CBS Sports is the American sports programming division of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Skydance that is responsible for sports broadcasts carried by its broadcast network CBS and streaming service Paramount+, as well as the operator of its cable channel CBS Sports Network and its streaming channel CBS Sports HQ. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on W 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studios 43 and 44 of the CBS Broadcast Center on W 57th Street.
Formed on April 11, 1955, CBS' premier sports properties include the NFL, Big Ten football, NCAA Division I college basketball (including alternating-year telecasts of the NCAA men's basketball tournament), PGA Tour golf, the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship, SailGP and the UEFA Champions League.
CBS Sports was honored at the 59th Annual Technology and 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 April 2, 2026, it was announced that Paramount Skydance plans to merge CBS Sports and TNT Sports once the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is completed.
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Programs throughout the years
Current programs
PGA Tour on CBS (1956–present)
The Masters (1956–present) (co-production with ESPN since 2008 and Amazon Prime Video since 2026)
PGA Championship (1991–present) (co-production with ESPN since 2020)
CBS Sports Spectacular (1960–present)
NCAA on CBS
College Football on CBS Sports (1950–present)
Sun Bowl (1968–present)
Army–Navy Game (1962–1963, 1982, 1984–1990, 1996–present)
Mountain West on CBS (2020–present)
Big Ten on CBS (1982–1986, 2023–present) (co-production with Fox Sports and NBC Sports)
Big Ten Football Championship Game (2024, 2028)
Pac-12 on CBS (2025–present)
Pac-12 Football Championship Game (starting in 2026)
College Basketball on CBS Sports (1981–present)
NCAA tournament (1982–present, national championship every other year since 2016) (co-production with TNT 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)
Former programs
Major League Baseball on CBS (1947–1951, 1955–1965, 1990–1993)
World Series: 1947 (Games 3 and 4), 1948–1950, 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 Sports
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)
Pac-10 Conference (1982–1986)
College Football Association (1982–1990)
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)
Notable personalities (past and present)
Present
NFL on CBS – Jim Nantz, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Andrew Catalon, Spero Dedes, Tom McCarthy, Chris Lewis, Beth Mowins
PGA Tour on CBS – Jim Nantz, Andrew Catalon
College Football on CBS Sports – Brad Nessler, Rich Waltz, Chris Lewis
College Basketball on CBS Sports – Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Andrew Catalon, Brad Nessler, Spero Dedes, Tom McCarthy, Rich Waltz, John Sadak, Chris Lewis, Jordan Kent, Carter Blackburn
NCAA March Madness – Ian Eagle, Brian Anderson, Kevin Harlan, Andrew Catalon, Brad Nessler, Spero Dedes, Brandon Gaudin, Tom McCarthy
Soccer on CBS – Clive Tyldesley, Chris Wittyngham, Nico Cantor, Adrian Garcia Marquez, JP Dellacamera, Jacqui Oatley, Kate Scott
BIG3 – Ed Cohen, Alex del Barrio
WNBA – Jordan Kent, Chris Lewis
NFL on CBS – Tony Romo, J. J. Watt, Trent Green, Logan Ryan, Adam Archuleta, Ross Tucker, Robert Turbin, Gene Steratore
PGA Tour on CBS – Trevor Immelman, Frank Nobilo, Colt Knost
College Football on CBS Sports – Charles Davis, Adam Breneman, Brian Kelly, Doug Pederson, Gene Steratore
College Basketball on CBS Sports – Grant Hill, Clark Kellogg, Bill Raftery, Dan Bonner, Jim Spanarkel, Steve Lappas, Gene Steratore, Pete Gillen, Chris Walker, Robbie Hummel, Bruce Pearl
NCAA March Madness – Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Jim Jackson, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Steve Lappas, Chris Webber, Jim Spanarkel, Dan Bonner, Candace Parker, Wally Szczerbiak, Gene Steratore
Former
NFL on CBS – Marv Albert, Brian Anderson, Gary Bender, Jack Buck, Don Criqui, Bob Costas, Mike Emrick, Dick Enberg, Bob Fouts, Frank Glieber, Mike Gorman, Greg Gumbel, Gus Johnson, Craig Bolerjack, Verne Lundquist, Bill Macatee, Sean McDonough, Al Michaels, Brent Musburger, Jim McKay, Tim Ryan, Ted Robinson, Ray Scott, Chris Schenkel, Vin Scully, Dick Stockton, Pat Summerall, Chris Schenkel, Dave Sims, Gary Thorne, Steve Zabriskie
Thursday Night Football – Jim Nantz, Greg Gumbel, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan
PGA Tour on CBS – Chris Schenkel, Sean McDonough, Brent Musburger, Vin Scully, Pat Summerall, Jack Whitaker, Bill Macatee, Verne Lundquist
College Football on CBS Sports – Gary Bender, Craig Bolerjack, Don Criqui, Frank Glieber, Verne Lundquist, Brent Musburger, Noah Eagle
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, Jim Nantz, 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
Presidents of CBS Sports
Robert Wussler (1976–1978)
Frank M. Smith, Jr. (1978–1980)
Van Gordon Sauter (1980–1981)
Neal Pilson (1981–1984)
Peter Lund (1984–1986)
Neal Pilson (1986–1994)
David Kenin (1994–1996)
Sean McManus (1996–2013)
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 Skydance 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 was 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. CBS Sports Radio was originally owned by CBS Radio, with Westwood One handling distribution and marketing of the network. Sports radio stations that were owned by Entercom (now Audacy) and Cumulus Media carried 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 streamed its programming on the internet. CBS issued a cease and desist order in early April 2024 to all remaining affiliates informing them to cease using the CBS trademark by April 15 (CBS Radio had merged with Entercom in 2017 and CBS/Paramount Global has allowed use of the CBS name and Eyemark logo under a limited license to expire in late 2037; it withdrew permission for the use of the Eyemark by CBSSR at the end of 2019). Since then, Audacy has owned and operated the remnants of the network under the brand Infinity Sports Network, utilizing the name of a forerunner company, Infinity Broadcasting.
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.
CBS Sports Digital
The online arm of CBS Sports is CBSSports.com. CBS purchased SportsLine.com in 2004, and today CBSSports.com is part of Paramount Streaming. 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. (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.)
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. 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 Pro 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.
Main competitors
ESPN
ABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNews
ESPNU
ESPN app
ACC Network
SEC Network
Fox Sports
Fox
FS1
FS2
Big Ten Network
Tubi
NBC Sports
NBC
NBCSN
Peacock
TNT Sports
TBS
TNT
TruTV
HBO Max
Univision Deportes
TUDN
Univision
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