CBS Sports
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| Launched | 1955 |
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| Division of | CBS |
| Owner | Paramount Global |
| Key people | Sean McManus (Chairman) George Cheeks (Chairman and CEO, CBS Entertainment Group) Bob Bakish (President and CEO, Paramount Global) |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Major broadcasting contracts | |
| Sister network | CBS Sports Network CBS Sports HQ Nickelodeon |
| Official website | www |
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.
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), PGA Tour golf, the Masters Tournament and the PGA Championship, and the UEFA Champions League.
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.[1] (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 Paramount+ (formerly 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.
Programs throughout the years
Current programs
- PGA Tour on CBS (1956–present)
- The Masters (1956–present) (co-production with ESPN)
- PGA Championship (1991–present)
- CBS Sports Spectacular (1960–present)
- NCAA on CBS
- College football (1950–1966, 1968–present)
- Sun Bowl (1968–present)
- SEC on CBS (First pick of SEC games, 1996–2023)[2]
- SEC Championship Game (2001-2023)
- Army–Navy Game (1962–1963, 1982, 1984–1990, 1996–present)
- Mountain West on CBS (2020–present)
- Big Ten on CBS (2023–present)
- Big Ten Football Championship Game (2024,2028)
- College Basketball on CBS (1981–present)
- NCAA Tournament (1982–present, national championship every other year since 2016) (co-production with Turner Sports and National Collegiate Athletic Association)
- Semifinals and Finals of Big Ten men's basketball tournament (1998-present)
- Finals of Big Ten women's basketball tournament (2024-present)
- College football (1950–1966, 1968–present)
- NFL on CBS (1956–1993, 1998–present)
- Showtime Championship Boxing (1986–present) (co-production with Showtime Networks)
- Inside the NFL (2008–present) (co-production with Showtime Networks)
- PBR on CBS (2013–present)
- Big3 (2019–present)[3]
- Tennis on CBS
- World TeamTennis (2019–present)
- Davis Cup (2020–present) (USA matches only for qualifiers)[4]
- Major League Rugby Finals (2019–present)
- Soccer on CBS Sports
- NWSL (2020–present)
- UEFA Champions League (2020–present)[5]
- UEFA Europa League (2020–present)[5]
- UEFA Europa Conference League (2021–present)[5]
- UEFA Super Cup (2020–present)[5]
- Serie A (2021–present)[6]
- WNBA (2020–present)[7]
- Formula E (2021–present)[8]
- Superstar Racing Experience (2021–present)
- Combate Global (2021–present)
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)
- Arizona Bowl (2020)
- NBA on CBS (1973–1990)
- NHL on CBS (1956–1960, 1966–1972, and 1980)
- Olympics on CBS
- Winter Olympic Games (1960, 1992, 1994, 1998)
- Summer Olympic Games (1960)
- Olympics on TNT (1992, 1994, 1998) (co-production with Turner Sports)
- 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)
- Soccer on CBS Sports
- 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)
- Title Night (1998) (co-production with Turner Sports)
- 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)
Notable personalities (past and present)
Present
Play-by-play
- NFL on CBS – Jim Nantz, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Greg Gumbel, Andrew Catalon, Spero Dedes, Tom McCarthy, Beth Mowins
- NFL on Nickelodeon - Noah Eagle
- PGA Tour on CBS – Jim Nantz, Andrew Catalon, Verne Lundquist
- College Football on CBS Sports – Brad Nessler, Noah Eagle, Rich Waltz, John Sadak, Jason Horowitz
- College Basketball on CBS Sports – Jim Nantz, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Spero Dedes, Andrew Catalon, Carter Blackburn, Brad Nessler, John Sadak, Tom McCarthy, Rich Waltz
- NCAA March Madness – Jim Nantz, Brian Anderson, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Brad Nessler, Spero Dedes, Andrew Catalon, Carter Blackburn, Tom McCarthy, Lisa Byington
- Soccer on CBS - Clive Tyldesley, Peter Drury, Andres Cordero, Adrian Garcia Marquez, JP Dellacamera, Jenn Hildreth
- BIG3 – Brian Custer, Carter Blackburn, Ed Cohen
- SRX - Allen Bestwick
Color commentators
- NFL on CBS – Tony Romo, Charles Davis, Trent Green, Adam Archuleta, James Lofton, Jay Feely, Tiki Barber, Gene Steratore,
- NFL on Nickelodeon - Nate Burleson, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green
- PGA Tour on CBS – Sir Nick Faldo, Ian Baker-Finch, Trevor Immelman, Frank Nobilo
- College Football on CBS Sports – Gary Danielson, Rick Neuheisel, Aaron Taylor, Gene Steratore, Aaron Murray
- College Basketball on CBS Sports - Grant Hill, Clark Kellogg, Bill Raftery, Dan Bonner, Jim Spanarkel, Steve Lappas, Gene Steratore, Pete Gillen, Avery Johnson
- NCAA March Madness – Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Jim Jackson, Jim Spanarkel, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Steve Lavin, Avery Johnson, Brendan Haywood, Steve Lappas, Debbie Antonelli, Steve Smith, Wally Szcerbiak, Gene Steratore
- Soccer on CBS - Jim Beglin, Robert Green, Jermaine Jenas, Matteo Bonetti, Maurice Edu, Marcelo Balboa, Janelly Farías, Kaylyn Kyle, Aly Wagner, Lori Lindsey
- BIG3 – Jim Jackson, Lisa Leslie (when not coaching), Avery Johnson
- SRX - Willy T. Ribbs, Conor Daly
Reporters
- NFL on CBS – Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, Melanie Collins, Jay Feely, Amanda Balionis, A. J. Ross, Sherree Burress
- NFL on Nickelodeon - Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
- The NFL Today – Jason La Canfora
- PGA Tour on CBS – Dottie Pepper, Colt Knost, Amanda Balionis
- College Football on CBS Sports – Jenny Dell, Sherree Burress
- 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, A. J. Ross
- BIG3 – John Salley
- Soccer on CBS - Jules Breach, Guillem Balagué, Raphael Honigstein, Nico Cantor, Jenny Chiu, Aaron West, Christine Cupo, Marisa Pilla
- SRX - Willy T. Ribs, Matt Yocum
Studio hosts
- The NFL Today – James Brown, Nate Burleson
- College Football on CBS Sports – Adam Zucker, Brent Stover
- Inside College Basketball – Greg Gumbel, Adam Zucker, Dana Jacobson
- Road to the Final Four – Greg Gumbel, Ernie Johnson, Adam Zucker, Adam Lefkoe, Matt Winer
- Soccer on CBS – Kate Abdo, Jules Breach, Poppy Miller
- SRX – Lindsay Czarniak
Studio Analysts
- The NFL Today – Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms, Jim Rome
- College Football on CBS Sports – 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, Wally Szczerbiak, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Brendan Haywood, Candace Parker, Dwyane Wade, Andy Katz, Jon Rothstein, Jim Jackson
- Soccer on CBS - Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, Peter Schmeichel, Micah Richards, Alex Scott, Julien Laurens, Lianne Sanderson, Roberto Martinez, Giuseppe Rossi, Mike Grella, Marco Messina, Clint Dempsey, Oguchi Onyewu, Charlie Davies
Former
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, Rich Gannon
- Thursday Night Football – Tony Romo, Phil Simms, Marshall Faulk, Steve Mariucci, Michael Irvin, Kurt Warner, LaDainian 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, Chris Webber
- 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
- Thursday Night Football – Jenny Dell, Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, Jamie Erdahl, Stacey Dales
- NFL on Nickelodeon – Lex Lumpkin
- PGA Tour on CBS – Dick Enberg
- College Football on CBS – Sam Ryan, Tracy Wolfson, Allie LaForce, John Schriffen, Jamie Erdahl
- 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)[9]
- Neal Pilson (1981–1984)[10]
- Peter Lund (1984[11]–1986)[12]
- Neal Pilson (1986–1994)[10]
- David Kenin (1994[13]–1996)[14]
- Sean McManus (1996–2013)[14]
- David Berson (2013–present)
CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network is a sports-oriented American digital cable and satellite channel that is operated by Paramount Global 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.[15] CBS Sports Radio although originally owned by CBS Radio is now owned directly by Paramount Global and operated by Audacy, 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.[15]
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.[16]
Branding
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 unveiled a new rectangular logo, which premiered on-air during its coverage of Super Bowl 50, and was intended to provide consistency between the division's platforms. It replaced an existing logo that had dated back to 1981.[17][18] In October 2020, CBS announced that all of its major divisions would adopt a unified branding scheme built around the components of the CBS eye logo, a new sonic branding, and TT Norms as a corporate typeface. The implementation of the branding by CBS Sports launched during the lead-up to Super Bowl LV, which introduced a new on-air graphics package that conforms to the corporate design language.[19][20][21][22]
See also
Main competitors
References
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- ^ Galardini, Giacomo. "CBS Sports Inks Serie A And Coppa Italia U.S. Rights For A Reported $75 Million A Year". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sauter Will Head CBS News". Boston Globe. Associated Press. November 10, 1981.
- ^ a b Craig, Jack (March 19, 1994). "Pilson is leaving CBS Sports". Boston Globe.
- ^ "CBS Not Happy With Losing Philly". Philadelphia Daily News. December 12, 1984.
- ^ Harasta, Cathy (December 15, 1986). "CBS Plans to Announce Corporate Restructuring". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Rebuilding CBS Sports". Miami Herald. June 10, 1994.
- ^ a b "CBS Sports president Kenin loses job". Journal Sentinel. November 6, 1996.
- ^ a b CBS creates the largest major market sports radio network in the nation CBS Radio official press release, June 21, 2012
- ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (2018-02-26). "CBS Launches Free 24-Hour Sports Streaming Network CBS Sports HQ". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Finally, on CBS, the football matches the business cards". Ological. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Here's CBS Sports' Super Bowl 50 broadcast team and all-new offerings". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "CBS rethinks iconic eye in new branding strategy". Ad Age. 2020-10-08. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
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- ^ Teti, John (2021-10-01). "Finally, on CBS, the football matches the business cards". www.ological.net. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "CBS Sports rolls out new branding, graphics with Super Bowl coverage". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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