They tested this for Big Ten games last fall *
by Boston Domer (2019-05-15 13:35:19)

In reply to: ABC's first three Sat. night games start at 7:30 p.m. ET.  posted by G.K.Chesterton

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And the fall before that too, I believe
by ShermanOaksND  (2019-05-15 17:22:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And I suspect it was more a Big Ten edict than a mere test.

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by gordonbombay  (2019-05-15 16:17:11)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Even setting aside the obvious question of why the big CFB games have to go till almost midnight, there's often a sizable gap between the end of the afternoon games that generally start at 3:30 and the start of the 8 pm games that really had no reason to exist (the first 20 minutes of the 7 pm games, which were rarely super-compelling matchups, were little more than an appetizer in that block). Glad to see it will shrink by a half-hour.