| CBS Sports Spectacular | |
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 Logo used from 2006 until 2015 | |
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| Genre | Sports anthology program |
| Presented by | See host section |
| Opening theme | See theme music section |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 58 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Varies depending on the event |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | CBS Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 3, 1960 – present |
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CBS Sports Spectacular is a sports anthology 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 "time-buy" sports events produced by outside companies, such as supercross or skiing competitions, or sponsored documentaries.
- ^ "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]