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== Memorable moments ==
== Memorable moments ==
*1977 [[World's Strongest Man]] – The inaugural event featured the likes of [[Bruce Wilhelm]], [[Lou Ferrigno]] and [[Ken Patera]]
*1977 [[World's Strongest Man]] – The inaugural event featured the likes of [[Bruce Wilhelm]], [[Lou Ferrigno]] and [[Ken Patera]]
*1978 [[Belmont Stakes]] – [[Affirmed]] over [[Alydar]] to become (as of 2011) its last [[horse racing]] [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] winner.
*1978 [[Belmont Stakes]] – [[Affirmed]] over [[Alydar]] to become (as of 2014) its last [[horse racing]] [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] winner.
*[[1979 Daytona 500]] – The first 500-mile race to be broadcast in its entirety live on national television in the United States.
*[[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 [[1979–80 New York Islanders season|New York Islanders]] would defeat the [[1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers season|Philadelphia Flyers]] in overtime, 5–4, to win their first ever [[Stanley Cup]] championship. This would be the last [[National Hockey League]] game to air on American network television until the [[41st National Hockey League All-Star Game|1990 All-Star Game]] aired on [[NHL on NBC|NBC]].
*Game 6 of the [[1980 Stanley Cup Finals]] – The [[1979–80 New York Islanders season|New York Islanders]] would defeat the [[1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers season|Philadelphia Flyers]] in overtime, 5–4, to win their first ever [[Stanley Cup]] championship. This would be the last [[National Hockey League]] game to air on American network television until the [[41st National Hockey League All-Star Game|1990 All-Star Game]] aired on [[NHL on NBC|NBC]].

Revision as of 00:50, 11 January 2015

CBS Sports Spectacular
Logo used since 2006[1]
Created byCBS Sports
StarringSee host section
Opening themeSee theme music section
Country of originUSA
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 3, 1960 –
present

CBS Sports Spectacular is a sports anthology program produced by CBS Sports. The series began on January 3, 1960[2] as The CBS Sports Spectacular, and has been known under many different names, including CBS Sports Saturday,[3][4] CBS Sports Sunday,[5] Eye on Sports[6][7] and The CBS Sports Show.[8][9]

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.

Hosts

Hosts have included John "Bud" Palmer, Jack Whitaker, Brent Musburger, Pat Summerall [10] Jim Kelly,[11] Dick Stockton,[12] Tim Brant,[13] Greg Gumbel, Pat O'Brien, Andrea Joyce and Michele Tafoya.

Under its current format, the program does not have a regular host.

Memorable moments

Theme music

An original composition by Edd Kalehoff featuring scat vocals was used as the theme for The CBS Sports Spectacular beginning in 1970.[14] Then, The Electric Light Orchestra's "Fire on High" was used as the theme of the show (when it was known as The CBS Sports Special) from 1976[15] to 1978.[16] The next song used as a theme (from 1979[17]-1980[18]) was an "in-house" version of American composer Aaron Copland's symphonic instrumental "Fanfare For The Common Man."[19] The CBS version of "Fanfare" – clocking in at 1 minute, 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 CBS' Super Bowl XVI coverage at the end of the 1981 NFL season,[20][21] CBS' theme music would eventually become the theme for CBS Sports Saturday/Sunday. The music itself, could be considered a hybrid of the then, NFL Today theme and their original college basketball theme.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Google Search – 2006 (''The CBS Sports Spectacular'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Google Search – 1960 (''The CBS Sports Spectacular'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "Google Search – 1981 (''CBS Sports Saturday'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  4. ^ 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]
  5. ^ "Google Search – 1981 (''CBS Sports Sunday'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  6. ^ Eye on Sports (1994) home page at InBaseline.com
  7. ^ "Google Search – 1994 (''Eye on Sports'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  8. ^ The CBS Sports Show (1995) home page at InBaseline.com
  9. ^ "Google Search – 1995 (''The CBS Sports Show'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  10. ^ "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". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  11. ^ "Jim Kelly". GolfPodium.com. Infinity Sports Marketing, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  12. ^ "He worked at CBS from 1978–94, calling NFL games and hosting "CBS Sports Spectacular" until 1980". Tbs.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  13. ^ "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". ESPN. December 13, 2002. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  14. ^ "CBS Sports Spectacular". Television Production Music Museum Vault. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  15. ^ "Google Search – 1976 (''The CBS Sports Spectacular'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  16. ^ "Google Search – 1978 (''The CBS Sports Spectacular'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  17. ^ "Google Search – 1979 (''The CBS Sports Spectacular'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  18. ^ "Google Search – 1980 (''The CBS Sports Spectacular'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  19. ^ "CBS Sports Spectacular – 1978". Televisiontunes.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  20. ^ "Google Search – 1982 (''CBS Sports Saturday'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  21. ^ "Google Search – 1982 (''CBS Sports Sunday'')". Google. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

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