CBS Sports Spectacular
| 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(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 54 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Varies depending on the event |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CBS Sports |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 3, 1960 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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,CBS Sports Sunday,Eye on Sports and The CBS Sports Show.
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 of the program have included John "Bud" Palmer, Jack Whitaker, Brent Musburger,Pat Summerall, Jim Kelly,,Tim Brant,Greg Gumbel, Pat O'Brien, Andrea Joyce and Michele Tafoya.
Under its current format, the program does not have a regular host.
An original composition by Edd Kalehoff featuring scat vocals was used as the theme for The CBS Sports Spectacular beginning in 1970. From 1976 to 1978, the Electric Light Orchestra's "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.
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