Editing NFL on CBS (section)

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Tom Brookshier was suspended for the final week of the [[1983 NFL season|1983 season]] after commenting during a promo for an [[College Basketball on CBS|NCAA basketball]] game (during Week 15's [[1983 New Orleans Saints season|Saints]]-[[1983 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]] game alongside [[Charlie Waters]]) between the [[1983–84 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville Cardinals]] and [[1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|North Carolina State Wolfpack]] that the Louisville starting five (which happened to be all black) "had a collective IQ of about 40". Brookshier eventually apologized and was reinstated for the [[1984 NFL season]].

For the [[1985 NFL season|1985 season]], the NFL showed a ratings increase on all three networks for the season, with viewership of CBS' telecasts increasing by 10%, NBC telecasts by 4%, and ABC telecasts by 16%.

Beginning in Week 4 of the 1986 season, CBS adapted a theme for its game broadcast, an intense, kinetic, [[synthesizer]]-laced theme that has affectionately been referred to as "Pots and Pans" (because of the background notes that often resembled the banging of those particular cooking objects). In [[1989 NFL season|1989]], the "Pots and Pans" theme was revamped to give it a more smooth, [[electronic music|electronic]] style. This theme was also known for integrating the play-by-play announcer's voice-over introduction into the theme, it integrated three voice-over segments, one for the visiting team, home team and game storyline to set the latter element into the broadcast; this practice was common with CBS Sports' themes of the 1980s.