NFL on CBS: On the Field | Broadcast Schedule and Distribution Breakdown | Week 1, 2024 (Sunday, September 8 - Regional Coverage)

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams (#17) looks on. (NBC News)

Monday, September 2, 2024 [Labor Day]

• The NFL on CBS begins their 65th season of televising games on Sunday, September 8 with regional coverage during Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season.

• The refreshed "The NFL Today" cast debuts at 12:00 PM (ET) to provide pregame coverage - with 2016 MVP and four-time Pro Bowler Matt Ryan joining the cast of James Brown, Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher & Jonathan Jones.

• Following a season in which the Cincinnati Bengals finished the regular season above .500 and MISSED the playoffs, Joe Burrow and the Bengals open up the 2024 season at home against Christian Gonzalez and the New England Patriots. The Patriots begin life without future Hall of Fame coach Bill Belichick, as Jerod Mayo now takes over the reins in Foxborough. (1:00 PM ET)

• Following a breathtaking rookie season, Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud begins his second NFL campaign as the Texans visit Anthony Richardson, Jonathan Taylor and the Colts in a divisional clash. (1:00 PM ET)

• Jim Harbaugh makes his highly anticipated return back to the NFL sidelines as his Los Angeles Chargers host Davante Adams and the Las Vegas Raiders in a divisional showdown from SoFi Stadium. (4:05 PM ET)

Welcome back, my friends! I hope you had a wonderful summer. The 2024 NFL 🏈 season is set to kick off this week, and that means we bring back the broadcast and market listings report for the second season! Albeit, the format is a bit different this time around. Instead of doing one article for both CBS and FOX, I have elected to write up two seperate articles. From now on, CBS will seperate articles each week during the season and FOX will also have seperate articles each week. It's a way to not make my brain hurt and "work" twice as hard.

With that in mind, let's get into it!

The NFL on CBS returns to kick off their 65th season on the air this Sunday, September 8, with regional coverage on the CBS broadcast network. Six games are on the docket here in Week #1 - including: Patriots vs. Bengals, Jaguars vs. Dolphins, Texans vs. Colts, Cardinals vs. Bills, Raiders vs. Chargers or Broncos vs. Seahawks. You will either receive a game in the "early" 1:00 PM (ET) timeslot or the "late" 4:00 PM (ET) timeslot. Keep reading to find out which game your local market will be receiving to start the new season off.

CBS's coverage will get going at 12:00 PM (ET), with the season premiere of "The NFL Today" pregame program. James Brown hosts the one-hour program, joined by analysts Matt Ryan, Nate Burleson & Bill Cowher, with insider Jonathan Jones providing updates from around the league. Ryan makes the transition from game analysis to studio analysts this season, with Burleson, Cowher, Brown & Jones all returning from previous seasons.

Then, at 1:00 PM (ET) on CBS, the early slate of games kicks off for those slated to receive a early matchup. Four games make up that window: Patriots at Bengals, Texans at Colts, Jaguars at Dolphins or Cardinals at Bills. I provide a brief overview of each matchup below.

Second year corner Christian Gonzalez and the New England Patriots, coming off a brutal 4-13 season in 2023, visit Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals (9-8 a season ago and missed the playoffs) to open up the 2024 season at 1:00 PM (ET) on CBS. 🎙 Longtime NFL on CBS play-by-play commentator Ian Eagle will provide commentary, with analyst Charles Davis and reporter Evan Washburn.

Another 1:00 PM (ET) matchup to CBS to watch takes place in Indianapolis, as CJ Stroud, Danielle Hunter and the defending AFC South champions Houston Texans look to take the next step in the AFC as they go up against Jonathan Taylor, Anthony Richardson and their longtime divisional foe, the Indianapolis Colts. 🎙 Andrew Catalon, three-time Pro Bowl runner Tiki Barber, Super Bowl champion Jason McCourty and reporter AJ Ross will have the call.

One of "The Battles of Florida" takes place at 1:00 PM (ET), as Trevor Lawrence (who threw for 21 touchdowns last season) and the Jacksonville Jaguars start fresh following a implausible late-season collapse in 2023, as they missed the postseason after starting 8-3 and finishing 9-8 (losing 5 of their final 6). Their Week 1 opponent is Miami Dolphins and the unstoppable Tyreek Hill (good luck, Jags). 🎙 The versatile commentator Kevin Harlan, two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Trent Green, and reporter Melanie Collins team up for the game broadcast on CBS.

In Buffalo, the new dynamic duo for the Arizona Cardinals is set to hit the field for the very first time. Kyler Murray, who had a healthy and productive offseason from all accounts, and new target at wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. (the #4 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and the son, of course, of former Colts receiver Marvin Harrison Sr.) lead the Arizona Cardinals into Highmark Stadium where they will face one of the league's explosive playmakers, Josh Allen, and the newly reconfigured Buffalo Bills at 1:00 PM (ET) on CBS. 🎙 Tom McCarthy handles the play-by-play, with former NFL offensive lineman Ross Tucker and former NFL kicker Jay Feely on game analysis. Tiffany Blackmon reports from the sidelines.

For those of you that will not receive a early 1:00 PM (ET) CBS broadcast, you will get a late 4:05 PM (ET) CBS broadcast instead. There are two options there: Raiders at Chargers or Broncos at Seahawks.

A highly anticipated Week 1 showdown is going down at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood at 4:05 PM (ET) on CBS, as Antonio Pierce makes his full-time Raiders coaching debut against Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers. Harbaugh, following a successful tenure at Michigan, leading them to a national championship in 2023, is back on the NFL sidelines once again following his stint with the 49ers about a decade or so ago. 🎙 The lead "NFL on CBS" team of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson began their eighth campaign together with this game.

Two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Surtain II and the Denver Broncos look to build off a 8-9 campaign in 2023 as they begin their 2024 season against veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett and the Seattle Seahawks at 4:05 PM (ET) on CBS. We should mention that for the first time since 2009, Pete Carroll is not manning the Seahawks sidelines as the head coach, as Mike Macdonald replaced Carroll as the Seahawks head coach this offseason. Obviously, of course, is a re-match of Super Bowl XLVIII back in 2014, when the Seahawks defeated the Broncos 43-8 to win their first (and only) Super Bowl in franchise history. 🎙 Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta will work the game upstairs in the booth, with reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala covering the sidelines during the afternoon.

|| 🔗 Links to additional resources:

• 2024 NFL on CBS Schedule (national broadcasts): https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/2024/05/2024-nfl-on-cbs-schedule.html

• 506 Sports Maps (maps/distribution): https://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2024&wk=1

The Week #1 NFL on CBS broadcasting schedule, announcer lineup & distribution splits are disclosed below for your viewing pleasure. As always, all information is subject to change. (Subject to Change)

• NFL on CBS (Singleheader): Week #1 - Sunday, September 8, 2024 (Regional Coverage) (Subject to Change)

- 12:00 PM ET:

. The NFL Today - James Brown, Nate Burleson, Matt Ryan, Bill Cowher, JJ Watt & Jonathan Jones

- 1:00 PM ET:

 - vs -

. New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals [Primary] - Ian Eagle, Charles Davis & Evan Washburn

- 30% of Markets Include: Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Des Moines, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Kansas City, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, San Antonio, Scranton & St. Louis

 - vs -

. Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins - Kevin Harlan, Trent Green & Melanie Collins

- 12% of Markets Include: Birmingham, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile, Orlando, Tampa & West Palm Beach

 - vs -

. Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts - Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty & AJ Ross

- 12% of Markets Include: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis & San Antonio

 - vs -

. Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills - Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely, Ross Tucker & Tiffany Blackmon

- 8% of Markets Include: Albany, Buffalo, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Tucson, Tulsa & Washington D.C.

- 4:05 PM ET (LATE):

 - vs -

. Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers (LATE) - Jim Nantz, Tony Romo & Tracy Wolfson

- 29% of Markets Include: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Fresno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, San Diego & San Francisco

 - vs -

. Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks (LATE) - Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta & Aditi Kinkhabwala

- 9% of Markets Include: Albuquerque, Denver, Portland, Salt Lake City, Seattle & Spokane

- Sources 🛈: SportsLogos.Net (logos), 506 Sports (maps/distribution)

Mandatory credit to Chris Creamer (SportsLogos.Net) for the NFL team logos used during the publication (editorial) process of this week's NFL on CBS press release.

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