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Bob Costas: CBS Turned Blind Eye To Masters’ “History Of Racism And Sexism”

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday April 13, 2013 @ 4:12pm PDTTags: Augusta, Bob Costas, CBS, The Masters

The no-holds-barred  critic and sports host has already tongue-lashed his own network NBC. (Is Bob Costas TV’s Most Powerful Man?) Now he’s starting on competitors. On Friday he excoriated CBS for ignoring the Augusta National Golf Club’s legacy of excluding black and female members from its ranks. “What no CBS commentator has ever alluded to, even in passing, even during a rain delay, even when there was time to do so, is Augusta’s history of racism and sexism. Even when people were protesting just outside the grounds — forget about taking a side — never acknowledging it… I just think somebody ought to have had the guts to do it along the way… Broadcaster, executive, somebody”. CBS has exclusively covered the Masters since 1956. Here’s Costas unloading on the Dan Patrick Show:
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RATINGS RAT RACE: Most Series Fall

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 11, 2011 @ 9:34am PDTTags: 60 Minutes, ABC Ratings, America's Next Great Restaurant, American Dad!, Bob's Burgers, Brothers and Sisters, CBS Ratings, Celebrity Apprentice, CSI:Miami, Dateline, Family Guy, Fox Ratings, Ratings Rat Race, Secret Millionaire, The Amazing Race, The Cleveland Show, The Masters, The Simpsons, TV, TV Ratings, Undercover Boss
Nellie Andreeva

With sports offering plenty of drama yesterday between the final round of The Masters and the Yankees-Red Sox face-off on cable, entertainment programs largely took a hit. Fox’s hit comedy Family Guy (3.3/9) was the one show that held its … Read More »

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The Masters’ Final Round Solid In Ratings, Down From Last Year

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 11, 2011 @ 8:24am PDTTags: CBS, CBS Sports, The Masters, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

With a lot of drama, spectacular shots and Tiger Woods back in contention, CBS Sports’ coverage of the 2011 Masters yesterday earned a 10.4 household rating/22 share, down 13% from last year’s championship, which marked Woods’ return to the … Read More »

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