smumustangs.com
Southern Miss • southernmiss.com
Stephen F. Austin • sfajacks.com
Stony Brook • goseawolves.org
Tennessee – utsports.com & utladyvols.com
USC • usctrojans.com
UT Arlington • utamavs.com
UTEP • utepathletics.com
TCU • gofrogs.com
Texas Tech • texastech.com
Tulane • tulanegreenwave.com
Tulsa • tulsahurricane.com
Utah • utahutes.com
Utah State • utahstateaggies.com
Vanderbilt • vucommodores.com
Villanova • villanova.com
Virginia • virginiasports.com
Wake Forest • wakeforestsports.com
Western Carolina • catamountsports.com
Western Kentucky • wkusports.com
Western Washington • wwuvikings.com
Wisconsin • uwbadgers.com
Wyoming • wyomingathletics.com
Xavier • goxavier.com
Big Ten Conference • bigten.org
Conference USA • conferenceusa.com
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation • mpsfsports.com
NACDA • nacda.com
Patriot League • patriotleague.com
USA Water Polo • usawaterpolo.org
West Coast Conference • wccsports.com
Western Wrestling Conference •
westernwrestlingconference.com
Affiliates
American Legion
Arena Football League
ASA/USA Softball
Butler
BYU
Cal State Northridge
East Tennessee State
Florida
International Baseball Federation
Liberty
Lynn
National Fastpitch Coaches Association
PBR
Valparaiso
Virginia Commonwealth