Vol. 17, #817, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015
Dick Wien, Editor 212-975-5607 [email protected]
CBS CORPORATION KEY NEWS:
DEC. 2014 — FEB. 2015
SPECIAL EDITION
In January, CBS announced the renewals of
the hit freshman dramas (clockwise l-r): NCIS:
NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY and
SCORPION (all 100% owned by CBS) for the
2015-2016 broadcast season. The series represent the #1, #2 and #3 most-watched new
programs on broadcast
television this season. All three rank among
network television’s top 10 scripted series,
and are produced by CBS Television Studios.
In total, CBS has 15 hit scripted series in the
top 20, three times all the other networks
combined. The Network’s success is driven by
a balanced schedule of new and established
hits. Of our 15 series in the Top 20, six have
been on the air three years or less; five have
been on between four and six years, and four
have been on seven years or more, representing some of the most valuable content
franchises CBS owns. (Source: NTI)
ENTERTAINMENT
On Jan. 11 and 12, CBS, SHOWTIME and
The CW participated in the annual
Television Critics Association Winter
Press Tour in Pasadena, CA.
The two-day event was attended by more than 200 print,
broadcast and online television
journalists, and featured executive
sessions, panels and Q&As with
the stars and producers
CBS Entertainment
representing a number of each
Chairman Nina Tassler
network’s programs. In her
at TCA Winter Press
Tour.
remarks to Tour attendees, CBS
Entertainment Chairman Nina Tassler reported: “We've
had another terrific year. Once again we're #1 in viewers
.... with the new year-round programming plan that has
more original series and fewer repeats on the schedule
than ever before, we are positioned to grow more in the
months ahead.” Noting that the network television business is changing, Tassler pointed out that “the number of
ways that viewers watch our shows and how we get paid
for them continues to increase. Our ratings are higher on
DVR and VOD, and more viewers are watching our content online.” She went on to say “CBS's ability to build
big audiences for our network and for our shows distinguishes our brand in all parts of our business to advertisers on the network, to our distributors when we negotiate
carriage agreements, and to those who license our
shows in syndication and around the world.”
NFL AND CBS CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT
FOOTBALL PACKAGE PARTNERSHIP
“The benefits of
Thursday Night
Football are evident
across our
Corporation, including
a strengthened primetime lineup that has
built on its number
one position. The NFL
continues to be the
best premium content
in the business, and we
look forward to another
year of our expanded
partnership in 20152016, a season that will
culminate with Super
Bowl 50 on CBS.”
-- Leslie Moonves, CBS
President and CEO
On Jan. 18 the National
Football League and CBS
announced they will continue their partnership to produce and televise THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL for
the 2015-2016 season.
“I could not be more
proud of the job the
CBS Sports team did in
conjunction with our
partners at the NFL in
producing, branding and
positioning Thursday
night football as a television destination for
viewers. The awareness
and viewership for
Thursday Night Football
grew dramatically in
2014, and we look forward to continuing this
trend.”
-- Sean McManus,
Chairman, CBS Sports
Under the deal, CBS will
broadcast the first eight
Thursday Night Football
games, which also will be
simulcast on NFL Network.
NFL Network will also
exclusively televise eight
games in the run-up to the
playoffs. The mix of games
will include 14 on Thursday
nights and two late-season
games on Saturday. The
full slate of 16 regular sea-
son games will be produced by CBS with its lead broadcast and production team on all Thursday night games.
The pregame, halftime and postgame shows will continue
l The addition of the freshman drama MADAM
SECRETARY to CBS's Sunday night has elevated
upscale audiences (A18+ in households earning
$150,000 per year) for the Network's 7:00-10:00 PM
block with dramatic increases in the 8:00-9:00 PM hour.
With 60 MINUTES, MADAM SECRETARY and THE
GOOD WIFE, CBS has one of the strongest upscale
blocks of programming and ranks as Sunday's #1 network with scripted broadcasts among upscale audiences.
(Source: NTI)
to feature NFL Network and CBS Sports hosts and analysts. The agreement is for the 2015-2016 season with an
additional year at the NFL’s option.
The programming relationship between the NFL and CBS
will expand to include, among other elements, the development of new programming initiatives across the various
CBS and NFL platforms. In addition to THURSDAY NIGHT
FOOTBALL in 2015, CBS will conclude its 56th year
broadcasting the NFL with its exclusive presentation of
SUPER BOWL 50 from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA,
And... CBS’s airing of THE 57TH GRAMMY AWARDS
on Feb. 8 posted the season's best delivery in A18-34 for
any entertainment broadcast (Source: NTI)
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on Feb. 7, 2016.
For more information: http://bit.ly/1yczWUp
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CBS SCORES TRIPLE CROWN
OF GOLDEN GLOBES
CBS AND BELL MEDIA ANNOUNCE
LONG-TERM CONTENT LICENSING
AND TRADEMARK AGREEMENT
FOR SHOWTIME® IN CANADA
Underscoring the popularity of its
content, CBS Corporation
In a move
garnered 16 Hollywood Foreign
which marks
Press Association Golden
the first time
Globe Award nominations across
SHOWTIME’s award-winning pro-
five divisions – SHOWTIME, CBS Television Studios, CBS
gramming will be distributed and
Television Network, The CW and CBS Films – including
aggressively marketed as one brand
triple crown recognition for the third year in a row for best
beyond the United States, Bell Media (a premier Canadian
series/film nominations across broadcast television (CBS’s
multimedia company) and CBS announced on Jan. 29, 2015
THE GOOD WIFE and The CW’s JANE THE VIRGIN),
a long-term content licensing and trademark agreement for
cable television (SHOWTIME’s THE AFFAIR) and film (CBS
SHOWTIME® in Canada. Under the deal -- which is a
FILM’s PRIDE).
significant expansion for SHOWTIME programming in
Canada -- hundreds of hours of past, present and future
Of the 16 nominations, five were attributed to CBS
SHOWTIME programming are being made available across
Television Studios, which produces the THE GOOD WIFE
Bell Media platforms in English and French. This includes
and JANE THE VIRGIN. THE GOOD WIFE received three
Bell Media’s new premium TV streaming service, CraveTV,
nominations and was the only broadcast series to be nomi-
as well as its leading pay television service, The Movie
nated in the Best Drama category. ... SHOWTIME was
Network (TMN).
honored with nine nominations, the most ever in its history.
THE AFFAIR received nods in such major categories as
The brand new agreement builds upon a previous CBS/Bell
Best Television Series, Drama, plus lead actors Ruth
Media deal that licensed only current SHOWTIME series on
Wilson and Dominic West. An additional six SHOWTIME
pay TV in Canada. Over the course of the new agreement,
actors were nominated (earning the most series actor nomi-
CraveTV and TMN will become Canada’s exclusive home of
nations of any cable or broadcast network).
SHOWTIME-owned first-run programming as well as almost
its entire catalog of scripted and unscripted series, docu-
And The Winners Are... THE AFFAIR (produced by
mentaries and specials. For more information:
SHOWTIME and the only first year series to break into the
http://bit.ly/1z6Y5MI
Golden Globe drama series category this year) won for Best
Television Series, Drama and Best Performance by an
NEWS
Actress in a Television Series (Ruth Wilson). ... JANE THE
VIRGIN received The CW’s first-ever Golden Globe
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The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH
SCOTT PELLEY posted the Network’s
largest fourth quarter audience in the
time period since
2006. For the week
ending Jan. 9, 2015
the broadcast delivered the Network’s
largest audience
(8.66m viewers) in
the time period
since the week ending Sept. 9, 2006 …. 60 MINUTES
nomination and was the only broadcast series to be nominated in the Best Comedy category. Gina Rodriguez won
the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy
Series.
made Nielsen’s Top 10 five times over the course of
seven broadcasts (11/30-1/26) and drew its largest
audience in two years on Nov. 30, 2014 with 18.4 million viewers. … For fourth quarter 2014, CBS THIS
MORNING posted the Network’s best viewer
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CCBSN DRIVING STRONG LIVE VIDEO
VIEWERSHIP ACROSS PLATFORMS
AMY M. YOUNG NAMED VICE PRESIDENT,
VOD AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION,
CBS NETWORK SALES
CBSN – the first live anchored
In November, Amy M. Young was
news network across all leading
named Vice President, Video On
digital platforms -- is driving
Demand and Content Distribution, CBS
strong live video viewership
Network Sales. In this position, Young
across all platforms since its
will be responsible for identifying and
launch in November, drawing
growing new revenue streams and
the most engaged users and
majority of streams on connected TV devices. On the Roku
platform, CBS News ranked #1 among news channels in
hours streamed and viewer engagement in both November
and December. Across platforms, viewers are coming to
CBSN for live coverage, and especially for major breaking
news stories, showing consumers want live news on digital
platforms. (Source: CBS News and CBS Interactive)
CBSN is currently available on CBSNews.com and its
mobile website, connected TV devices such as Roku
players and Roku TV models, and the CBS News app for
iOS and Windows 8.1. The network will be rolled out on
additional devices throughout 2015.
(For more INTERACTIVE news see Page 7)
opportunities for the Network Sales diviAmy Young
sion, with a focus on multi-platform mone-
tization. She will advise clients on advertising options available through Video On Demand as well as oversee the
development of CBS’ full VOD offering, including programming, strategic growth and marketing. In addition, she will
act as liaison within the Company on multi-platform distribution and cross-platform rights.
Prior to her new role, Young worked in CBS’s Television
Networks Distribution division serving since 2012 as Vice
President, Business Development, where she oversaw
VOD product and operations and led the MVPD Affiliate
Marketing team. During her tenure, CBS gained VOD distribution to more than 50 million subscribers, launched
Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) and VOD viewing was added to
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the C3 Nielsen ratings. Young also played a key role in
negotiating retransmission consent agreements for CBS’s
delivery in the morning in 21 years and the best since
fourth quarter 1993. For the week ending Jan. 9, 2015,
the broadcast posted the network’s largest audience in
the time period in more than a decade. … CBS THIS
MORNING: SATURDAY in fourth quarter 2014 posted
the Network's largest viewer delivery in the time slot
ever, drawing its largest audience ever on Jan. 3, 2015.
CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH
CHARLES OSGOOD posted its
largest forth quarter audience
since the 1987 advent of people
meters (1987-1988) and
remained the #1 Sunday morning news program with
viewers and A25-54. The broadcast also delivered its
largest audience since 1994 on Jan. 18. ... FACE THE
NATION posted its largest fourth quarter audience since
the advent of people meters, matching the three prior
fourth quarters in A25-54. The broadcast also posted its
third consecutive fourth quarter win in viewers, and was
owned and operated stations. She reports to Jo Ann Ross,
President, CBS Network Sales.
first in A25-54 (including ties) for the fourth consecutive
fourth quarter….48 HOURS: “The Girl Next Door” was
the #1 program in viewers and delivered the broadcast’s largest audience since Nov. 2, 2013, according
to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Nov. 22, 2014.
(Source: NTI) For more information, go to
www.cbsnews.com
SPORTS
l CBS Sports’ national coverage of
the SEC ON CBS for the 2014 season was the highest-rated regularseason college football package on
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CBS RADIO AND CBS LOCAL DIGITAL MEDIA
LAUNCH PODCAST NETWORK “PLAY.IT®”
any network for the sixth consecutive season,
averaging a national household rating/share
of 4.0/9. Coverage was highlighted by five of
the Top 10 most-watched college football
telecasts of the 2014 regular-season. CBS Sports’ national coverage of the SEC Championship game on
Saturday, Dec. 6, which saw Alabama defeat Missouri,
was the highest-rated and most-watched college football
conference championship game of the 2014 season.
(Source: NTI)
CBS RADIO
and CBS Local
Digital Media
have launched
Play.it®, a new
podcast network
featuring more
than 300
premium content
podcasts focusing
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On Jan. 31, CBS Sports began its 2015 golf coverage (beginning with the Waste Management Phoenix
Open), offering viewers the most comprehensive lineup in
the history of network television. CBS Sports will air 21
golf tournaments this year, totaling more than 155 hours
of coverage, including the Masters, PGA
Championship, 19 PGA TOUR events and 10 golf specials. For all PGA TOUR events this year, CBS Sports’
PGA TOUR coverage will be streamed live on
CBSSports.com and PGATOUR.com. The live streaming
coverage also will be available on the CBS Sports app for
the iPhone, iPad and Android.
on a variety of subject categories,
including news &
information, sports,
entertainment &
lifestyle, comedy,
health & wellness,
business, culture and more. At launch, the network is offering podcasts from well-known CBS RADIO personalities
like Boomer Esiason & Craig Carton, Carson Daly and
Kevin & Bean, as well as content from 48 HOURS, 60
MINUTES, CBS Sports Radio and Simon & Schuster.
Also available are podcasts from Robert Wuhl, former
For more information, go to www.cbssports.com
world wrestling champion Taz, home improvement guru
Bob Vila and Chef Pace Webb, along with such wellknown brands as Vox, Deadspin and Foursquare, among
CBS TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION
others. Play.it is advertising supported and will deliver targeted messaging across its entire network and/or to specif-
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CBS Television
Distribution led the
November sweep with
six of the top seven shows in first-run syndication, including WHEEL OF FORTUNE, JUDGE JUDY, JEOPARDY!,
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, DR. PHIL and INSIDE EDITION. ... DR. PHIL, JEOPARDY! and INSIDE EDITION
posted year-to-year growth while HOT BENCH, the
divisions new syndicated court program created by
Judge Judy Sheindlin, was the #1 Rookie First- Run
Strip in the sweep. (Source: NTI)
For more information: http://www.cbspressexpress.com/
cbs-television-distribution/
ic fans of a particular show.
Play.it is now available online at www.Play.it and across
CBS Local Digital Media’s properties, including Radio.com,
the Radio.com App, CBS Local sites nationwide and the
CBS Local App. It is also being distributed across
TuneIn’s site and apps, as well as on iTunes, and will be
available on CBS RADIO’s HD radio stations in select
major markets in the coming months.
For more information, visit http://bit.ly/1KiHIBa
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THE CW
CBS TELEVISION STUDIOS
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CBS Television Studios’
four fall freshman series were all
renewed in January, NCIS: NEW
ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY, SCORPION and
JANE THE VIRGIN.
The CW finished the fourth quarter having its most watched season, and best
ratings among M18-34 and M18-49, since
2010-2011: Up 18% in total viewers versus last season, up 11% in A18-34, and
up 10% in A18-49. In the fourth quarter,
l
CBS Television Studios produced the only two
broadcast shows to be nominated for Golden Globes
in the Best Drama and Comedy categories for THE
GOOD WIFE and JANE THE VIRGIN. (See page 3.
THE GOOD WIFE was featured on 40 year-end Best
of 2014 Lists and JANE THE VIRGIN was on ‘25’ of
those lists including ranking #1 on USA Today.
THE FLASH was the most- watched show
THE CW
Network
President Mark
Pedowitz
and the highest-rated series among men
in the network's
history, up on four out of five nights over
last season. (Source: NTI)
At its TCA session, The CW announced it was picking up
eight of its current series for the 2015-2016 season, providing
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The Studio is launching four new series including
THE ODD COUPLE (Feb. 19), BATTLE CREEK (Mar.
1), CSI CYBER (Mar. 4), THE MESSENGERS (April
10 for The CW) and the four-hour CBS limited series
event THE DOVEKEEPERS (Mar. 31 and April 1).
proven scripted programming to roll out for next fall, next midseason, and on into summer 2016. The series being ordered
for next season include ARROW (Season 4), JANE THE VIRGIN (Season 2), REIGN (Season 3), SUPERNATURAL
(Season 11), THE 100 (Season 3), THE FLASH (Season 2),
THE ORIGINALS (Season 3) and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
For more information, go to http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-television-studios/
(Season 7). Specific premiere dates for each series will be
announced at a later time. During his executive
session, The CW President Mark Pedowitz noted that The
CW is having its most-watched season, and highest-rated
CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL
season among Men, since 2010-2011. He said: “I think what
the team at The CW has done over these last few years in
l In January, Bell Media and CBS
Corporation announced a long-term
content licensing and trademark
agreement for SHOWTIME in Canada (See Page 3)
turning around where we were is quite a story unto itself. I'm
very proud of everybody at The CW . ... I'm very proud of
where we're going.” ... The CW also announced premiere
dates for its midseason series: iZOMBIE (March 18, 9:0010:00 PM), CEDRIC'S BARBER BATTLE (April 10, 8:00-8:30
l
Recent SVOD deals include: Australia’s Presto TV
subscription streaming service for a selection of
thousands of hours ad-free television shows to
Australian viewers; a non-exclusive content licensing
agreement that will make more than 1,200 hours of
SHOWTIME and CBS programming available on
Stan's new SVOD service. Programming will include
early seasons of the SHOWTIME original series RAY
DONOVAN, DEXTER, CALIFORNICATION and
NURSE JACKIE, as well as early seasons of THE
GOOD WIFE and BLUE BLOODS and the complete
collection of the digitally remastered STAR TREK: THE
ORIGINAL SERIES, along with all seven seasons of
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION and the complete collection of STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE.
… Canada’s Bell Media’s subscription on-demand
PM) and THE MESSENGERS (April 10, 9:00-10:00 PM). At
the TCA Tour, The CW held star-studded panel sessions for
the new series iZOMBIE and THE MESSENGERS; a panel
with the stars and executive producers of THE VAMPIRE
DIARIES and THE ORIGINALS; and a panel featuring the
heroes and villains of THE FLASH and ARROW.
http://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/
video streaming service, CraveTV, for more than 1,400
hours of CBS programming, including such hits as BLUE
BLOODS, FRASIER and STAR TREK. … New Zealand’s
Lightbox subscription VOD service for content including
the SHOWTIME® original series CALIFORNICATION,
DEXTER and NURSE JACKIE. Also included are fan
favorites “OZ” and the original “Twin Peaks.” For more
information, go to http://tinyurl.com/qbe8ed4
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INTERACTIVE
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For the first time, music fans were
able to watch CBS’s broadcast of THE
57TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS®
(Sun. Feb 8) live online or on their
mobile devices through the CBS
Television Network’s subscription
VOD on demand and live streaming service, CBS All
Access (http://www.cbs.com/all-access/). The live stream
was offered in 14 major markets, including: New York City,
Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San
Francisco, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, Miami, Denver,
Sacramento, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. CBS All Access
subscribers were also able to watch exclusive content, such
as a behind-the-scenes tour of the production. In addition to
CBS All Access’s live broadcast, CBS.com and the CBS
App for iOS and Android offered access to GRAMMY Live,
streaming multi-platform coverage of the red carpet arrivals
and all of the behind-the-scenes action.
l
CNET, the world’s largest and most
trusted online source of consumer
technology news and reviews, saw a surge
in visitors with 24 million page views, an
increase of 28% year over year during the annual
Consumer Electronics Show in early January.
CABLE
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In his executive session at
January’s TCA Winter Press
Tour, Showtime Networks
President David Nevins noted that
“Showtime's greatest strength is the
breadth and depth of our ongoing
series programming. What sets us
apart in the marketplace is our
richer, broader, and more diverse
slate of series. We currently have
SHOWTIME Network’s President nine tentpole series on our schedule,
David Nevins at
and every single one of them is an
the TCA Winter
Press Tour.
awards contender.” Nevins also
reported that “to make sure that we
maintain Showtime as the preeminent home for cutting
edge series, our development slate is packed with
exciting projects from some of the best writers, producers, and actors in the business.”
l
SHOWTIME Networks announced in December the
launch of SHOWTIME ANYTIME on Microsoft’s Xbox
One game console.
l
In January customers of Suddenlink (the seventh
largest cable operator in the United States) who subscribe to SHOWTIME were able to access the
Network’s programming anywhere in the U.S. via
Showtime Networks’ authentication service, SHOWTIME ANYTIME.
l In January, Showtime
Networks and the newly
launched film, television and
multimedia studio STX
Entertainment announced a multi-year output agreement to bring motion pictures
distributed theatrically by STX exclusively to Showtime
Networks during the premium television window. The
deal will begin in 2015 and covers the studio’s theatrical releases through 2019, which will be shown exclusively on Showtime Networks and its multiplex channels including SHOWTIME, The Movie Channel and
Flix. The first four features include projects from
Academy Award nominee Gary Ross (“The Hunger
Games,” “Seabiscuit”), Oscar nominee Billy Ray
(“Captain Phillips,” “The Hunger Games”), Oscar winner Mark Johnson (“Rain Man,” “Breaking Bad”) and
Oscar nominee Jason Blum (“Whiplash”). The
announced projects will star Academy Award winners
Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts and Nicole
Kidman, as well as Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Golden Globe® nominee Will Ferrell and Golden
Globe winner Jason Bateman, among many others.
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SHOWTIME has ordered a sixth season of SHAMELESS, the network’s highest-rated comedy series. ...
SHOWTIME has also picked up the fourth season of its
critically-acclaimed documentary series INSIDE COMEDY, from comedy forces David Steinberg and Steve
Carell, for a fourth season.
l
In January more than 70 million households nationwide were able to sample Showtime’s award-winning
programming on SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME ON
DEMAND®, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and select distributors' TV Everywhere portals during a free Preview
weekend.
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ECOMEDIA
CBS EcoMedia continues to further its mission to harness the power of advertising to improve the quality of
people’s lives by executing a breadth of community projects across the nation between between December 2014
and February 2015. Through its WellnessAd, EcoAd and EducationAd programs, EcoMedia provided: a home
away from home for military families while their loved ones receive care, health care services to disadvantaged
youth, new books to children from low-income families, EV charging stations to fuel the growing number of electric vehicles, nutritious meals for homebound seniors, essential school supplies for kids in need, healthy meals for underserved students in schools,
access to new technology to support STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning and athletic gear and equipment
to enhance youth sports programs in underserved communities. Advertisers who funded such projects during this time
period include Chevrolet, Citizens Bank, UnitedHealthcare, Edison International, Montefiore Health System, SoCal Honda,
Anthem BlueCross Blue Shield, Round Table Pizza, Ford Philadelphia Dealers, Plymouth Rock Assurance, CareWell
Urgent Care, ServiceMaster Restore, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, North Texas Ford Dealers and BAYADA Home Health
Care.
CBS EcoMedia non profit fulfillment partners which received funding include Fisher
House Foundation, Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, KIPP, Volunteers of America, LA
River Revitalization Corp, Pepperdine University, First Book, Kids in Need
Foundation and Fairmount Park Conservancy. EcoMedia proudly completed projects
with two new non-profit partners: Meals on Wheels Association of America and
Boston Children's Museum. And, Funding from the Philadelphia Chevrolet Dealers
Paul Polizzotto, president and
founder of CBS EcoMedia (far left)
with Mo'ne (top row, 3rd from right)
participate in the 2014 Cooperstown All-Star Village Tournament. Mo'ne went on to make and the Anderson Monarchs at the
history by becoming the first girl to throw a shutout during a Little League World Series. dedication event.
through EcoMedia enabled the Anderson Monarchs, and their pitcher Mo'ne Davis to
Mo'ne was subsequently named AP's Female Athlete of the Year and Sports Illustrated 2014 “Sports Kid of the Year.”
For more information, visit http://ecomedia.cbs.com/
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l Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee
Kyle MacLachlan will reprise his role as FBI Agent Dale
Cooper when the critically acclaimed, ground-breaking
television phenomenon TWIN PEAKS returns as a new
limited series on SHOWTIME in 2016. Four-time Oscar
nominee David Lynch will direct every episode.
l To enhance the overall
interactive experience and
optimize compatibility with
mobile and tablet devices,
in January Smithsonian Channel (co-owned by
Showtime Networks and The Smithsonian Institution)
relaunched its website, www.smithsonianchannel.com.
... Throughout the month of February, Smithsonian
Channel is partnering with Comcast and Cablevision
on sneak preview screenings of its new Black History
Month special, LEGEND OF LEAD BELLY.
l WE NEED TO TALK,
CBS Sports’ criticallyacclaimed first
nationally televised
all-female sports
show, made its
2015 premiere on
CBS Sports
Network on
Monday, Jan. 26. It
returns with a special from
Indianapolis, the
site of the 2015 Final Four® on Sunday, April 5. The
Spring season of WE NEED TO TALK begins Tuesday,
April 28 and it returns for its fall season on Tuesday,
Sept. 8.
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l TVGN, which rebranded as Pop on
Jan. 14 (www.poptv.com), wrapped-up
2014 with its best audience delivery levels in years: Double-digit primetime
increases in HHs and total viewers versus 2013; best
primetime audience delivery since 2009 among HHs and
total viewers; best total day audience delivery since 2011
among households, total viewers and women 25-54. In
January POP debuted and a number of original series
successfully premiered. (Source: Nielsen Media
Research, NHI, Explorer, L+SD, (000), Strict Daypart.
Total Day = M-F 9a-2a, Sa-Su 11a-2a; Prime = M-Su 7p12a, 2009-2014 (12/29/08-12/28/14)
WELCOME WTTV INDIANAPOLIS
TO CBS AFFILIATE FAMILY
WTTV Indianapolis joined the CBS
Affiliate family on Jan 1, 2015. With the
CBS affiliation, WTTV became part of
America’s #1 broadcast network and the new home of the
NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. Tribune Media’s WTTV
replaced LIN Media’s WISH-TV as the CBS Affiliate serving
the Indianapolis market. This newly minted affiliation was
part of a comprehensive, long-term agreement with Tribune
Media announced in August 2014 that also renewed CBS
affiliation agreements in five other markets.
RADIO
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CBS TELEVISION STATIONS
l In December, the CBS Television
Stations group reported several noteworthy milestones during the just-completed
November sweep, led by WCBS-TV New
York, where the 11:00 PM news was up
20% year-to-year in the key A25-54
demographic. WCBS posted a recordsetting 50 percent advantage over WNBC in late news in
A25-54. (Source: NSI)
l CBS Television Stations and Curb, a mobile
technology company focused on improving the
transportation experience in cities across the country,
announced a new partnership that will bring news,
weather and entertainment content from local CBS stations to taxis and other for-hire vehicles.
And... Veteran multi-platform sales and marketing
executive Gerald Griffin has been named Senior Vice
President, Business Development and Strategic
Partnerships. He joins the CBS Television Stations group
after having served as Senior Vice President, ABC
Regional Sports & Entertainment Sales in New York,
since 2009. .... On Dec. 22, Broadcasting & Cable magazine named Chris Pike of KDKA-TV and WPCW in
Pittsburgh as its 2014 General Manager of the Year
(markets 1-25).
CBS RADIO
completed in
December its deal with
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. to swap 13 mid-size
market radio stations in Tampa and Charlotte, as well as
WIP-AM in Philadelphia, for five large market stations in
Philadelphia and Miami. This marks the first time CBS
RADIO will operate stations in Miami, where CBS
already owns two television stations. ... Rob Morris is
named Vice President, Programming, for the Miami
cluster.
l In January, the
Baltimore Orioles
announced a new
multi-year deal naming CBS RADIO’s 105.7 The Fan
(WJZ-FM) the flagship station of the Orioles Radio
Network, beginning in 2015. Fans will be able to hear
all 162 Orioles regular season games, select spring
training contests, and extensive Orioles programming
on 105.7 The Fan and across the seven-state, 34-station Orioles Radio Network. In addition the new partnership will bring exclusive Orioles programming to the
station, backed by the power of CBS RADIO’s cluster
of stations, including Today’s 101.9 (WLIF-FM) and Mix
106.5 (WWMX-FM). 105.7 The Fan had previously
broadcast Orioles games between 2007 and 2010. ...
The Atlanta Falcons announced on Jan. 30 that they
have agreed to a multi-year deal with CBS RADIO
Atlanta’s 92.9 The Game to become the club’s flagship
radio station for all preseason and regular season
9
broadcasts.
(Continued on Page 10)
(CBS RADIO, continued from Page 9)
l CBS Sports Radio -- the
nation’s largest 24/7 major-market sports radio network heard
on more than 330 stations coast-to-coast -- launched in
January a new weekday lineup and a programming
schedule that includes a revamped morning show and
broadcast pairings, as well as the addition of a new
overnight host. ... CBS Sports Radio aired a wide range
of programming originating from Radio Row in Phoenix
in anticipation of Super Bowl XLIX.
mobile applications; original videos and audio books;
podcasts and sponsorships and business partnerships.
l Colin Shields has been promoted to the newly
created position of Vice President, Director of
Global Digital and Online Sales. Since 2011, he has
been responsible for all S&S digital sales in the
United States and helped analyze new and expanded opportunities such as the 11 Main marketplace
(see item below).
l
And... CBS RADIO signed in December Carson Daly
to a multi-year contract extension. ... Jim Ryan has
been named Senior Vice President, Programming, CBS
RADIO, retaining his title as Program Director for New
York stations WCBS-FM and WWFS-FM. ... Amy
Stevens, SVP, Strategic Events and Partnerships, CBS
RADIO is named to Billboard’s annual list of the “Most
Powerful Women in Music.”
PUBLISHING
On Jan. 15, Simon &
Schuster introduced two
new boutique shops to 11
Main (www.11main.com), a
new online shopping destination for specialty shops
and boutiques. One of the boutiques will feature a
selection of books in categories including bestselling
fiction, nonfiction and history, children’s books, illustrated books, cookbooks, box sets and seasonal
offerings. The second boutique will be dedicated to
products from S&S’s acclaimed Pimsleur Language
Program.
l
In December, Simon & Schuster
integrated its digital and corporate
marketing departments under Liz Perl,
(who was promoted to Executive Vice
President, Chief Marketing Officer) and
expanded its library ebook program by making its
ebooks available to all libraries nationwide.
l
A new series of paid online video courses, produced
by Simon & Schuster and hosted at the company’s
recently launched SimonSays.com portal went live to
consumers on Jan. 12. The first three course offerings
are from authors David B. Agus, MD (A SHORT GUIDE
TO A LONG LIFE), Zhena Muzyka (LIFE BY THE CUP)
and Tosha Silver (OUTRAGEOUS OPENNESS).
l
On Jan. 27, S&S launched
Scout Press, a new imprint devoted to publishing contemporary fiction. The first three titles on the
Scout Press list are debut novels.
Bestselling memoirist and literary
agent Bill Clegg’s DID YOU EVER HAVE A FAMILY
will be published on Sept.15, 2015. IN A DARK,
DARK WOOD, a debut novel of psychological suspense from British author Ruth Ware will be
published in Fall 2015, and Tuesday Nights in 1980
by Brooklyn author Molly Prentiss will be published
in Spring 2016. Scout Press will reside within the
Gallery Books Group under Gallery publisher
Jennifer Bergstrom.
l
On Jan.29 Simon & Schuster announced North Star
Way, a new publishing unit designed to offer authors an
expanded way to grow their careers and maximize their
sales in multiple mediums. In addition to book publishing, the many different services offered by North Star
Way will include: online courses and subscriptions;
And... New online video courses produced by
Simon & Schuster and hosted at the company’s
recently launched SimonSays.com portal went live
to consumers on Jan. 12.
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CBS FILMS
l On Feb. 20, CBS Films and Lionsgate will open
THE DUFF. The comedy, developed internally by CBS
Films, stars Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie
Amell, Ken Jeong and Emmy Award-winning Allison
Janney (SHOWTIME’s MASTERS OF SEX). The film
will mark the first release in the division’s recently
announced multi-year distribution partnership with
Lionsgate.
#####
PRIDE
l On Dec. 23, PRIDE
became available on
DVD, Blu-ray and VOD. The ensemble comedy was a
2014 Golden Globe comedy nominee for Best Picture
(musical or comedy) marking the third year in a row that
CBS Films has received a nomination in the category
(in 2012, SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN; in 2013
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS).
l On Jan. 26, CBS Films began shooting LET IT
SNOW in Pittsburgh. The holiday comedy ensemble
stars Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Diane
Keaton, Anthony Mackie, Amanda Seyfried, June
Squibb, Marisa Tomei and Olivia Wilde. LET IT
SNOW will be a wide release distributed in partnership
with Lionsgate on Nov. 13, 2015.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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.
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Fourth Quarter 2014
Select sample information for descriptive purposes only, as of the applicable dates referenced below
CBS Network Time-Period-Winning Programs
48 Hours
The Big Bang Theory
Blue Bloods
CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Football
Hawaii Five-0
Mike & Molly
Mom
(1)
NCIS
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: New Orleans
Person of Interest
Stalker
Survivor
Undercover Boss
(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, 9/22/14-2/8/15.
TV Production (Network and First-Run) (2)
Young and Hungry (ABC Family)
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
The Game (BET)
Odd Couple (CBS)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Scorpion (CBS)
Battle Creek (CBS)
Survivor (CBS)
Big Brother (CBS)
The Talk (CBS)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Under the Dome (CBS)
Criminal Minds (CBS)
The 100 (CW)
CSI (CBS)
America’s Next Top Model (CW)
CSI: Cyber (CBS)
Beauty and the Beast (CW)
Dovekeepers (CBS)
Hart of Dixie (CW)
Elementary (CBS)
Jane the Virgin (CW)
Extant (CBS)
The Messengers (CW)
The Good Wife (CBS)
The Originals (CW)
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
Reign (CW)
Madam Secretary (CBS)
Tomorrow People (CW)
The McCarthys (CBS)
The Vampire Diaries (CW)
NCIS (CBS)
Power (Starz)
CBS Radio Revenue Ranking in Top 10 Markets
Market
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Dallas
Houston
Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia
Altanta
Boston
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 December 2014, per Miller Kaplan Arase LLP.
Simon & Schuster's New York Times Best Sellers (5)
Author
Hardcover Fiction:
All the Light We Cannot See
The Boston Girl
The First Bad Man
Anthony Doerr
Anita Diamant
Miranda July
2
7
11
38
7
2
Paperback Trade Fiction:
Still Alice
Lisa Genova
3
17
Mass Market Fiction:
Still Alice
Lisa Genova
3
3
Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous:
10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse
Money Master the Game
JJ Smith
Tony Robbins
4
5
18
10
Rachel Renee Russell
Rush Limbaugh with
Kathryn Adams Limbaugh
10
7
121
10
Children’s Series:
Dork Diaries
Rank
Weeks
on List
Title
Rush Revere
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
(4)
(2) Represents current shows CBS Corporation or its subsidiaries
produce, own an equity stake in, and/or distribute as of 12/31/14.
New shows are in bold.
Children’s Middle Grade:
Out of My Mind
Sharon M. Draper
5
56
First-Run Syndication Programs
E-Book Fiction:
All the Light We Cannot See
Still Alice
Anthony Doerr
Lisa Genova
6
10
26
1
Bob Drury and
Tom Clavin
6
2
Anthony Doerr
Lisa Genova
2
7
19
3
Bob Drury and
Tom Clavin
11
2
Dr. Phil
The Doctors
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Weekend
Hot Bench
Inside Edition
Inside Edition Weekend
The Insider
The Insider Weekend
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! Weekend
Judge Judy
Mr. Food
Rachael Ray
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune Weekend
Showtime Networks Subscriptions (3)
(In Millions)
Showtime Networks
E-Book Nonfiction:
The Heart of Everything That Is
Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See
Still Alice
Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction:
The Heart of Everything That Is
4Q ‘14
76.3
4Q ‘13
76.4
(5) Source: The New York Times. Data as of 2/8/15.
(3) Source: Company data. Showtime Networks includes Showtime,
The Movie Channel and FLIX. Data as of 12/31/14.
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Fourth Quarter 2014 – Continued
CBS Corporation Major-Market Media Presence in the
Top U.S. Television and Radio Markets as of December 31, 2014
Television
Market and
Market Rank(2)
New York, NY
#1—Television
#1—Radio
Stations
WCBS-TV
WLNY-TV
Network
Type
Affiliation
UHF CBS
UHF Independent
Los Angeles, CA(3)
#2—Television
#2—Radio
KCAL-TV
KCBS-TV
VHF Independent
UHF CBS
Chicago, IL
#3—Television
#3—Radio
WBBM-TV
VHF CBS
Philadelphia, PA
#4—Television
#8—Radio
KYW-TV
WPSG-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
The CW
DallasFort Worth, TX
#5—Television
#5—Radio
KTVT-TV
KTXA-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
Independent
San Francisco, CA
#6—Television
#4—Radio
KPIX-TV
KBCW-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
The CW
Boston, MA
#7—Television
#10—Radio
WBZ-TV
WSBK-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
MyNetworkTV
Washington, D.C.
#7—Radio
Atlanta, GA
#9—Television
#9—Radio
WUPA-TV
UHF
The CW
Radio
Stations
WCBS
WCBS
WFAN
WFAN
WINS
WBMP
WWFS
KAMP
KCBS
KNX
KROQ
KRTH
KTWV
WBBM
WBBM
WCFS
WJMK
WSCR
WUSN
WXRT
KYW
WIP
WOGL
WPHT
WRDW
WXTU
KJKK
KLUV
KMVK
KRLD
KRLD
KVIL
KCBS
KFRC
KITS
KLLC
KMVQ
KZDG(4)
WBMX
WBZ
WBZ
WODS
WZLX
WIAD
WJFK
WJFK
WLZL
WNEW
WPGC
WAOK
WVEE
WZGC
AM/
FM
AM
FM
AM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
AM
AM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
Format
News
Classic Hits
Sports
Sports
News
Top 40
Hot Adult Contemporary
Top 40
Adult Hits
News
Alternative
Classic Hits
Smooth Adult Contemporary
News
Top 40
News
Classic Hits
Sports
Country
Adult Alternative
News
Sports
Classic Hits
News/Talk
Top 40
Country
Adult Hits
Classic Hits
Spanish
News
Sports
Hot Adult Contemporary
News
News
Alternative
Hot Adult Contemporary
Top 40
Indian Talk/Music
Hot Adult Contemporary
News
Sports
Top 40
Classic Rock
Hot Adult Contemporary
Sports
Sports
Spanish
News
Rhythmic Top 40
News/Talk
Urban
Sports
CBS Local Digital
Media(1)
Websites
newyork.cbslocal.com
losangeles.cbslocal.com
chicago.cbslocal.com
philadelphia.cbslocal.com
dallas.cbslocal.com
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
boston.cbslocal.com
washington.cbslocal.com
atlanta.cbslocal.com
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Fourth Quarter 2014 – Continued
Television
Market and
Market Rank(2)
Houston, TX
#6—Radio
Radio
Network
Affiliation
Stations
Type
Detroit, MI
#12—Television
#12—Radio
WKBD-TV
WWJ-TV
UHF
UHF
The CW
CBS
TampaSt. Petersburg, FL
#13—Television
WTOG-TV
UHF
The CW
Phoenix, AZ
#14—Radio
Seattle-Tacoma, WA KSTW-TV
#14—Television
#13—Radio
VHF The CW
Minneapolis, MN
#15—Television
#16—Radio
WCCO-TV
KCCO-TV(5)
KCCW-TV(6)
UHF CBS
VHF CBS
VHF CBS
Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale, FL
#16—Television
#11—Radio
Denver, CO
#17—Television
WFOR-TV
WBFS-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
MyNetworkTV
KCNC-TV
UHF
CBS
Orlando, FL
#33—Radio
Cleveland, OH
#31—Radio
Sacramento, CA
#20—Television
#28—Radio
KOVR-TV
KMAX-TV
UHF
UHF
CBS
The CW
St. Louis, MO
#22 Radio
Pittsburgh, PA
#22—Television
#26—Radio
KDKA-TV
WPCW-TV
UHF CBS
VHF The CW
Stations
KHMX
KIKK
KILT
KILT
KKHH
KLOL
KMLE
KOOL
KZON
WDZH
WOMC
WWJ
WXYT
WXYT
WYCD
AM/
FM
FM
AM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
AM
FM
FM
Format
Hot Adult Contemporary
Sports
Sports
Country
Top 40
Spanish
Country
Classic Hits
Top 40
Top 40
Classic Hits
News
Sports
Sports
Country
CBS Local Digital
Media(1)
Websites
houston.cbslocal.com
detroit.cbslocal.com
tampa.cbslocal.com
KFNQ
KJAQ
KMPS
KZOK
KMNB
KZJK
WCCO
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
Sports
Adult Hits
Country
Classic Rock
Country
Adult Hits
News/Talk
seattle.cbslocal.com
WKIS
WPOW
WQAM
FM
FM
AM
Country
Top 40
Sports
miami.cbslocal.com
minnesota.cbslocal.com
denver.cbslocal.com
WJHM
WOCL
WOMX
WDOK
WKRK
WNCX
WQAL
KHTK
KNCI
KSFM
KYMX
KZZO
KEZK
KMOX
KYKY
KDKA
KDKA
WBZZ
WDSY
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
Top 40
Classic Hits
Hot Adult Contemporary
Adult Contemporary
Sports
Classic Rock
Hot Adult Contemporary
Sports
Country
Rhythmic Top 40
Adult Contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary
Adult Contemporary
News/Talk
Hot Adult Contemporary
News/Talk
Sports
Hot Adult Contemporary
Country
cleveland.cbslocal.com
sacramento.cbslocal.com
stlouis.cbslocal.com
pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Fourth Quarter 2014 – Continued
Television
Market and
Market Rank(2)
Baltimore, MD
#26—Television
#21—Radio
Indianapolis, IN
#27—Television
San Diego, CA
#17—Radio
Riverside-San
Bernardino, CA
#25—Radio
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Stations
WJZ-TV
Network
Type
Affiliation
VHF CBS
WBXI-CA(7)
UHF
Radio
Stations
WJZ
WJZ
WLIF
WWMX
AM/
FM
AM
FM
FM
FM
Format
Sports
Sports
Adult Contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary
KEGY
KYXY
KFRG
KRAK
KVFG
KXFG
FM
FM
FM
AM
FM
FM
Top 40
Adult Contemporary
Country
Sports
Classic Hits
Country
CBS Local Digital
Media(1)
Websites
baltimore.cbslocal.com
Independent
The CBS Local Digital Media group operates the websites of the Company’s television stations and radio stations. Many of these websites are combined for the
television stations and non-music radio stations in co-located markets and provide news, information, entertainment, as well as other services, and promote
stations’ programming.
Television market rankings based on Nielsen Media Research Local Market Universe Estimate, September 2014. Radio market rankings based on Nielsen Audio
Market Survey, Fall 2014.
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.
KZDG-AM in San Francisco, California, is programmed by a third party through a time brokerage agreement.
KCCO-TV is operated as a satellite station of WCCO-TV
KCCW-TV is operated as a satellite station of WCCO-TV
WBXI-CA is a Class A low-power television station. Class A low power television stations do not implicate the FCC’s ownership rules.
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Fourth 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
301 Million
(1)
Global Reach
17%
(2)
Global Rank
#13
(3)
(1) Source: comScore Media Metrix. Monthly average of global unique visitors for the fourth quarter of 2014.
(2) Source: comScore Media Metrix. Monthly average of global reach for the fourth quarter of 2014.
(3) Ranking based on the comScore Media Metrix worldwide figure for CBS Interactive web sites’ unique monthly visitors of 294.3 million
for December 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
ZDNet
Zol.com
MSN
Bing
Comcast Xfinity
AT&T
Dish
YouTube
DirecTV
Yahoo
TV Guide
Roku
Mefeedia
Dailymotion
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Fourth Quarter 2014 – Continued
Select sample information for descriptive purposes only, as of the applicable dates referenced below
CBS SPORTS NETWORK Online Partners as of February 9, 2015
Colleges/Universities
Air Force • goairforcefalcons.com
UAB • uabsports.com
Alabama • rolltide.com
Army • goarmysports.com
Auburn • auburntigers.com
Ballup • ballup.com
Baylor • baylorbears.com
Big East • bigeast.com
Boise State • broncosports.com
Boston College • bceagles.com
Boston University • goterriers.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
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
UC Davis • ucdavisaggies.com
UCF • ucfathletics.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
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
Conferences/Associations
Arena Football League • arenafootball.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
ASA/USA Softball
East Tennessee State
Florida
International Baseball Federation
Liberty
Lynn
National Fastpitch Coaches Association
PBR
Valparaiso