Y&R and B&B: Feb/March/April/May 2023 soccer preemptions- western US

[janea4old]

Soccer on CBS during soap slots in USA western timeslots.
 
February 2023 (and probably March also)
the "UEFA Champions League" (European soccer tournament)
will air on CBS broadcast television.

Tues. Feb. 14, Wed. Feb. 15 – airs on both CBS broadcast TV and Paramount Plus.
Tues. Feb. 21, Wed. Feb. 22 – airs on both CBS broadcast TV and Paramount Plus.
These dates are all "Round of 16, First Leg" of the tournament.

Tues. March 7, Wed. March 8 – airs on both CBS broadcast TV and Paramount Plus.
These dates are "Round of 16, Second Leg" of the tournament.

This impacts CBS soaps (but not in all timezones) and only in the USA.
In some markets Y&R will be affected, in some B&B, in some both soaps.
This affects the Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii timezones.

Canada is unaffected. Y&R and B&B will air on Global and CTV at normal times in all Canada timezones.

CBS live soccer coverage
Pre-game show 2:00-3:00 PM EST
Soccer match 3:00-5:00 PM EST
Total of three hours of live programming.

(2pm-5pm EST)
(1pm-4pm CST)
(Noon-3pm MST)
(11am-2pm PST)
(10am-1pm AKST Alaska)
(9am-noon HST Hawaii)

What this means:  One or both soaps might not air in western timezones,
but the soap(s) will still air on CBS stations on the east coast.  
In some cities, one or both soaps will air on broadcast TV
at a special time, earlier or later in the day, or overnight.

So it won't be counted as a "full preemption" and the episodes will be uploaded online.
Be sure to check cbs.com if it doesn't air in your city.

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/champions-league/schedule/

https://www.si.com/soccer/scoreboard?id=7

"The Talk" is officially fully preempted in all timezones on the soccer dates Feb 14 and Feb 15:  
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-talk/releases/?view=101786-upcoming-guests-on-the-talk-213-217-2

"The Talk" is officially fully preempted in all timezones on the soccer dates Feb 21 and Feb 22:
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-talk/releases/?view=101821-upcoming-guests-on-the-talk-220-224

"The Talk" is officially fully preempted in all timezones on soccer dates March 7 & 8. 
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-talk/releases/?view=101909-upcoming-guests-on-the-talk-36-310-2

Additional soccer matches scheduled in March, but not yet announced how CBS/Paramount will cover these.
These dates are all "Round of 16, Second Leg."
Tues. March 7, Wed. March 8 – See post later in this thread for details.
Tues. March 14, Wed. March 15 – airing not yet announced but it was only Pplus only last year.

@Errol  fyi to all of the above

This is similar to what happened in February and March of 2022.
No announcement from the soaps.  We learned about it only by seeing the listings in the cable guide, and then verifying what was happening.

In 2022, a few dates in April were also affected. We'll see what happens in 2023.

Edited May 9, 2023 by janea4old

[janea4old]

Just like in 2022, 
CBS Sports is covering two simultaneous matches per day.

• One match carried
  on *both* CBS broadcast TV *and* on ParamountPlus.
   
• The other match is carried  *only* on ParamountPlus.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Round of 16, First Leg.
Two simultaneous matches.

• Paris Saint-Germain vs. Bayern Munich
  Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris.
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus
  https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1625495075592749058
   

• AC Milan vs. Tottenham Hotspur
  Venue: San Siro (aka Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), Milan.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus
  https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1625517725828128768

 

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Round of 16, First Leg.
Two simultaneous matches.

• Borussia Dortmund vs. Chelsea
  Venue:  BVB Stadion Dortmund
  (aka Westfalenstadion or Signal Iduna Park)
  Dortmund, Germany.
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus
  https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1625857470550908930
   

• Club Brugge vs. S.L. Benfica
  Venue: Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges, Belgium.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Round of 16, First Leg.
Two simultaneous matches.
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1628123696580943872

• Liverpool vs. Real Madrid
  Venue: Anfield, Liverpool.
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus

• Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Napoli
  Venue:  Waldstadion (aka Deutsche Bank Park), Frankfurt.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Round of 16, First Leg.
Two simultaneous matches.
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1628485059383824384

• RB Leipzig vs. Manchester City
  Venue: Red Bull Arena (aka Zentralstadion), Leipzig, Germany.
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus

• Inter Milan vs. FC Porto
  Venue: San Siro (aka Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), Milan.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus

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The above February matches are Round of 16, Leg 1.
 
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Round of 16 Leg 2 will be in March 2023.
Leg 2 will be the same pairs of teams facing off, 
but those matches will be played at the other team's stadium. 

Those Leg 2 matches will be held
Tues. March 7, Wed. March 8, 
Tues. March 14, and Wed. March 15.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_UEFA_Champions_League_knockout_phase#Round_of_16

CBS Sports indicates they will carry the Leg 2 matches, 
but it has not yet been announced if those Leg 2 matches 
will air on CBS or ParamountPlus or both.

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Edited February 24, 2023 by janea4old

[dragonflies]

I'm eastern time zone yay lol

[janea4old]

Update – March 2023:
UEFA Champions League" (European soccer tournament)
"Round of 16, Second Leg"

Tues. March 7, Wed. March 8 – CBS and PPlus
Tues. March 14, Wed. March 15 – PPlus only

The CBS soaps will officially air March 7 and 8, 2023
but in western timezones, you might need to catch them at a different time of day/night or different channel, or watch online.

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Round of 16, Second Leg
Two simultaneous matches.
 

• Chelsea FC  vs.  Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund.
  Venue: Stamford Bridge, Chelsea-London.
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus
  https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1633199208172847108
  
   
• S.L. Benfica (Lisbon) vs. Club Brugge
  Venue: Estádio da Luz (aka Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica), Lisbon.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus
  https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/watch-benfica-vs-club-brugge-how-to-live-stream-tv-channel-start-time-for-tuesdays-champions-league-game-29017049/
   

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Round of 16, Second Leg
Two simultaneous matches.
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1633559440933933059

 

• FC Bayern München  vs.  Paris Saint-Germain FC
  Venue:  Fußball Arena München (aka Allianz Arena), Munich.
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus
  
   
• Tottenham Hotspur FC  vs. AC Milan
  Venue:  Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus

 

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
and
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
UEFA Champions League Soccer
Round of 16, second leg - 
March 14 and 15 are on Paramount Plus only.
This does not impact the CBS soaps.
CBS soaps air in usual timeslots on broadcast TV in all timezones.

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
and
Friday, March 17, 2023
Y&R and B&B fully preempted in all timezones
due to March Madness NCAA basketball tournament

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Edited April 20, 2023 by janea4old

[janea4old]

@Errol @Toups I don't know how these schedule disruptions in western timezones affect the CBS soaps ratings.

This article compares the number of viewers of these matches with last year,
but I don't pretend to understand what it means:
https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/cbs-and-paramount-break-champions-league-records-20230228-WST-421644.html

 

Edited March 4, 2023 by janea4old

[janea4old]

Update – April 2023:
UEFA Champions League" (European soccer tournament)
Quarterfinals

CBS Sports is covering two simultaneous matches per day.

• One match carried by
  *both* CBS broadcast TV *and* ParamountPlus.
• The other match is carried *only* by ParamountPlus.

"The Talk" is officially fully preempted in all timezones
on soccer dates April 11 and 12. 
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-talk/releases/?view=102106-upcoming-guests-on-the-talk-410-414-2

"The Talk" is officially fully preempted all timezones
on soccer dates April 18 and 19.
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-talk/releases/?view=103924-upcoming-guests-on-the-talk-417-421

The CBS soaps will officially air April 11, 12, 18, 19;
but in western timezones, you might need to catch them at a different time of day/night or different channel, or watch online.

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On the April soccer dates,
CBS live soccer coverage
Pre-game show 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
Soccer match 3:00-5:00 PM EDT
Total of three hours of live programming.

**** Due to Daylight Savings Time....
some areas may be impacted differently in April -
(differently than February and March)

CBS live soccer coverage on the affected dates:
in APRIL 2023
Pre-game show 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
Soccer match 3:00-5:00 PM EDT
Total of three hours of live programming.
(2pm-5pm Eastern Daylight Time)
(1pm-4pm Central Daylight Time)
(Noon-3pm Mountain Daylight Time)
(11am-2pm Arizona Standard Time)
(11am-2pm Pacific Daylight Time)
(10am-1pm Alaska Daylight Time)
(8am-11am Hawaii Standard Time)

What this means:  One or both CBS soaps might not air in western timezones,
but the soap(s) will still air on CBS stations on the east coast.  
In some cities, one or both soaps will air on broadcast TV
at a special time, earlier or later in the day, or overnight.

So it won't be counted as a "full preemption" and the episodes will be uploaded online.
Be sure to check cbs.com if it doesn't air in your city.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Quarterfinals, First Leg.
Two simultaneous matches.
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1645864737438158859
 

• Manchester City FC vs. FC Bayern München
  Venue: City of Manchester (Etihad) Stadium
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus.
   
• S.L. Benfica (Lisbon) vs. FC Internazionale Milano
  Venue: Estádio da Luz (aka Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica), Lisbon.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus.

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Quarterfinals, First Leg.
Two simultaneous matches.
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1646228102903627779
 

• Real Madrid CF vs. Chelsea FC
  Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid.
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus.
   
• AC Milan vs. SSC Napoli
  Venue: San Siro (aka Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), Milan.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Quarterfinals, Second Leg.
Two simultaneous matches.
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1648401870883266560

• Chelsea FC vs. Real Madrid CF
  Venue: Stamford Bridge, Chelsea-London
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus.
   
• SSC Napoli vs. AC Milan
  Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
"UEFA Champions League" tournament
Quarterfinals, Second Leg.
Two simultaneous matches.
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1648764218487758899

• FC Bayern München vs. Manchester City FC
  Venue: Fußball Arena München (aka Allianz Arena), Munich.
  CBS broadcast television AND Paramount Plus.
   
• FC Internazionale Milano vs. S.L. Benfica (Lisbon)
  Venue: San Siro (aka Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), Milan.
  *ONLY* on Paramount Plus.

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UPDATE - May 2023:

UEFA Champions League" (European soccer tournament)
Semifinals airing on CBS broadcast TV and Paramount Plus

Semifinals, First Leg:
Tues. May 9 and Wed. May 10, 2023
Both matches on CBS *and* Paramount Plus.

Semifinals, Second Leg:
Tues. May 16 and Wed. May 17, 2023
UPDATE:
Tues. May 16 on Paramount Plus only.
Wed. May 17 on CBS *and* Paramount Plus.

The May 2023 semifinals will be only one match per airdate 
(instead of the two simultaneous matches that prior months had).
Every one of the semifinal matches will  stream on Paramount Plus.

• May 9 and 10 are *both* also on CBS broadcast TV.
   
• Either May 16 *or* May 17 will be on CBS broadcast TV.
  UPDATE:
  May 16 is Paramount Plus only.
  May 17 is both CBS broadcast TV *and* Paramount Plus.

This primarily impacts "The Talk", Y&R, and B&B.
Update:
CBS press release confirming the matches on CBS:
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/?view=106517-cbs-sports-multiplatform-coverage-of-the-uefa-champions-league-semifinals-to-feature-three-matches-on-the-cbs-television-network-and-every-match-strea

UPDATE:
Tues. May 16 is *only* on Paramount Plus.
Wed. May 17 is CBS broadcast TV *and* Paramount Plus.
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/?view=106556-cbs-sports-multiplatform-presentation-of-real-madrid-manchester-city-semifinal-delivers-most-watched-uefa-champions-league-non-final-match-ever

"The Talk" pretaped some new episodes in April
that air week of May 1st and during part of week of May 8th.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wga-strike-the-talk-daytime-talk-shows-1235478497/

"The Talk" is fully preempted on the May soccer dates.

• Monday May 8: CBS will air a new episode of "The Talk".
  (The Talk had pre-taped new episodes during April -- the last of which airs Monday May 8.  Due to the pretaping, it doesn't violate the WGA writers' strike.)
• Tues. May 9 and Wed. May 10: "The Talk" is officially fully preempted in all timezones due to soccer. Neither new episodes nor reruns.
• Thurs. May 11: New episode pre-taped in April. Due to pretaping, it doesn't violate the writers' strike.  This is the last new episode they pretaped.
• Friday May 12: "The Talk" will air a rerun from January.

Press release showing May 9 and 10
will have full preemption of "The Talk" due to soccer:
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-talk/releases/?view=106489-upcoming-guests-on-the-talk-58-512-2
 

"The Talk" - Week of May 15-19:  No more new episodes due to WGA writers strike.

• Mon. May 15, Tues. May 16, Thurs. May 18, and Fri. May 19
  All reruns of "The Talk".
• Wednesday May 17: The Talk is preempted for soccer.

Press release from "The Talk" for week of May 15-19:
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-talk/releases/?view=106549-upcoming-guests-on-the-talk-515-519-2

 

This affects Y&R and B&B in western timezones.
on Tues. May 9, Wed. May 10, and Wed. May 17:
CBS live soccer coverage
Pre-game show 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
Soccer match 3:00-5:00 PM EDT
Total of three hours of live programming.
(2pm-5pm Eastern Daylight Time)
(1pm-4pm Central Daylight Time)
(Noon-3pm Mountain Daylight Time)
(11am-2pm Arizona Standard Time)
(11am-2pm Pacific Daylight Time)
(10am-1pm Alaska Daylight Time)
(8am-11am Hawaii Standard Time)


What this means:  One or both CBS soaps might not air in western timezones,
but the soap(s) will still air on CBS stations on the east coast.  
In some cities, one or both soaps will air on broadcast TV
at a special time, earlier or later in the day, or overnight.

So it won't be counted as a "full preemption" and the episodes will be uploaded online.
Be sure to check cbs.com if it doesn't air in your city.

UEFA Champions League Semifinals, First Leg
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Real Madrid CF  vs.  Manchester City FC
Venue:  Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid.
On CBS broadcast TV *and* Paramount Plus.
 

UEFA Champions League Semifinals, First Leg
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
AC Milan  vs.  FC Internazionale Milano
Venue:  San Siro (aka Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), Milan.
On CBS broadcast TV *and* Paramount Plus.
 

UEFA Champions League Semifinals, Second Leg
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
FC Internazionale Milano  vs.  AC Milan
Venue:  San Siro (aka Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), Milan.
On Paramount Plus *only*.
 

UEFA Champions League Semifinals, Second Leg
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Manchester City FC  vs.  Real Madrid CF
Venue:  City of Manchester (Etihad) Stadium.
On CBS Broadcast TV *and* Paramount Plus.
 

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Edited May 12, 2023 by janea4old

[edgeofnik]

^ I'm really glad the ratings for soccer have been pretty horrific - like under 900K per match and 300K for demo in Feb and March! No idea why CBS, which is not a traditional soccer network, would pay for the rights to games that aren't of interest in US and air on weekday afternoon. I get airing these matching on Paramount+, but the main network is simply not the forum. You'd think CBS would've figured that out by now.

[dragonflies]

Right? It says ALOT their soaps do better than soccer. Maybe it's a multi year deal and they have to let it play out or something?