▁affili ates ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁d war f ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 ▁available ▁to ▁N BC ▁( although ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ABC , ▁CBS , ▁and ▁N BC ▁affili ates ▁that ▁had ▁Du Mont ▁" second ary " ▁affili ations ▁did ▁carry ▁some ▁NFL ▁games , ▁mainly ▁on ▁Sunday ▁af tern o ons ). ▁Cover age ▁of ▁Canadian ▁football ' s ▁" Big ▁Four " ▁was ▁more ▁readily ▁available ▁on ▁N BC ▁than ▁NFL ▁games ▁were ▁in ▁most ▁mark ets ▁on ▁Du Mont . ▁▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Du Mont ▁obtained ▁rights ▁from ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁New sp aper ▁Char ities ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁only ▁one ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁game ▁date . ▁As ▁they ▁had ▁trouble ▁l ining ▁up ▁affili ates ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁such ▁short ▁notice , ▁the ▁tele cast ▁was ▁cancel led . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁Du Mont ▁network ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁cr umble . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁N BC ▁replaced ▁Du Mont ▁as ▁the ▁network ▁for ▁the ▁NFL ▁Championship ▁Game , ▁pay ing ▁a ▁rights ▁fee ▁of ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ABC ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Thanks g iving ▁game . ▁Meanwhile , ▁most ▁teams ▁( s ans ▁the ▁Gi ants , ▁E ag les ▁and ▁Ste el ers , ▁who ▁received ▁regional ized ▁coverage ▁from ▁Du Mont ) ▁were ▁left