Johnny S.
Football programming decisions question
Like everybody else here, I'm upset - but because I'm also genuinely curious I'm going to frame this as an honest, straightforward question in the (slim) hopes that someone from FOX or maybe just some layman out there who understands broadcasting decisions can enlighten me. Two weeks ago, Philadelphia and Washington were heading into overtime when FOX cut away to New England vs. Dallas. No split screen. No, "if you want to see the end of this game, switch over to X." Just a simple cut away right on the dot. If you'd invested the three hours (of mostly ads) before that, well, too bad for you. The ONLY thing I could think of - and I'm stretching here - is that it had something to do with NE/DAL being "America's Game of the Week" (god help us) and perhaps that carried some broadcasting weight that I as a simple viewer couldn't possibly understand. Fast forward to this past week. Now SF-CLE is going long - *but* Eagles at Jets at 4:25 has the "America's Game of the Week" designation. So...programming decisions will stay consistent, right? Wrong. Fox will stay with SF-CLE through the late missed FG, through all the end of game player-to-player hugs, then go to a couple Nikki Haley ads, AND THEN come to Eagles/Jets four minutes late. Please, someone, help me out. How can I best plan my Sunday afternoon viewing of ads w/ a side of football so that I can see the team I actually would like to see?


