CBS Sports Spectacular
| CBS Sports Spectacular | |
|---|---|
 Logo used from 2006 until 2015 | |
| Also known as |
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| Genre | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | CBS Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 3, 1960 – present |
CBS Sports Spectacular is a
television program that is produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States. The series began on January 3, 1960, as The CBS Sports Spectacular, and has been known under many different names, including CBS Sports Saturday,[1] CBS Sports Sunday, Eye on Sports[2] and The CBS Sports Show.[3]
The program continues to air on an irregular basis on weekend afternoons, especially during the late spring and summer months. Normally it airs pre-recorded "supercross or skiing competitions, or sponsored documentaries
.
Hosts
Hosts of the program have included
Pat O'Brien, Andrea Joyce, and Michele Tafoya
.
Under its current format, the program does not have a regular host.
Sports featured
The earliest surviving
college football back on their slate. As of early 2020, the series airs mainly on the CBS Sports Network
.
Currently[PBR Bull Riding series, the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series and Major League Fishing. Other events include the Deer Valley Celebrity Skifest, the Arete Awards for Courage in Sports, Year in Review shows and various documentaries. In 2018, it carried the first and only edition of the Gamers' Choice Awards.
By 2008, this was a partial list of the events that were featured:
- Tennis: Sony Ericsson Open
- Tennis: Cincinnati Masters
- Tennis: Penn Pilot Open
- Snowboarding: Jeep 48Straight Championships
- Freestyle Skiing: Jeep 48Straight Championships
- Track & Field: Reebok Grand Prix(from New York)
- Action Sports World Championships
Memorable moments
- 1960 Monaco Grand Prix (which took place on May 29) is broadcast on June 11. This was first broadcast of the Monaco Grand Prix in the United States.
- 1973 Tennis – Bobby Riggs defeats Margaret Court 6–2, 6–1 on Mother's Day in first Battle of the Sexes match.[10]
- 1977 World's Strongest Man – The inaugural event featured the likes of Bruce Wilhelm, Lou Ferrigno and Ken Patera
- 1978 Triple Crown winner until American Pharoahin 2015.
- 1979 Daytona 500 – The first 500-mile race to be broadcast in its entirety live on national television in the United States.
- Game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals – The New York Islanders would defeat the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime, 5–4, to win their first ever Stanley Cup championship. This would be the first National Hockey League playoff game to air on American broadcast network television since 1975, and the last NHL game on American broadcast network television until the 1990 All-Star Game aired on NBC.
- 2008 100mworld record for the first time with a sprint of 9.72 seconds.
Theme music
An original composition by
Fire on High" was used as the theme for the program (when it was known as The CBS Sports Special). In 1979, the program switched to an "in-house" version of American composer Aaron Copland's symphonic instrumental "Fanfare for the Common Man", which was used until 1980. The CBS version of "Fanfare" – clocking in at 1 minute and eight seconds – was styled after the 9 minute, 40 second version recorded by UK progressive rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer on its 1977 LP, Works Volume 1
.
For
college basketball
theme.
See also
References
- ^ "CBS Sports Spectacular".
It was CBS Sports Spectacular until 1981, when Terry O'Neil took over as executive producer and changed it to Sports Saturday and Sports Sunday and made it more of a breaking news program. In the late 1970s, Eddie Einhorn ran it with Dick Stockton as host, and it could be very interesting—they often did it as a travelogue built around the events in one location, which meant Stockton almost outdid Jim McKay in the Frequent Flier department. But they had a lot of trash sports, too, and that's what O'Neil tried to get rid of.
[dead link] - ^ "Eye on Sports (1994) home page". InBaseline.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The CBS Sports Show (1995) home page". InBaseline.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brent Musberger biography". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
Brent also hosted "CBS Sports Saturday/Sunday," the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, the National Basketball Association Finals, the Masters Tournament and the Pan American Games
- ^ "Jim Kelly". GolfPodium.com. Infinity Sports Marketing, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- TBS. Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the originalon February 8, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
He worked at CBS from 1978–94, calling NFL games and hosting "CBS Sports Spectacular" until 1980
- ^ "Tim Brant Biography". ESPN. December 13, 2002. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
He served as host of "CBS Sports Saturday," "Winter-Fest," the "NCAA Tournament Selection Show" and the Emmy Award-winning Tour de France coverage, again demonstrating his versatility in play-by-play, expert analysis, reporting and studio hosting
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (December 7, 1994). "March Madness Stays on CBS's Calendar". The New York Times.
- ^ "CBS Sports Saturday/Sunday Televised Fights". BoxRec.com.
- ^ "Mother's Day Massacre: Margaret Court vs Bobby Riggs". YouTube. (CBS Sports). May 13, 1973. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "CBS Sports Spectacular". Television Production Music Museum Vault. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
