CBS Sports
CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television network CBS. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on W 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on W 57th Street.
Launched | 1955 |
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Division of | CBS |
Owner | ViacomCBS |
Key people | Sean McManus (Chairman) George Cheeks (Chairman and CEO, CBS Entertainment Group) Bob Bakish (President and CEO, ViacomCBS) |
Headquarters | New York City |
Major broadcasting contracts | |
Sister network | CBS Sports Network CBS Sports HQ |
Official website | www |
CBS' premier sports properties include the National Football League (NFL), Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, NCAA Division I college basketball (including telecasts of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament), and PGA Tour golf, including the Masters Tournament and the PGA Championship.[1]
The online arm of CBS Sports is CBSSports.com. CBS purchased SportsLine.com in 2004, and today CBSSports.com is part of CBS Interactive. On February 26, 2018, following up on the success of their online news network CBSN, CBS Sports launched CBS Sports HQ, a 24/7, online only, linear sports news network. The network focuses entirely on sports news, results, highlights and analysis.[2] (CBS Sports college sports and golf programming that it distributes over the air is generally made available for free via separate streams, as are a limited number of NFL national telecasts; the remainder requires a CBS All Access subscription to be viewed online, with CBS Sports Network programming requiring a TV Everywhere subscription.)
CBS Sports was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for Synchronous Enhancement of Original Television Content for Interactive Use for its program March Madness on Demand.
On August 31, 2013, CBS Sports rolled out its previous graphics and animation package that was first used in the network's coverage of Super Bowl XLVII. Additionally, in compliance with the Active Format Description #10 code, CBS Sports switched to a 16:9 aspect ratio letterbox presentation used for all sports programming, including the SEC on CBS and the NFL on CBS broadcasts.
On November 30, 2015, CBS Sports released a new logo in order to coincide with the network's coverage of Super Bowl 50. The network also created a new on-air graphics package that debuted as part of the network's Super Bowl week programming. Following the game, the graphics package began to be utilized across all of their programming events, including their joint production of NCAA March Madness with Turner Sports.[3][4] The Masters, which retains heavy production control over their event, continued to use the network's older graphical style originally unveiled in 2007 until 2019, when they debuted a new graphics package. Also, the network's Thursday Night Football game broadcasts continued to use the graphical style originally used since its debut in 2014 until its rights to that package expired in 2018.
On January 30, 2021, CBS Sports updated its logo to match that of other divisions within the CBS Entertainment Group. It would also unveil a new graphics package the following weekend, when producing Super Bowl LV similar to the one used on March Madness and Turner Sports.[5]
Programs throughout the years
Current programs
- PGA Tour on CBS (1956–present)
- The Masters (1956–present)
- PGA Championship (1991–present)
- CBS Sports Spectacular (1960–present)
- College football (1950–1966, 1968–present)
- Arizona Bowl (2020–present)
- Sun Bowl (1968–2019)
- SEC on CBS (First pick of SEC games, 1996–2023)[6]
- Army–Navy Game (1962–1963, 1982, 1984–1990, 1996–present)
- College Basketball on CBS (1981–present)
- NCAA Tournament (1982–present)
- NFL on CBS (1956–1993, 1998–present)
- PBR on CBS (2013–present)
- Big3 (2019–present)[7]
- Tennis on CBS
- World TeamTennis (2019–present)
- Davis Cup (2020–present) (USA matches only for qualifiers)[8]
- Soccer on CBS Sports
- NWSL (2020–present)
- UEFA Champions League (2020–present)[9]
- UEFA Champions League final
- UEFA Europa League (2020–present)[9]
- UEFA Super Cup (2020–present)[9]
- WNBA (2019–present)[10]
Former programs
- Major League Baseball on CBS (1947–1950, 1955–1965, 1990–1993)
- Thoroughbred Racing on CBS (1952–1985)
- Kentucky Derby (1952–1974)
- Preakness Stakes (1960–1976)
- Belmont Stakes (1960–1985)
- Little League World Series (1953)
- College Football on CBS
- Orange Bowl (1953–1961; 1996–1998)
- Gator Bowl (1956–1963, 1986–1987, 2007–2010)
- Cotton Bowl Classic (1958–1992, 1996–1998)
- Blue-Gray Football Classic (1965)
- Fiesta Bowl (1974–1977, 1996–1998)
- Blockbuster/CarQuest Bowl (1991–1995)
- Peach Bowl (1978–1985)
- Big Ten Conference (1982–1986)
- Pac-10 Conference (1982–1986)
- College Football Association (1987–1990)
- Big East Conference (1996–2000)
- Navy–Notre Dame (1996–2018, even-numbered years only)
- Mountain West Championship Game (2013–2014)
- Division I-AA Championship Game (1982, 1990–1994)
- NFL on CBS (1956–1993, 1998–present)
- NBA on CBS (1973–1990)
- NHL on CBS (1956–1960, 1966–1972, and 1980)
- Olympics on CBS
- NASCAR on CBS (1960–2000)
- National Professional Soccer League (1967)
- Tennis on CBS
- US Open (1968–2014)
- Dockers / Visa Open (1994-2009)
- French Open (1980–1982)
- Miami Open (2000–2013)
- US Open Series (2004–2014)
- North American Soccer League (1969, 1974–1976)
- 1974 FIFA World Cup
- Formula One (1960-1961, 1977–1981, 1983–1988, 2005–2006)
- NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship (1982–1995)
- NCAA Tightrope Championships (1985-2003)
- Tour de France (1987–2010)
- College World Series on CBS (1988–2002)
- Championship Auto Racing Teams (1989–1991, 2002–2003, 2005–2007)
- Indy Racing League (1997–1998)
- Professional Bowlers Tour (1998–1999)
- PGA Tour on CBS
- LPGA Championship (1999–2005)
- Senior Players Championship (2001–2006)
- Kraft Nabisco Championship (2006–2010)
- English Open (1996-2009)
- American Le Mans Series (2005–2006, 2010)
- Elite Xtreme Combat (2008)
- Strikeforce (2009–2010)
- Major League Lacrosse (2013–2017)
- Arena Football League on CBS (2013–2018)
- Alliance of American Football (2019)
Future Programs
- Formula E (2021-future)[11]
- Superstar Racing Experience (2021)
Notable personalities (present)
Play-by-play
- NFL on CBS – Jim Nantz, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Greg Gumbel, Andrew Catalon, Spero Dedes, Tom McCarthy, Beth Mowins
- PGA Tour on CBS – Jim Nantz, Verne Lundquist
- SEC on CBS – Brad Nessler, Carter Blackburn, Rich Waltz
- College Basketball on CBS – Jim Nantz, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Spero Dedes, Andrew Catalon, Carter Blackburn, Brad Nessler, John Sadak, Tom McCarthy
- NCAA March Madness – Jim Nantz, Brian Anderson, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Brad Nessler, Spero Dedes, Andrew Catalon, Carter Blackburn
- UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on CBS - Clive Tyldesley, Peter Drury, Simon Brotherton, Joe Speight, Martin Tyler, Tony Jones, Steve Bower, Daniel Mann, Derek Rae, Guy Mowbray
- BIG3 – Brian Custer, Carter Blackburn, Ed Cohen
Analysts
- NFL on CBS – Tony Romo, Charles Davis, Trent Green, Rich Gannon, James Lofton, Adam Archuleta, Jay Feely, Tiki Barber, Gene Steratore
- PGA Tour on CBS – Nick Faldo, Ian Baker-Finch,
- SEC on CBS – Gary Danielson, Rick Neuheisel, Aaron Taylor, Gene Steratore, Aaron Murray
- College Basketball on CBS - Grant Hill, Clark Kellogg, Bill Raftery, Dan Bonner, Jim Spanarkel, Steve Lappas, Gene Steratore, Pete Gillen
- NCAA March Madness – Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Chris Webber, Jim Spanarkel, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Jim Jackson, Steve Smith, Wally Szczerbiak, Steve Lappas, Debbie Antonelli, Steve Lavin, Gene Steratore
- UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on CBS - Andy Townsend, Jim Beglin, Jermaine Jenas, Robert Green, Alan Smith, David Pleat, Neil Mellor, Stewart Robson, Lee Dixon, Efan Ekoku
- BIG3 – Jim Jackson, Brendan Haywood, Avery Johnson
Reporters
- NFL on CBS – Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, Melanie Collins, Jay Feely, Amanda Balionis, A.J. Ross, Sherree Burress
- The NFL Today – Jason La Canfora
- PGA Tour on CBS – Amanda Balionis
- SEC on CBS – Jamie Erdahl, Jenny Dell
- College Basketball on CBS - Tracy Wolfson, Jamie Erdahl, Dana Jacobson, Evan Washburn
- NCAA March Madness – Tracy Wolfson, Allie LaForce, Jamie Erdahl, Dana Jacobson, Evan Washburn, Lisa Byington, Lauren Shehadi
- BIG3 – Michael Rapaport
- UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on CBS - Seema Jaswal, Guillem Balagué, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein
Studio hosts
- The NFL Today – James Brown
- College Football: The Drive to Atlanta and College Football Today – Adam Zucker
- Inside College Basketball – Greg Gumbel, Adam Zucker, Dana Jacobson
- Road to the Final Four – Greg Gumbel, Ernie Johnson, Adam Zucker, Adam Lefkoe
- UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on CBS - Kate Abdo, Jules Breach
Studio Analysts
- The NFL Today – Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms
- College Football: The Drive to Atlanta and College Football Today – Brian Jones, Rick Neuheisel, Houston Nutt
- Inside College Basketball – Clark Kellogg, Seth Davis, Wally Szczerbiak, Danny Granger
- Road to the Final Four – Clark Kellogg, Seth Davis, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Brendan Haywood, Candace Parker, Dwyane Wade
- UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on CBS - Jamie Carragher, Peter Schmeichel, Micah Richards, Alex Scott, Ruud Gullit, Roberto Martinez
Play-by-play
- NFL on CBS – Marv Albert, Brian Anderson, Gary Bender, Jack Buck, Don Criqui, Irv Cross, Mike Emrick, Dick Enberg, Frank Glieber, Mike Gorman, Gus Johnson, Craig Bolerjack, Verne Lundquist, Bill Macatee, Sean McDonough, Brent Musburger, Gary Bender, Jim McKay, Tim Ryan, Ted Robinson, Ray Scott, Chris Schenkel, Vin Scully, Dick Stockton, Don Criqui, Pat Summerall, Chris Schenkel, Dave Sims, Michele Tafoya, Gary Thorne, Steve Zabriskie
- Thursday Night Football – Jim Nantz, Greg Gumbel, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan
- PGA Tour on CBS – Sean McDonough, Brent Musburger, Vin Scully, Pat Summerall
- SEC on CBS – Gary Bender, Craig Bolerjack, Don Criqui, Frank Glieber, Verne Lundquist, Brent Musburger
- College Basketball on CBS – Gary Bender, Bob Carpenter, Irv Cross, Jim Durham, Mike Emrick, Dick Enberg, Frank Glieber, Mike Gorman, Bill Macatee, Jim McKay, Sean McDonough, Brent Musburger, Tim Ryan, Ted Robinson, Ray Scott, Chris Schenkel, Vin Scully, Dave Sims, Pat Summerall, Michele Tafoya, Gary Thorne, Steve Zabriskie
- Major League Baseball on CBS – Jack Buck, Dizzy Dean, Sean McDonough, Vin Scully, Dick Stockton
- NBA on CBS – Gary Bender, Bob Carpenter, Irv Cross, Jim Durham, Mike Emrick, Dick Enberg, Frank Glieber, Mike Gorman, Jim McKay, Sean McDonough, Brent Musburger, Tim Ryan, Ted Robinson, Ray Scott, Chris Schenkel, Vin Scully, Dave Sims, Pat Summerall, Gary Thorne, Steve Zabriskie
- NHL on CBS – Dan Kelly, Bud Palmer
- Olympics on CBS – Phil Liggett, Brad Nessler, Bud Palmer, Tim Ryan, Chris Schenkel, Al Trautwig
- NASCAR on CBS – Chris Economaki, Mike Joy, Ken Squier, Bill Stephens
- Tennis on CBS – Bud Collins, Ian Eagle, Dick Enberg, Frank Glieber, Bill Macatee, Sean McDonough, Ted Robinson, Jim Nantz, Pat O'Brien, Tim Ryan, Brent Musburger, Vin Scully, Ken Squier, Pat Summerall
- Tour de France – Phil Liggett, John Tesh, Al Trautwig
- National Professional Soccer League – Jack Whitaker
Analysts
- NFL on CBS – Terry Bradshaw, Dan Dierdorf, John Madden, Tom Brookshier, Frank Gifford, Hank Stram, Pat Summerall, Solomon Wilcots, Bruce Arians, Steve Tasker, Dan Fouts
- Thursday Night Football – Tony Romo, Phil Simms, Marshall Faulk, Steve Mariucci, Michael Irvin, Kurt Warner, LaDanian Tomlinson, Bill Cowher, Deion Sanders, Willie McGinest, Trent Green, Dan Fouts, Rich Gannon
- PGA Tour on CBS – Ken Venturi
- College Football on CBS – Craig James, Rich Perez
- College Basketball on CBS – Al McGuire, Quinn Buckner, Stephen Bardo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Doug Collins, Rick Barry, Billy Cunningham, Tom Heinsohn, Rod Hundley, Bill Russell, Mendy Rudolph, Sonny Hill, Oscar Robertson, Steve Kerr, Matt Guokas, Larry Conley
- Major League Baseball on CBS – Jim Kaat, Tim McCarver
- NBA on CBS – Al McGuire, Quinn Buckner, Stephen Bardo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Doug Collins, Rick Barry, Billy Cunningham, Tom Heinsohn, Rod Hundley, Bill Russell, Mendy Rudolph, Sonny Hill, Oscar Robertson, Steve Kerr, Matt Guokas, Larry Conley
- NHL on CBS – Fred Cusick
- NASCAR on CBS – Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett, David Hobbs, Ned Jarrett
- Tennis on CBS – Julie Anthony, Mary Carillo, Jim Courier, Julie Heldman, Jack Kramer, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Tony Trabert
- National Professional Soccer League – Danny Blanchflower
Reporters
- NFL on CBS – Lesley Visser, Pat O’Brien, Armen Keteyian, Michele Tafoya, [Bonnie Bernstein]], Jamie Erdahl, Jenny Dell, John Schriffen
- PGA Tour on CBS – Dick Enberg
- College Football on CBS – Sam Ryan, Tracy Wolfson, Allie LaForce, John Schriffen
- College Basketball on CBS – Bonnie Bernstein, Sam Ryan, Michele Tafoya, Solomon Wilcots, Rachel Nichols, Otis Livingston, John Schriffen
- Major League Baseball on CBS – Jim Gray
- NASCAR on CBS – Dave Despain,
- Olympics on CBS – Harry Reasoner, Mary Carillo, Lesley Visser, Michael Barkann, Craig James, Darren Pang
- Tennis on CBS – Jill Arrington, Bonnie Bernstein, John Dockery, Mary Joe Fernández, Andrea Joyce, Summer Sanders, Michele Tafoya, Lesley Visser, Tracy Wolfson
Studio hosts
- NFL on CBS – Phyllis George, Brent Musburger, Pat O'Brien, Jim Nantz, Greg Gumbel
- College Football on CBS – Tim Brando, Greg Gumbel, Brent Musburger
- NBA on CBS - Jim Nantz, Dick Stockton, Brent Musburger, Pat O'Brien, Sam Ryan
- College Basketball on CBS – Jim Nantz, Dick Stockton, Brent Musburger, Pat O'Brien, Sam Ryan
- CBS Sports Spectacular – Jack Whitaker, Dick Stockton, Brent Musburger, John Tesh
- Thursday Night Football – James Brown, Rich Eisen
Behind the scenes
Presidents of CBS Sports
- Robert Wussler (1976–1978)
- Frank M. Smith, Jr. (1978–1980)
- Van Gordon Sauter (1980–1981)[13]
- Neal Pilson (1981–1984)[14]
- Peter Lund (1984[15]–1986)[16]
- Neal Pilson (1986–1994)[14]
- David Kenin (1994[17]–1996)[18]
- Sean McManus (1996–2013)[18]
- David Berson (2013–present)
CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network is a sports-oriented American digital cable and satellite channel that is operated by ViacomCBS through CBS Sports. Launched as the National College Sports Network in 2002, then renamed as College Sports Television in 2003, CBS's then-parent company Viacom acquired the network in 2005 and later renamed it CBS College Sports Network in 2008. The network had always focused on college sports, but in 2011, CBS rebranded the network as CBS Sports Network as a move to reposition the network to include mainstream sports—including coverage of minor professional sports leagues such as the Arena Football League and Major League Lacrosse, although college sports are still aired frequently by the network.
CBS Sports Radio
CBS Sports Radio is a sports radio network that launched on September 4, 2012 with hourly sports news updates. It began offering a full 24-hour schedule of sports talk programming on January 2, 2013.[19] CBS Sports Radio although originally owned by CBS Radio is now owned directly by ViacomCBS and operated by Entercom, with Westwood One handling distribution and marketing of the network. Sports radio stations that are owned by Entercom and Cumulus Media carry part of the full schedule of programming, while eight Entercom-owned stations carry network programming throughout the day. In addition to carriage on terrestrial stations, CBS Sports Radio also streams its programming on the internet.[19]
CBS Sports HQ
On February 26, 2018, CBS Sports launched CBS Sports HQ, a 24-hour streaming sports news channel modeled after CBS News's streaming news channel CBSN.[20]
See also
References
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- Paulsen (January 30, 2021). "News: CBS graphics, ESPN Super Bowl plans and more". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- "ESPN-SEC deal finally official, will go into effect in 2024". Sports Media Watch. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- "The BIG3 is Cancelling the 2020 Season But Will Be Back in the Summer of 2021". BIG3. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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- "2020 WNBA National TV Schedule". WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- "CBS Sports to televise Formula E across USA from Season 7". Formula E. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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- Harasta, Cathy (December 15, 1986). "CBS Plans to Announce Corporate Restructuring". The Dallas Morning News.
- "Rebuilding CBS Sports". Miami Herald. June 10, 1994.
- "CBS Sports president Kenin loses job". Journal Sentinel. November 6, 1996.
- CBS creates the largest major market sports radio network in the nation CBS Radio official press release, June 21, 2012
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