Tennis on CBS
| Tennis on CBS | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Tennis telecasts |
| Directed by | Bob Fishman Jim Cornell |
| Presented by | See list of commentators |
| Opening theme | "Center Court" by E.S. Posthumus |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 46 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Harold Bryant |
| Producer(s) | Bob Mansbach David Winner |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes or until tournament ends |
| Production company(s) | CBS Sports |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBS CBS Sports Network (2012–2014) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | August 31, 1968 – September 8, 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
CBS Sports Spectacular Tennis on ESPN |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Tennis on CBS is the branding used for broadcasts of professional tennis tournaments that were produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States. At the time the network's broadcast agreements with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) ended in 2014, CBS held the broadcast rights to the U.S. Open, the U.S. Open Series and the Sony Ericsson Open. From 1980 to 1982, CBS also televised the French Open (sandwiched in-between stints at NBC).
CBS Sports broadcast the first US Open Tennis Championships in 1968.Bud Collins called the action alongside Jack Kramer.
James Wall (best known for playing Mr. Baxter on Captain Kangaroo) was also the stage manager for 41 consecutive years on the US Open Tennis Championships telecasts.
On May 17, 2013, ESPN signed a contract with the United States Tennis Association that would give it the rights to broadcast the U.S. Open starting in 2015, ending CBS's role in covering the tournament after 47 years.
In 1982, CBS debuted "Super Saturday". The Men's Semifinals sandwiched the Women's Final, with the first semifinal match starting at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
For the past few decades, the National Football League had always let CBS be the "singleheader" network during the week it televised the Men's US Open Tennis final at 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time around the country (CBS has said that it could not justify putting the Men's US Open Final on Sunday night in terms of ratings; the women's final, broadcast on a Saturday night, often outrated the men's final by a considerable margin, except when at least one American plays in the men's final).
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