Jim Nantz: ‘Refreshing’ that Masters broadcast can’t reference money
“Isn’t it refreshing in a time in sport where all we ever hear about is money and guaranteed contracts and outrageous numbers that most people can’t relate to at all?”
“Isn’t it refreshing in a time in sport where all we ever hear about is money and guaranteed contracts and outrageous numbers that most people can’t relate to at all?”
"I have not seen in my lifetime a Final Four that was better in terms of the quality of the three games
Florida's win averaged 18.1 million viewers on CBS, up 22% versus last year.
“I couldn’t give up on the childhood dream.”
"We wrap up our coverage from San Antonio with a moment our late colleague and our beloved friend Greg Gumbel relished..."
"This isn't the middle of January against Sasquatch State."
"I get more nervous watching the games than I ever did calling the game."
"I know, you've got a guy who's breaking down film and he's drawing up the play and you're like, 'that's not my assignment, that's not my job,' and you just threw all this blame on me on national TV."
"You can see the game. You're going to have to deal with my voice and then just deal with it again because we lost several people."
The network averaged 15.3 million viewers across Saturday's games.
"It ain't like he got a job. He quit y'all. He got plenty of free time on his hands."
"We miss that man."
"I just sat here and watched this happen. Doesn't make it any more believable."
"March Sadness for Duke and their fanbase."
"It was a heck of a game."
"My hands were shaking with the microphone, no one knew why, and I just thanked Billy for another great road to the Final Four."
"I really do feel like, in a lot of ways, my career came through the U of H basketball team."
"He is really smart and he's well-versed, not just in football but in pop culture."
"The only thing I can tell you is that it's authentic; it's coming from a real place."
"I would never want that attention. I would never do that."
Andrew Catalon has risen to become one of CBS Sports' lead announcers, calling both March Madness and the Masters.
10 of the PGA Tour's 13 final round broadcasts so far this year have declined versus viewership from 2023.