Y&R and B&B: Feb,March,April,May 2024 soccer preemptions- western USA

[janea4old]

A few days of soccer on CBS broadcast TV during soap slots in USA western timeslots.
 
This happened in 2022 and 2023 on some (but not all) Tuesdays and Wednesdays of Feb/March/April/May.
the "UEFA Champions League" (European soccer tournament)
will air on CBS broadcast television on some of these dates.
The tournament is broadcast live from  Europe in the evening, which happens to be daytime in USA.

Just like in 2022 and 2023, 
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.

 

Tues. Feb. 13, Wed. Feb. 14 – airs on both CBS broadcast TV and Paramount Plus.
Tues. Feb. 20, Wed. Feb. 21 – airs on both CBS broadcast TV and Paramount Plus.
These February dates are all "Round of 16, First Leg" of the tournament.

Tues. March 5, Wed. March 6– airs on both CBS broadcast TV and Paramount Plus.
[Tues. March 12 and Wed. March 13 are currently listed as *only* Paramount Plus.]
The March dates are  all "Round of 16, Second Leg" of the tournament.

 

There may be other dates in April and May, to be announced.

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.

For the dates in February and also March 5&6:
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.
You might find your soap on a sister channel at a different time.

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.

Edited April 25, 2024 by janea4old

[Errol]

Thanks for this. I was checking recently on the scheduling but the CBS sports website only listed Paramount+ for airing the games. That said, looks like The Talk will be preempted on both coasts and so will Let's Make a Deal, particularly in markets where the show airs after The Talk.

[janea4old]

 

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 1st Leg)
FC Copenhagen (FC København) vs. Manchester City FC
Venue: Parken Stadion, Copenhagen.
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus


Tuesday, February 13, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 1st Leg)
RB Leipzig vs. Real Madrid CF
Venue: Red Bull Arena (aka Zentralstadion), Leipzig, Germany.
ParamountPlus *only*

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(It looks like ParamountPlus has a third option:
To watch both simultaneous matches in a "multicast", perhaps a split screen)
That option is *only* on ParamountPlus.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 1st Leg)
Paris Saint-Germain FC vs. Real Sociedad
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris.
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus


Wednesday, February 14, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 1st Leg)
SS Lazio vs. FC Bayern Munich (Bayern München)
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
ParamountPlus *only*

---------------------
(It looks like ParamountPlus has a third option:
To watch both simultaneous matches in a "multicast", perhaps a split screen.)
That option is *only* on ParamountPlus.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 1st Leg)
FC Inter Milan (Internazionale Milano) vs. Atlético Madrid
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (aka San Siro), Milan.
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus


Tuesday, February 20, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 1st Leg)
PSV Eindhoven vs. Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund
Venue: Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
ParamountPlus *only*

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
SSC Napoli vs. FC Barcelona
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 1st Leg)
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (aka Stadio San Paolo), Naples.
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus


Wednesday, February 21, 2024
FC Porto vs. Arsenal FC
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 1st Leg)
Venue: Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal.
ParamountPlus *only*

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references:

https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/?view=108987-cbs-sports-sets-programming-lineup-for-uefa-champions-league-round-of-16-across-paramount-and-the-cbs-television-network-3

and

https://tvschedule.zap2it.com/overview.html?programSeriesId=SH00599456&tmsId=SH005994560000&from=TVGrid&aid=gapzap

March 2024 info in next post.

Edited February 9, 2024 by janea4old

[janea4old]

UPDATE:  Newly announced info for March 2024:
which match will air on CBS-TV *and* ParamountPlus
and which match will *only* stream on ParamountPlus.

Reminder that, in addition to the matches on CBS-TV,
there will also be a pregame (pre-match) show on CBS-TV on the affected dates. 

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)

Tuesday, March 5,  2024

• Two matches at the same time, in different cities.
• One match will be on both CBS Broadcast TV *and* ParamountPlus.
• The other will be *only* on ParamountPlus.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 2nd Leg)
Real Sociedad vs. Paris Saint-Germain FC
Venue: Estadio de Anoeta (aka Reale Arena),
.  .   .  .  in Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain.
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus


Tuesday, March 5, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 2nd Leg)
FC Bayern Bayern Munich (Bayern München) vs. SS Lazio
Venue: Fußball Arena München (aka Allianz Arena), Munich.
ParamountPlus *only*

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Wednesday, March 6,  2024

• Two matches at the same time, in different cities.
• One match will be on both CBS Broadcast TV *and* ParamountPlus.
• The other will be *only* on ParamountPlus.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 2nd Leg)
Manchester City FC vs. FC Copenhagen (FC København)
Venue: City of Manchester (Etihad) Stadium
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, 2nd Leg)
Real Madrid CF vs. RB Leipzig
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid.
ParamountPlus *only*

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Source:
https://tvlistings.zap2it.com/overview.html?programSeriesId=SH00599456&tmsId=EP005994564417&aid=gapzap

There are also "Round of 16, 2nd leg" matches 
being held on Tues. March 12 and Wed. March 13;
but they say that week's matches are
*only* streaming on ParamountPlus,
and *not* airing on CBS-TV on those dates.
(If this changes, an update will be posted.)

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Edited February 29, 2024 by janea4old

[soapfan770]

Thanks @janea4old for the heads up on this again.

I’m actually surprised CBS is airing this again on the main network as I remember it was either last year or the year before reading the ratings for some of these games ended being much, much lower than expected. 

[janea4old]

This is the third year in a row they've done this.

According to this, the deal has been extended to 2030:
Article dated August 2022 from Fortune (archived):
https://web.archive.org/web/20230329101012/https://fortune.com/2022/08/19/paramount-renews-us-rights-champions-league-valued-at-1-5-billion/

"Paramount is betting the sport will continue to gain popularity in the U.S. The Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool attracted 2.8 million viewers on its CBS network in May, the largest U.S. audience ever for a final game broadcast on English-language television. It also was the largest streaming audience for a match on Paramount+. "

The Champions League final aired on CBS-TV on Saturday May 28, 2022, so that's what they're basing this August 2022 article on.
So I guess based on that Saturday rating of the final, they decided to continue the annual Tuesday/Wednesday matches on CBS-TV.

The 2023 final aired on CBS-TV on Saturday June 10, 2023, and I don't know the numbers/ratings on that.

Edited February 9, 2024 by janea4old

[janea4old]

In 2022 and 2023, some of the quarterfinals and semifinals
were on CBS broadcast TV.
Has not been announced yet if this will happen in 2024.

Coming up, but not yet announced whether these will be on CBS-TV:

UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals:
Tues. April 9 and Wed. April 10, 2024.
Tues. April 16 and Wed. April 17, 2024.
*** Update: there will be quarterfinals on CBS-TV on all four of these dates.

UEFA Champions League Semifinals:
Tues. April 30 and Wed. May 1st, 2024.
Tues. May 7 and Wed. May 8, 2024.
(semifinals broadcast status not yet announced)

UEFA Champions League 
FINAL match:  Saturday June 1st, 2024:
Being on a Saturday, the final match won't affect soaps.

Edited March 23, 2024 by janea4old

[Errol]

According to the much missed site ShowBuzzDaily, the June 10, 2023 broadcast of the UEFA Champions League Final started at 3:01 p.m. and averaged 2.183 million viewers, of which 1.049 million were in the Adults 18-49 demographic. The airing did a 0.99 Household rating. The game was between Manchester City and Internazionale Milano football clubs.

The game was also broadcast on Univision and something called TUDN, which is an American Spanish-language sports network that apparently is the successor name to Univision Deportes.

https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-6-5-6-11-2023.html

https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-saturday-6-10-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html

As for the May 28, 2022 game you mentioned, it had 2.761 million viewers which rounded up to the 2.8 million cited by Fortune. In Adults 18-49 viewers, the game did 1.299 million, and in households, it had a 1.11 rating. As cited, the game was between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-5-23-5-29-2022.html

[janea4old]

I learned to check paramountpressexpress and then I search sports, soccer, UEFA, and various things, until I get some info.
The info is here:

https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/?view=108987-cbs-sports-sets-programming-lineup-for-uefa-champions-league-round-of-16-across-paramount-and-the-cbs-television-network-3

Then I back that up with checking actual tv listings on zap2it or ontvtonight, etc.

Edited February 10, 2024 by janea4old

[Errol]

Thanks again for all the info @janea4old.

Although the UEFA games are not in the same league as NFL games in terms of ratings on CBS, the male demographic is the one CBS is trying to reach during periods without the NFL, which explains why they are hellbent on seeing the games stay on the network through 2030, and why we are getting preemptions on the West Coast in particular on Tuesdays/Wednesdays. 

Between the male demo, being a male-dominated sport, and high-income households watching, "this is the way" is the phrase most appropriate for why the network continues with UEFA even though not one American team is competing.

[janea4old]

Regarding the soccer disruption in western timezones 
for CBS soaps on March 5 and March 6, 2024:

Updated the 4th post of this thread,
https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/65944-yr-and-bb-feb-march-2024-soccer-preemptions-western-usa/?do=findComment&comment=1897524

Updated that post with the information on which matches are airing on CBS broadcast TV on March 5 and 6.
(Previously they said there'd be a match on CBS on those two March dates, but the teams were TBA.  Now the teams are announced.)

The soccer disruption is the same.
Just adding the matches details, in case anyone watches European football and wants to know who's playing on those dates.

Edited February 29, 2024 by janea4old

[janea4old]

UPDATE:  Newly announced info for April 2024:
Semifinals confirmed to air on CBS-TV.

Press Release:
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/?view=109467-cbs-sports-sets-programming-lineup-for-uefa-champions-league-quarterfinals-across-the-cbs-television-network-and-paramount
 

Edited April 25, 2024 by janea4old

[janea4old]

Update – April 2024  - Quarterfinals:

UEFA Champions League (European soccer tournament).
Quarterfinals - live broadcast from European evenings.

Tuesday April 9, Wednesday April 10,
Tuesday April 16, and Wed. April 17, 2024

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

On the April soccer quarterfinals 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 in Europe,
some areas of the USA may be impacted
differently in April than February and March)

CBS live soccer coverage on the affected dates:
in APRIL 2024
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 or ParamountPlus if it doesn't air in your city.
_____________________

Edited April 5, 2024 by janea4old

[janea4old]

___ ___ ___

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals, 1st Leg)
Arsenal FC vs. FC Bayern Munich (Bayern München) 
Venue:  Arsenal Stadium (aka Emirates Stadium), London
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus
(CBS-TV also carrying the pre-match show)

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals, 1st Leg)
Real Madrid CF vs. Manchester City FC
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
ParamountPlus *only*

___ ___ ___

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals, 1st Leg)
Paris Saint-Germain FC vs. FC Barcelona
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris.
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus
(CBS-TV also carrying the pre-match show)

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals, 1st Leg)
Atlético Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund
Venue: Estadio Metropolitano 
(aka Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano), Madrid
ParamountPlus *only*

___ ___ ___
 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals, 2nd Leg)
FC Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain FC
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus
(CBS-TV also carrying the pre-match show)

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
(UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals, 2nd Leg)
Borussia Dortmund vs. Atlético Madrid
Venue: Venue:  BVB Stadion Dortmund
(aka Westfalenstadion or Signal Iduna Park)
Dortmund, Germany.
ParamountPlus *only*

___ ___ ___

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals, 2nd Leg)
Manchester City FC vs. Real Madrid CF
Venue: City of Manchester (Etihad) Stadium
CBS Broadcast TV and ParamountPlus
(CBS-TV also carrying the pre-match show)
 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals, 2nd Leg)
FC Bayern Munich (Bayern München) vs Arsenal FC
Venue: Fußball Arena München (aka Allianz Arena), Munich
ParamountPlus *only*

___ ___ ___

Edited April 13, 2024 by janea4old

[janea4old]

Update on above April 17 match of
Manchester City FC vs. Real Madrid CF
 

 

Edited April 25, 2024 by janea4old