‘Thursday Night Football’ to air on both CBS and NBC
February 3, 2016
“Thursday Night Football” will air on both CBS and NBC next season. The NFL has agreed to a two-year deal with the networks, the league announced Monday. CBS had broadcast games in partnership with NFL Network the past two seasons. A person familiar with the contracts told The Associated Press the deals are worth $450 million for 10 games, five each on CBS and NBC. CBS paid $300 million for eight games in 2015. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms were not made public. The new contracts for 2016 and ’17 increase the number of games